Sport Mega-Events, Security and Covid-19: Securing the Football World Ludvigsen Jan Andre Lee
Sport Mega-Events, Security and Covid-19: Securing the Football World Ludvigsen Jan Andre Lee This book examines contemporary issues of security at sports mega-events (SMEs). It argues that Euro 2020…
Specifikacia Sport Mega-Events, Security and Covid-19: Securing the Football World Ludvigsen Jan Andre Lee
Sport Mega-Events, Security and Covid-19: Securing the Football World Ludvigsen Jan Andre Lee
This book examines contemporary issues of security at sports mega-events (SMEs). It argues that Euro 2020 is a powerful case through which to better understand wider security governance and security-related processes in present-day societies, which are increasingly preoccupied with notions of 'security', 'safety' and 'risk'. It focuses on the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020) - subsequently postponed to 2021 - the third biggest SME in the global sporting calendar and a unique multi-city, multi-country event that took place in the eye of the COVID-19 storm.Drawing on stakeholder interviews, policy documents, media sources and existing research, the book explores the constructions, meanings, and perceptions of security in the efforts to secure this football mega-event.
It assesses the precautionary logic and transnational knowledge transfer processes that