Introduction
Jonathan Grix
1. What makes an event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes
Martin Müller
2. A framework for identifying the legacies of a mega sport event
Holger Preuss
3. Towards a mega-event legacy framework
Eva Kassens-Noor, Mark Wilson, Sven Müller, Brij Maharaj and Laura Huntoon
4. The psycho-social impact of the Olympics as urban festival: a leisure perspective
Harry H. Hiller and Richard A. Wanner
5. For the benefit of all? Developing a critical perspective in mega-event leverage
Vassilios Ziakas
6. Soft power and soft disempowerment: Qatar, global sport and football’s 2022 World Cup finals
Paul Michael Brannagan and Richard Giulianotti
7. Embracing the games? Leverage and legacy of London 2012 Olympics at the sub-regional level by means of strategic partnerships
Barbara Bell and Kevin Gallimore
8. Leveraging mega-events beyond the host nation: a case study of the 2010 FIFA World Cup African Legacy Programme in Cameroon and Nigeria
Tembi Maloney Tichaawa and Urmilla Bob
9. Leveraging mass participation events for sustainable health legacy
Niamh Murphy, Aoife Lane and Adrian Bauman
Biography
Jonathan Grix has published widely on sport politics and policy. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics published by Routledge and the Director of the Sport Policy Centre in the University of Birmingham’s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences.
