POLS1701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute, International Political Economy, Neoliberalism
Lecture 11 - Mega-Sports Events
representation of mega-sports events as drivers of international development
these events are framed as helping societies move up on the dev. Ladder
the rationale for this argument
critical perspectives
who really benefits?
could the public money spent on these events be spent on providing better
services for citizens?
should people (street vendors, homeless, etc) be displaced in order to make clean
spaces
who works to build infrastructure for these events?
under what conditions do they live and work?
Paradox: better GDP but displaced people
Politics of sport and development
the sporting field as a site of social and political struggle in development
sports and peace (as development policy)
enhancing peace between communities
sport diplomacy
sports can be part of community development - fits with Sens enhancement of
freedoms
multiple insights into the dev paradox
mega-sports events and symbolic power of dev
Achieving global city status
innate comparison of cities
associated with increased status - implies the host city has reached a higher level of
dev.
signals advancement and moving up the dev. ladder
provides an opportunity to change narratives and ideas of what a country is/is
becoming
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Mega-sports events and events driven economies
expression of politics of neo-liberalist development
sports industry - trade, selling of merch, etc.
seen as route to modernisation and also a reflection of having modernised
City must demonstrate it is fit to hold to event and capable of modernising
must demonstrate it is clean
needs to be able to provide modern facilities
must show how the event will further the dev of the city
sport and politics
apolitical sport does not exist
e.g. black power salute at Olympics
Medium to express political struggles
the nature of politics in sport - structural, representational, democratic, or insurgent?
Delhi: to be a global city
India is preparing to break out on the world scene as an economic superpower and
the games are a step in propelling India onto the world stage
many people and businesses displaced to make way for games village
struggles for workers rights
Begging became criminalised
the city will really have to cleanse itself in order to avoid visitors getting a third world
impression
South Africas image making for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Bid:
the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup in Africa will provide a powerful,
irresistible momentum to [the] African renaissance . . . We want to ensure that one
day, historians will reflect upon the 2010 World Cup as a moment when Africa stood
tall and resolutely turned the tide on centuries of poverty and conflict. We want to
show that Africas time has come
Mega events and the global politics of development
what does it take to be a worthy host?
perceptions of developed cities
Promises and realities - do they match?
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Document Summary
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