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Set against the backdrop of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this book examines the impact on public policy from broader political decisions taken

Sport and peacemaking have evolved. It is no longer the case that the Olympic Games and war games exist in isolation from each other. Increasingly, policymakers

This comprehensive collection provides an overview of social scientific perspectives on Olympic legacy, using specialist analyses and selected cases to illumina

A fundamental component of the Olympic ideal is the concept of Olympic education. This is the notion that sport can help children and young people develop essen

This volume is part of the early systematic inquiry into the analysis of sport as a developmental device. The book features an international roster of global ex