Sport Mega-Events and Public Opposition: A Sociological Study of the London 2012 Olympics

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 99-119

  Giulianotti, Richard ^a,b   Armstrong, Gary ^c   Hales, Gavin ^d   Hobbs, Dick ^d,e  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

community; mega events; Olympics; opposition; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924872994     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723514530565     Document Type: Article

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