Securing mega-events : networks, strategies and tensions / Chad Whelan, Adam Molnar.

Title

Securing mega-events : networks, strategies and tensions / Chad Whelan, Adam Molnar.

Description

Title from PDF of title page (viewed, May 21, 2019)
Mega-events such as the Olympic Games, World Cup finals and international political summits are occasions of almost unparalleled economic, political and social significance for host nations and cities. The scale and scope of mega-event security has continued to grow enormously since 11 September 2001, consistently involving the largest policing and security operations for event hosts outside of wartime. This book is the first to focus exclusively on the organisational dynamics underpinning the design and delivery of mega-event security. Using the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia in November 2014 as a case study, in conjunction with comparisons with events such as the Toronto 2010 G20, the authors engage in a comprehensive assessment of the networks, strategies and tensions involved in mega-event security. By drawing on the insightful experiences of those responsible for securing the Brisbane 2014 G20, the authors look behind-the-scenes to capture the complexity of mega-event security. The authors argue that such an approach is essential to better appreciate how different conceptions of security, ways of thinking and acting, impact a range of security ideals and outcomes.

Creator

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date

Contributor

Molnár, Ádám.
SpringerLink (Online service)

Relation

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-59668-0

Format

1 online resource (xix, 229 p.)

Language

eng

Type

a

Access Rights

Publisher's Web site. Access restricted to the University of Catania community.

DOI

10.1057/978-1-137-59668-0 doi

ISBN

1137596678
9781137596673
1137596686 (electronic bk.)
9781137596680 (electronic bk.)
1137596678
9781137596673

Series

Crime prevention and security management
Crime prevention and security management.

Files

2018_Book_SecuringMega-Events.pdf

Citation

Whelan, Chad., “Securing mega-events : networks, strategies and tensions / Chad Whelan, Adam Molnar.,” Lex e-books - Collana, accessed November 23, 2024, https://epub.unict.it/omeka/items/show/202.