From Panopticon to Panasonic

2019 ◽  
pp. 99-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Rial
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Critical Events ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Initial Assumption ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Social Cleavage ◽  
The Olympic Games

This chapter explores current forms of controls created for, tested and applied during mega-events such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups and important football games in general, attempting to show that the new technologies of control are a step forward in Foucault’s disciplinary society. The initial assumption is that whenever the nature of fear evolves, there is a corresponding change in urban and architecture design. Ethnographic observations in stadiums in Brazil and critical discourse analyses of documents from the Olympic Games Organizing Committee, FIFA, and feature press articles show the fear that leads to segregation, and the strategies put in place to guarantee social cleavage, exclusion and therefore social homogeneity. I argue that security at sport sites might anticipate security strategies in other spaces, leading to segregations of class, race, religion, gender and age. And, that local incidents are critical events that shaped global security strategies.

Global Sport

2018 ◽  
pp. 596-612
Author(s):  
Richard Giulianotti
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Future Research ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Sociocultural Issues ◽  
The Olympic Games

World sport often appears as one of the most powerful illustrations of globalization in action. This chapter provides a critical analysis of global sport. Four major areas of research and debate on global sport are examined: political–economic issues, centering particularly on the commercial growth of sport and inequalities between different regions; global sport mega-events such as the Olympic Games or World Cup finals in football; the emergence and institutionalization of the global sport for development and peace; and sociocultural issues, notably the importance of global sport to diverse and shifting forms of identity and belonging. Concluding recommendations are provided on areas for future research into global sport.

scholarly journals Impacts of the Olympic Games as mega-events

2004 ◽  
Vol 157 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Malfas ◽  
E. Theodoraki ◽  
B. Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Perspective on Sustainability and Innovation Governmentality: The Case of the Olympic Games as a Mega-Event

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endrit Kromidha ◽  
Laura J. Spence ◽  
Stephanos Anastasiadis ◽  
Darla Dore
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Structured Analysis ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

The purpose of this research is to analyze how governance is related to sustainability and innovation in mega-events over time by looking at the Olympic Games as a case study. Three main contributions are made to management research and practice. First, Foucauldian governmentality is built upon and enriched with a longitudinal perspective by following the evolution of Visibility, Techne, Episteme, and Identity analytics of governmentality. Second, an innovative methodology based on interviews, a systematic documentary review, and software-assisted thematic auto-coding for a theory-led structured analysis is applied. Third, the theoretical and empirical contribution of this study on the longitudinal aspects of governmentality over different parties and outlets of information could be used to guide practical and strategic decisions for managers and policy makers. In addition to its scholarly importance, this work is needed because mega-events can have a sustainable long-term impact, balancing legacy and innovative change.

The Economic Benefits of Mega Events: A Myth or a Reality? A Longitudinal Study on the Olympic Games

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengli Tien ◽  
Huai-Chun Lo ◽  
Hsiou-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

This study concerns research related to mega events, such as the Olympic Games, to determine whether the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is significant. This study uses two methods, panel data analysis and event study, to test hypotheses based on the data from 15 countries that have hosted 24 summer and winter Olympic Games. The results indicate that the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is only significant in terms of certain parameters (i.e., gross domestic product performance and unemployment) in the short term. These findings provide decision makers with comprehensive and multidimensional knowledge about the economic impact of hosting a mega event and about whether their objectives can be realized as expected.

scholarly journals Modern Athletes’ Preparation for the Olympic Games

Pedagogika ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-201
Author(s):  
Povilas Karoblis ◽  
Egidijus Balčiūnas ◽  
Einius Petkus ◽  
Robertas Tamulevičius
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Growth Stimulation ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Sport Training ◽  
Characteristics Analysis ◽  
The Olympic Games

