This article reviews recent scholarship on the urban politics of mega-events. Mega-events
have long been promoted as drivers of urban development, based on their potential to …

In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have
emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban …

The entrepreneurial city is no longer (only) a growth machine: recession and austerity, new
forms of financialization, and diverse experiments in urban policy have diluted local elites' …

This study develops the notion of “policy boosterism,” a subset of traditional branding and
marketing activities that involves the active promotion of locally developed and/or locally …

How did the Olympics evolve into a multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics
help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact …

Much of the urban studies literature on the L ondon O lympics has focused on its social
legacies and the top‐down nature of policy agendas. This article explores one element that …

This paper argues for a rethinking of our understanding of what and where go into the
'urban'in the New Urban Politics (NUP). It contends that these issues have always been …

This study addresses the governance of the London 2012 Olympics legacy. It presents
legacy not as a retrospective but a prospective concept concerned with shaping the future …

Mega-events appear to be losing their appeal as tools for urban development. Events have
long been funded by local governments on the promise that they can act as a catalyst for …

Many cities have abandoned plans for hosting the Olympics due to crises of high costs,
unnecessary infrastructures, and a range of socio-spatial exclusions. These problems stem …