1st Edition

Mega-Events, City and Power

By Nelma Gusmão de Oliveira Copyright 2021
208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the power relations that emerge from the convergence of the universe in which the sporting spectacle is produced and the universe in which a city is produced. It adopts Bourdieu's concept of field to explore the interests and disputes involved in the production of sports mega-events across different times and spaces and the role of host cities in these processes. It aims to... Read more

Part 1: Production of Sports Spectacle on a Global Scale  1. Laying the Field: A Genealogy of Sport Spectacle  2. The Players and Their Strategies  3. The Rules of the Game  Part 2: Production of Sports Spectacle on a Local Scale  4. Two Converging Fields: The Production of the City and the Production of Sport Spectacle  5. The Host of the Games: Playing to Win  6. Strength-of-Law: Institutional Ruptures and Realignments Linked to the Production of Sport Spectacle

Biography

Nelma Gusmão de Oliveira is a professor at State University of Southwestern Bahia in Brazil, where she researches large-scale development projects. Her doctoral dissertation was awarded the 2012–2013 prize for best dissertation by the Brazilian National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Urban and Regional Planning.