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The International Olympic Committee, Law, and Accountability book cover

1st Edition

The International Olympic Committee, Law, and Accountability

By Ryan Gauthier Copyright 2017
220 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The Olympic Games is unquestionably the largest and most important sporting event in the world. Yet who exactly is accountable for its successes and failures? This book examines the legitimacy and accountability of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This non-governmental organisation wields extraordinary power, but there is no democratic basis for its authority. This study questions the... Read more

1. Introduction to the Book: @SochiProblems

2. Understanding the International Olympic Committee as a Global Governance Actor

3. Structural Legitimacy: The International Olympic Committee, The Olympic Games and the Problem of Many Hands

4. Substantive Legitimacy: ‘New’ Olympic Hosts and the Worst Outcomes of the Olympic Games

5. Procedural Legitimacy: The Olympic Games Host Selection Process

6. Whose Games Are They Anyway? Accountability Through a Principal-Agent Framework

7. Learning from the World Bank: Towards an Accountability Forum for the Olympic Games

8. Towards a More Accountable Olympic Movement

Biography

Ryan Gauthier is an Assistant Professor of Law at Thompson Rivers University, Canada. He completed his PhD thesis on the accountability of the International Olympic Committee at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2015

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