The uneven geographies of the Olympic carceral: From exceptionalism to normalisation

Geographical Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 199-211

  Coaffee, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carceral; Normalisation; Olympic security; State of exception; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRIME; LEGISLATION; PUBLIC SPACE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SECURITY THREAT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

BRAZIL; ENGLAND; KRASNODAR [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; LONDON [ENGLAND]; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; RIO DE JANEIRO [RIO DE JANEIRO (STT)]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCHI; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84938883759     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12081     Document Type: Article

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