The 'Olympic and Paralympic' Effect on Public Policy

by Daniel Bloyce (Editor), Andy Smith (Editor)

Overview

Set against the backdrop of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this book examines the impact on public policy from broader political decisions taken in relation to Olympic- and Paralympic-related policy. It considers the major political justifications for hosting these global sports events, evidence for their expected impacts, and topical issues including environmental protection and sustainability, the use of technology, and political protest. The book will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in sport policy and politics, and how broader political decisions come to impact on the development of Olympic and Paralympic sport.

This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317606567
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	608 KB

About the Author

Daniel Bloyce is Deputy Head of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Co-Director of the Chester Centre for Research into Sport and Society at the University of Chester. He is also Co-Editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.

Andy Smith is Professor of Sport and Physical Activity and Associate Head of the Department of Sport and Physical Activity at Edge Hill University. He is also Co-Editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.

Table of Contents

1. The ‘Olympic and Paralympic effect’ on public policy: use and misuse 2. A realist perspective of sport and international relations: US governmental perceptions of Olympic boycott movements, 1936–2008 3. A critical analysis of the impact of the Beijing Olympic Games on Australia’s sport policy direction 4. (Re)Framing of protest at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games 5. Planning for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy: a figurational analysis 6. London 2012: ‘race’ matters and the East End 7. The politics and policy of inclusion and technology in Paralympic sport: beyond Pistorius 8. Federal government funding and sport: the case of Brazil, 2004–2009 9. Blame it on Rio: isomorphism, environmental protection and sustainability in the Olympic Movement