Sport training process has its own problems related to different sport disciplines, thus, it is essential effectively to employ sport scientists’ and coaches’ initiatives as well as their researches and gained experience. The most important sport science function is to accept and share new technologies and good practices through sport training theory and didactics alongside to the new challenges for high performance sport that settle new requirements for coaches’ competency. Such tendencies are already reflected in present scientific studies and training modes of high performance athletes. Coaching more and more appears to come as many-angled process for athletes, who strive for elite level and must be prepared to stay at this level for many years ahead; and this involves not only coach’s specific, profession-related, and general competencies but also other parties-scientists, medics, managers-alongside to national support. When planning athletes’ training process for the Olympic Games, it is necessary to take into consideration the tendencies of sport and event perspectives as well as tendencies to anticipate results. The data of athlete’s main characteristics analysis, changes in sport training methods and its strategy, the development of increasing training loads, material facilities and technical equipment must be considered too. After analysing this, the training and participation in competitions of athletes and other participants has to be acquainted and summarized; then coach’s insights that are prognostic for sport results can be welcomed. Eventually, qualitative criteria for training evaluation must be settled, considering its scientific relevance, originality, influence to new scientific researches as well as scientists’ public behaviour, tolerance, and proper area-related growth stimulation.

scholarly journals Olympic Games 2020: Discourse of the Japanese Government after Postponed in japantimes.co.jp

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Susilo ◽  
Teguh Dwi Putranto
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Online News ◽  
Japanese Government ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
The Postponement ◽  
The Olympic Games

The COVID-19 outbreak had succeeded in making the holding of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed. This became heartbreaking news when Japan was almost ready to host the 32nd Olympic Games. This was the second in Japan during the Olympic Games, which was held in the 1940 Olympic Games but had to be canceled because Japan was still at war with China since 1937. This research aims to find out the discourse of the Japanese government on 2020 Olympic Games in the mid of COVID-19 outbreak after postponed. The method used in this research is the analysis of van Dijk's critical discourse on online news in japantimes.co.jp after the implementation of the tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was finally announced on March 24, 2020 to be postponed. The findings in this study are that during the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games the Japanese government tried to use the time to stabilize economic conditions in the midst of the 19th COVID outbreak and use the time to make the Tokyo Olympic Games become the greatest Olympic Games event of all time.Keywords: Olympic Games 2020; Discourse; Japanese Government; COVID-19; Postponed.

Erratum

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

In the article by Chengli Tien, Huai-Chun Lo, and Hsiou-Wei Lin titled “The Economic Benefits of Mega Events: A Myth or a Realty? A Longitudinal Study on the Olympic Games” appearing in JSM 25(1) January 2011, the author addresses should have been identified in the footnote as Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). We regret the error.

The Dynamics of Traveler Destination Awareness and Search for Information Associated with Hosting the Olympic Games

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arch G. Woodside ◽  
Ray Spurr ◽  
Roger March ◽  
Heather Clark
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
The Olympic Games

This article proposes a theory of direct and indirect inf luences of the Olympic Games on international tourism behavior and presents test results of the theory using a quasi-experimental research design and visitor exit data (n = 3,875 useable surveys). Key finding: among prior visitors to Australia, the share searching for information nearly doubles (from 30 to 59 per cent) in comparing visitors reporting no change in awareness to substantial increase in awareness of Australia as a vacation destination due to hosting the Olympics. Conclusion: hosting international mega-events may result in substantial increases in activities and expenditures by visitors but such impacts occur through increases in visitors' search for information.

scholarly journals Sport Promotion through Sport Mega-Events. An Analysis for Types of Olympic Sports in London 2012

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6193
Author(s):  
Themistocles Kokolakakis ◽  
Fernando Lera-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Seasonal Adjustment ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
London 2012 ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Paralympic Sport ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Olympic Games

A substantial amount of attention has been devoted towards the potential sport legacy of the Olympic Games. In spite of the increasing academic interest in this topic, there is a knowledge gap as far as sport legacy is concerned by types of different sports. The authors bridge this gap by analysing the evolution of 43 different Olympic/Paralympic sport modalities in the two-year period after the London 2012 Olympics. By using data from the Active People Survey with a sample of 165,000 people annually, and considering some demographic variables and the effect of the economic environment, the paper aims to test the existence of a sport legacy. We have applied time series analysis and ARIMA models for controlling for economic influence and seasonal adjustment and for making comparisons among participation rates. The results show, for the total of the sports analysed, that there were 336,000 individuals who increased their frequency of participation, while there was no significant increase in the number of new participants in these sports. When we develop the analysis for types of sports, London 2012 is positively associated not only with the frequency of participation in some types of sport but also with an increase in the number of new sport participants. Gender and age differences are also detected. The results show the differences of sport legacy by type of sports. Moreover, this research has elucidated an important unrecognised aspect of the effect of the Olympic Games and perhaps major events: that they can become a major policy tool for reversing sporting inequalities.

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