Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events [electronic resource] : Concepts and Cases /
Grix, J.editor.
This volume offers a panoramic and interdisciplinary view of the growing field of Sports Mega-Event studies. Contributions explore leveraging strategies and the legacies from previous sports megas (London, Seoul, Sydney, Vancouver) and recent and future 'emerging' states and their hosting strategies (India, China, Qatar, Russia, Brazil).
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Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface: Why Do States Investin Sports Mega-Events?; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Part I Conceptual Issues; 1 From Legacy to Leverage; 2 Megas for Strivers: The Politics of; 3 'Legacy' Revisited; 4 Sports Mega-Events and Mass Participation in Sport; 5 Neoliberalism and Sports Mega-Events; Part II Previous Sports Mega-Event Strategies; 6 A Tale of Two Australian Cities; 7 'Leaving Las Megas' or Can Sustainability Ever Be Social? Vancouver 2010 in Post-Political Perspective
8 The Legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games: A Qualified Success?9 The Legacy of the 2002 Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup; 10 London 2012; Part III 'Emerging States' and Sports Mega-Events; 11 Magical Thought and the Legacy Discourse of the 2008 Beijing Games; 12 Dreaming Big: Spectacular Events and the 'World-Class' City: The Commonwealth Games in Delhi; 13 South Africa's 'Coming out Party': Reflections on the Significance and Implications of the 2010 FIFA World Cup; 14 Qatar, Global Sport and the 2022 FIFA World Cup; 15 Russia - Showcasing a 'Re-Emerging' State?; Conclusion: Quo Vadis SMEs?
Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume offers a panoramic and interdisciplinary view of the growing field of Sports Mega-Event studies. Contributions explore leveraging strategies and the legacies from previous sports megas (London, Seoul, Sydney, Vancouver) and recent and future 'emerging' states and their hosting strategies (India, China, Qatar, Russia, Brazil).
International relations.
Sports-Sociological aspects.
Political science.
Social policy.
Service industries.
Sports.
International Relations.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Political Science.
Social Policy.
Services.
Popular Science in Sports.