Olympic Games, Mega-Events and Civil Societies: Globalization, Environment, Resistance

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Sports Mega-Events, Sustainable Development and Civil Societies....Pages 1-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
The Four ‘Cs’ of Sports Mega-Events: Capitalism, Connections, Citizenship and Contradictions....Pages 31-45
Civilizing Beijing: Social Beautification, Civility and Citizenship at the 2008 Olympics....Pages 46-67
Istanbul’s Olympic Challenge: A Passport for Europe?....Pages 68-86
The Failed Bid for Lyon ’68, and France’s Winter Olympics from Grenoble ’68 to Annecy 2018: French Politics, Civil Society and Olympic Mega-Events....Pages 87-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
The Role of Environmental Issues in Mega-Events Planning and Management Processes: Which Factors Count?....Pages 109-125
Sustainability as Global Norm: The Greening of Mega-Events in China....Pages 126-150
Olympic Games as an Opportunity for the Ecological Modernization of the Host Nation: The Cases of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....Pages 151-171
What Happens When Olympic Bids Fail? Sustainable Development and Paris 2012....Pages 172-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Olympic Games, Conflicts and Social Movements: The Case of Torino 2006....Pages 195-218
Vancouver 2010: The Saga of Eagleridge Bluffs....Pages 219-235
Resisting the Torch....Pages 236-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Conclusion. Sports Mega-Events: Disputed Places, Systemic Contradictions and Critical Moments....Pages 249-261
Back Matter....Pages 262-292