The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Introduction  (Ian Brittain, Aaron Beacom)....Pages 1-11
Front Matter ....Pages 13-13
 Disability Models: Explaining and Understanding Disability Sport in Different Ways  (Brett Smith, Andrea Bundon)....Pages 15-34
 Multiple Oppression and Tackling Stigma Through Sport  (Anjali J. Forber-Pratt)....Pages 35-53
 Disability and Barriers to Inclusion  (Hayley Fitzgerald)....Pages 55-70
 Sport and Social Movements by and for Disability and Deaf Communities: Important Differences in Self-Determination, Politicisation, and Activism  (Danielle Peers)....Pages 71-97
 Game Changer? Social Media, Representations of Disability and the Paralympic Games  (Liam French, Jill M. Le Clair)....Pages 99-121
Front Matter ....Pages 123-123
 Key Points in the History and Development of the Paralympic Games  (Ian Brittain)....Pages 125-149
 Development of the IPC and Relations with the IOC and Other Stakeholders  (David Legg)....Pages 151-172
 The International Paralympic Committee as a Governing Body  (Mary A. Hums, Joshua R. Pate)....Pages 173-196
 Organising and Delivering the Modern Paralympic Games: Contemporary Debates Relating to Integration and Distinction  (Laura Misener, Kristina Molloy)....Pages 197-219
 The Paralympic Movement: A Small Number of Behemoths Overwhelming a Large Number of Also-Rans—A Pyramid Built on Quicksand?  (Simon Darcy)....Pages 221-246
Front Matter ....Pages 247-247
 Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport  (Mathew Dowling, David Legg, Phil Brown)....Pages 249-272
 The Paralympic Movement and the International Development Agenda  (Amy Farkas Karageorgos, Colin Higgs)....Pages 273-294
 The Rise of China as a Paralympic Superpower  (Ailin Mao, Shuhan Sun)....Pages 295-320
 The Paralympic Movement and the Boycott Agenda: South Africa, Apartheid and the Paralympic Games  (Ian Brittain)....Pages 321-344
 The Paralympic Movement and Diplomacy: Centring Disability in the Global Frame  (Aaron Beacom)....Pages 345-367
Front Matter ....Pages 369-369
 Women and Athletes with High Support Needs in Paralympic Sport: Progress and Further Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations  (Chloe Slocum, Suzy Kim, Cheri Blauwet)....Pages 371-388
 Evolution and Development of Best Practice in Paralympic Classification  (Mark J. Connick, Emma Beckman, Sean M. Tweedy)....Pages 389-416
 Intellectual Disability, Special Olympics and Parasport  (Jan Burns)....Pages 417-437
 Prostheses and Other Equipment: The Issue of the Cyborg Athlete—Interrogating the Media Coverage of the Cybathlon 2016 Event  (Gregor Wolbring)....Pages 439-459
 Paralympic Philosophy and Ethics  (Mike J. McNamee, Richard J. Parnell)....Pages 461-478
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 The London 2012 Paralympic Games  (Shane Kerr)....Pages 481-505
 Sochi 2014  (Evgeny Bukharov)....Pages 507-530
 The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games  (Ian Brittain, Leonardo Jose Mataruna Dos Santos)....Pages 531-553
 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games and the South Korean Political Intention  (Kyoungho Park, Gwang Ok)....Pages 555-577
 Visions on the Legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games  (Kazuo Ogura)....Pages 579-601
Front Matter ....Pages 603-603
 Marketing of Paralympic Sports: Attracting Spectators and Sponsors  (Michael Cottingham, Renan Petersen-Wagner)....Pages 605-624
 Developing Disability Sport: The Evolving Role of the University Sector  (Aaron Beacom, Gill Golder)....Pages 625-646
 Paralympic Legacies: A Critical Perspective  (Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous, Christopher Brown)....Pages 647-664
 Concluding Thoughts  (Aaron Beacom, Ian Brittain)....Pages 665-672
Back Matter ....Pages 673-687