กีฬาซีเกมส์ครั้งที่ 32 กับผลประโยชน์ ทางการเมืองของนายกรัฐมนตรีฮุนเซน
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บทความนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการใช้กีฬาซีเกมส์เพื่อผลประโยชน์ทางการเมืองของนายกรัฐมนตรีฮุนเซนของกัมพูชา ในการเป็นเจ้าภาพซีเกมส์ครั้งที่ 32 ด้วยการประยุกต์ กรอบแนวคิดบทบาทกีฬาในการเมืองรัฐ และการศึกษาเชิงคุณภาพ ผลการศึกษาพบว่า การเป็นเจ้าภาพซีเกมส์คือโอกาสสำคัญของนายกฯ ฮุนเซน ในการเก็บเกี่ยวผลประโยชน์ทางการเมือง ได้แก่ 1) นำเข้านักกีฬาต่างชาติ เพราะเหรียญรางวัลเป็นผลงานเชิงประจักษ์ที่ช่วยสร้างคะแนนนิยม 2) เวทีหาเสียง ความประจวบเหมาะของช่วงเวลาแข่งขันเป็นโอกาสสำหรับการหาเสียงเพื่อการเลือกตั้งทั่วไปในเดือนกรกฎาคม 3) ความสัมพันธ์จีน-กัมพูชา ความร่วมมือในซีเกมส์เป็นโอกาสอันดีของกระชับความสัมพันธ์กับจีนซึ่งเป็นหุ้นส่วนสำคัญของนายกฯ ฮุนเซน 4) กระแสชาตินิยม การบรรจุกีฬาพื้นบ้านช่วยสร้างความภาคภูมิใจในความเป็นชาติ ขณะเดียวกันปัญหาความขัดแย้งกับไทยในกีฬามวยก็เสริมกระแสชาตินิยมอีกทางหนึ่ง รวมถึงมีการจัดการความขุ่นเคืองใจของประชาชนอย่างรวดเร็ว เพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้กระแสวิจารณ์เรื่องราคาบัตรเข้าชมและจำนวนที่นั่งไม่เพียงพอกระทบการเลือกตั้งที่กำลังจะมีขึ้น
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