Background paper 3: Governance

Contributing Organization(s): Games Monitor


Author(s)/Creator(s): Games Monitor

Publishing Date: 2008-12-13

Issue Areas: Sports; Economic Development; Crime and Safety

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This research addresses the costs and implications of security planning around the London 2012 Olympics, the city as neo-liberal frontier, and the implications for precarious labour of economic development policy. It also looks at the institutionalisation of consent through political reforms, tv and press messaging and the discourse surrounding organisation of fringe events.

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Intended Audience: College/University Professors; General Public; Policy Professionals; Researchers

Type/Format: CaseStudy

Language code: English

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