The Topological Multiplicities of Power: The Limits of Governing the Olympics

Economic Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-339

  Müller, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Circulation; Knowledge; Multiplicities; Olympic Games; Power

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; OLYMPIC GAMES; POWER RELATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84904316173     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecge.12032     Document Type: Article

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