This paper examines the relationships between Olympic strategy, nationalism and legitimacy of the Party-state in China during a decade of reform. The analysis focuses on governmental policy prioritising elite sports and Olympic ambitions in the process of rebuilding the legitimacy of the Chinese...

This book looks at how sport has been used in contemporary cities across the world, and evaluates policies, strategies and management. The following key areas are examined: sport and urban economic regeneration; sports events bidding; planning and organization; urban sports tourism; sport and...

As a phenomenon exogenous to China, the Olympics have been proactively interpreted in the local context since China's entry (and subsequent re-entry in 1984) into the Olympic movement. With China's increasing involvement in promoting three bids to host the Olympic Games, two of which were...

Equestrian sport is not subjected to the dominant binary sex segregation of most sports and therefore provides a unique opportunity to review how athlete 'identity' is constructed and framed within a sex-integrated sporting experience. This research draws on an ethnographic evaluation of the ...

The role and significance of Olympic and Paralympic education has become increasingly evident in the activities of Olympic and Paralympic host cities. The development of Olympic and Paralympic education as a compulsory element has become a key policy aim for host cities and nations, with long-term...

Research Questions: This paper aims to identify the nature of continuity and change in the management of the elite sports system in China from 2001, when Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, to 2013. Research Method: The paper draws on the application of theories of the discursive...

This paper analyses 5 lines of argument used to generate support for major investments of public funds in the construction of major sports facilities and hosting of major events in the USA: (1) economic impact from the spending of visitors to the community; (2) increased community visibility; (3)...

A study on the economic importance of major sports events, using data from 6 major sports events staged in England and Scotland staged between June 1996 and December 1999, is presented. A typology of major sports events is developed comprising: type a, irregular one-off major international,...

A review of literature on sport in the city is presented. The literature focuses on the following subject categories: sport and economic regeneration; the role of sports events in urban regeneration; urban sports tourism; sport, social division and the development of urban communities; and...

This chapter compares the economic impact of two major sports events on the cities of Sheffield and Glasgow in the UK. Using an identical research instrument and methodology at each event, the economic impact of a one-day high profile and athletics meeting is compared with a four-day relatively...