Messi, Ronaldo, and the Politics of Celebrity Elections: Voting for the Best Soccer Player in the World
Christopher Anderson
(1)
,
Luc Arrondel
(2, 3)
,
André Blais
(4)
,
Jean-François Daoust
(5)
,
Jean-François Laslier
(2, 3)
,
Karine van Der Straeten
(6, 7)
Luc Arrondel
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Jean-François Laslier
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Karine van Der Straeten
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Résumé
It is widely assumed that celebrities are imbued with political capital and the power to move opinion. To understand the sources of that capital in the specific domain of sports celebrity, we investigate the popularity of global soccer superstars. Specifically, we examine players’ success in the Ballon d’Or—the most high-profile contest to select the world’s best player. Based on historical election results as well as an original survey of soccer fans, we find that certain kinds of players are significantly more likely to win the Ballon d’Or. Moreover, we detect an increasing concentration of votes on these kinds of players over time, suggesting a clear and growing hierarchy in the competition for soccer celebrity. Further analyses of support for the world’s two best players in 2016 (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) show that, if properly adapted, political science concepts like partisanship have conceptual and empirical leverage in ostensibly non-political contests.
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Messi, Ronaldo, and the Politics of Celebrity Elections: Voting for the Best Soccer Player in the World
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Résumé |
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It is widely assumed that celebrities are imbued with political capital and the power to move opinion. To understand the sources of that capital in the specific domain of sports celebrity, we investigate the popularity of global soccer superstars. Specifically, we examine players’ success in the Ballon d’Or—the most high-profile contest to select the world’s best player. Based on historical election results as well as an original survey of soccer fans, we find that certain kinds of players are significantly more likely to win the Ballon d’Or. Moreover, we detect an increasing concentration of votes on these kinds of players over time, suggesting a clear and growing hierarchy in the competition for soccer celebrity. Further analyses of support for the world’s two best players in 2016 (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) show that, if properly adapted, political science concepts like partisanship have conceptual and empirical leverage in ostensibly non-political contests.
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Auteur(s) |
Christopher Anderson
1
, Luc Arrondel
2, 3
, André Blais
4
, Jean-François Daoust
5
, Jean-François Laslier
2, 3
, Karine van Der Straeten
6, 7
1
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS GBR
( 1030638 )
- Royaume-Uni
2
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 578027 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
UdeM -
Université de Montréal
( 302452 )
- 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4
- Canada
5
McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]
( 134741 )
- 845, rue Sherbrooke O. Montréal (Québec) Canada H3A 0G4
- Canada
6
TSE-R -
Toulouse School of Economics
( 93477 )
- Manufacture de Tabacs, 21 allées de Brienne 31000 Toulouse
- France
7
CNRS -
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
( 441569 )
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Audience |
Internationale
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Volume |
18
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Numéro |
1
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Page/Identifiant |
91-110
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Date de publication |
2020-03
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Domaine(s) |
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DOI | 10.1017/S1537592719002391 |
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