1st Edition
Terrorism and the Olympics Major Event Security and Lessons for the Future
1. Towards an Understanding of Terrorism and the Olympics Anthony Richards, Pete Fussey, Andrew Silke 2. Terrorism, the Olympics and Sport: Recent Events and Concerns for the Future Anthony Richards 3. Al Qaeda and the London Olympics Afzal Ashraf 4. Understanding Terrorist Target Selection Andrew Silke 5. Securing the Transport System Steve Swain 6. Surveillance and the Olympic Spectacle Pete Fussey 7. Strategic Security Planning and the Resilient Design of Olympic Sites Jon Coaffee 8. Governing the Games in an Age of Uncertainty: the Olympics and Organisational Responses to Risk Will Jennings 9. The Role of the Private Security Industry David Evans 10. The Challenge of Inter-Agency Coordination Keith Weston 11. The European Union & the Promotion of Major Event Security Within the EU Area Frank Gregory 12. Critical Reflections on Securing the Olympics: Conclusions and Ways Forward Anthony Richards, Pete Fussey, Andrew Silke Appendix: Terrorist Threats to the Olympics, 1972-2016 Pete Fussey
Biography
Anthony Richards is a Senior Lecturer in Terrorism Studies and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at the University of East London. He has written on a wide variety of terrorism-related themes.
Peter Fussey is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Essex and has authored numerous papers and articles on Olympic security.
Andrew Silke is the Field Leader for Criminology and the Director of Terrorism Studies at the University of East London. He is author of several books and over 80 articles on terrorism.
'This timely book provides realistic analyses of potential threats to the Olympics and possible countermeasures. All those responsible for protecting the Games and other major public events and gatherings would benefit from reading it.' - Paul Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews
'Drawing on the expertise of internationally renowned academics and industry experts, Terrorism and the Olympics is an invaluable reference resource for those concerned about preventing potential threats to London’s 2012 Olympics and applying best practices to major public event security in general.' - Dr Joshua Sinai, Virginia Tech
'This book provides an important introduction to the multi-faceted issues faced by mega-event organisers in the current political climate. The book clearly highlights the complexities of the issues connected to major event security and raises some difficult questions for organisers of current and future events should the current worldwide political situation remain unchanged.' - Ian Brittain, Coventry University - JCTS
