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Spring 2015
This study explored the conceptualization of Olympic legacy in Vancouver— host of the XXI Winter Olympic Games. More specifically, this project examined event proponents’ views on legacy at the time of the Olympic bid. A media frames analysis of local mainstream newspapers in Vancouver was...
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Spring 2011
The Olympic Games are now characterized by overt displays of military personnel and hardware, the deployment of new surveillance technologies and policing techniques, and rapidly escalating budgets. Yet, most research on security at these urban events has been confined to the sociology of sport...