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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299861703321

Autore

Whelan Chad

Titolo

Securing Mega-Events : Networks, Strategies and Tensions / / by Chad Whelan, Adam Molnar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

1-137-59668-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 pages)

Collana

Crime Prevention and Security Management

Disciplina

363.10019

Soggetti

Crime prevention

Police

Crime—Sociological aspects

Terrorism

Security, International

Crime Prevention

Policing

Crime and Society

International Security Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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-event security. 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.