Olympic Risks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction: Governing the Games in an Age of Uncertainty

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 1-8

3. Risk and Mega-Events

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Risk, Governance and Mega-Events

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 11-28

   3. Costs, Complexity and Size of the Games

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 29-38

4. The Olympics, Risk and Uncertainty

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. Risk and the Games

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 41-63

   3. Decision-Making under Uncertainty

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 64-93

   4. Counting the Costs and the Benefits of the Games

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 94-113

5. Governing the Games

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. Managing Olympic Risks

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 117-202

   3. Public Opinion and Reputational Risks

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 203-222

   4. The Risks of Risk Management

      • Will Jennings

      Pages 223-239

6. Back Matter

   Pages 240-263

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An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk – leading to changes in how the Games are governed.

• complexity
• decision-making
• governance
• management
• organization
• public opinion
• safety
• us politics

'...in Olympic Risks, Will Jennings provides an insightful analysis and commentary which is of relevance to scholars, policy makers, government agencies and public bodies, host cities and countries and mega event organizers. His work clearly and comprehensively accentuates the increasing influence of societal perceptions about risk and the impact of this on the governance of the Olympic Games.' - Tracey Taylor, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney Australia, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

• University of Southampton, UK

  Will Jennings

WILL JENNINGS Senior Lecturer in Politics at Southampton University, UK, and Research Associate at the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He specializes in the analysis of government and public opinion, research methods and risk management in mega-projects and mega-events.

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