Surveillance and securitization: A forgotten Sydney Olympic legacy

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-337

  Toohey, Kristine ^a   Taylor, Tracy ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

hegemony; legacy; Olympic; security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998074329     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690211433456     Document Type: Article

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