Securing Mega-Events

Networks, Strategies and Tensions
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-59667-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 443 g

Reihe: Crime Prevention and Security Management

Mega-events such as the Olympic Games, World Cup finals and international political summits are occasions of almost unparalleled economic, political and social significance for host nations and cities. The scale and scope of mega-event security has continued to grow enormously since 11 September 2001, consistently involving the largest policing and security operations for event hosts outside of wartime. This book is the first to focus exclusively on the organisational dynamics underpinning the design and delivery of mega-event security.

Using the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia in November 2014 as a case study, in conjunction with comparisons with events such as the Toronto 2010 G20, the authors engage in a comprehensive assessment of the networks, strategies and tensions involved in mega-event security. By drawing on the insightful experiences of those responsible for securing the Brisbane 2014 G20, the authors look behind-the-scenes to capture the complexity of mega-eventsecurity. The authors argue that such an approach is essential to better appreciate how different conceptions of security, ways of thinking and acting, impact a range of security ideals and outcomes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Molnar, Adam

Whelan, Chad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Chapter 1. Analysing Mega-Event Security: Looking Inside Operations.- Chapter 2. Organising Security Actors: Designing New Nodes and Networks.- Chapter 3. Organising Across Boundaries: Communication, Coordination and Conflict.- Chapter 4. Securing Place: Security Risks, Techniques and Technologies.- Chapter 5. Securing Populations: Protests, Resident and Spectators.- Chapter 6.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Chad Whelan is Associate Professor in Criminology at Deakin University, Australia.

Adam Molnar is Lecturer in Criminology at Deakin University, Australia.