Academic Olympic papers available online
Academic Olympic papers available online
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Olympic Studies Centre
A list of academic articles available online, indexed by Olympic expertise and by alphabetical order
5 October 2015
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Contents
Olympic Games Management / Legacy ............................................................... 9
Olympism / Spirit and values of the Olympic Movement ................................. 13
Youth Olympic Games / Youth, Sport and Olympism ...................................... 15
– Munich Olympic Games .......................................................................... 17
1972 - Sapporo Olympic Winter Games ............................................................ 17
2002 - Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games ................................................... 17
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2010 - Vancouver Olympic Winter Games ......................................................... 18
2010 – Singapore Youth Olympic Games .......................................................... 18
2012 – Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games .......................................................... 20
2016 – Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.............................................................. 20
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Introduction:
The academic papers listed in this document are research reports or articles written by researchers and PhD students in the framework of their collaboration with the IOC. The list provides readers with the links to the full electronic documents, which are mainly available through the RERO.Doc
platform. This platform, used by the IOC OSC to disseminate academic research on Olympism, is a recognised digital library, whose content is referenced by scientific documentation search engines at international level, such as OAIster and
Google Scholar .
1. Arts and Culture
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement - Balancing the Games Lived
Festival Experience and its Global Media Projection (2009)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
London 2012: Developing a Cultural Legacy for Local Communities in Hackney (2009)
Nancy STEVENSON, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Olympic Ceremonies - Historical Continuity and Cultural Exchange (1995)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne and the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Miquel DE MORAGAS, John MACALOON and M. LLINES, editors
Placing Culture at the Heart of the Games: Key achievements and challenges within the
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad (2013)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad: a new model for nation-wide Olympic cultural legacy
(2011)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
The Olympic Games' Cultural Programme and its Role in Fostering Local Creativity (2010)
Ilaria PAPPALEPORE, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Studies in China (2008)
Hai R EN, Beijing Sport University, People’s Republic of China
The Role Arts and Culture in the Olympic Games: from Olympic Arts Competitions to
Cultural Olympiads (2008)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
#media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic
Games (2010)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
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2. Bid Process
An Olympic city in the making: Rio de Janeiro mega-event strategy (1993 – 2016) (2012)
Gabriel SILVESTRE, University College London, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Bidding : how can you win even if you lose ? : identifying the legacies of lost bids to host a sports mega event (2011)
Taha DIAEY, Jérôme DUFOURG, Pavels TIUSEYS, Alberto ZAMBONI GARAVELLI,
FIFA Master, CIES, Switzerland
Candidate Cities and Venues for the Winter Olympics (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO) , University of
Franche-Comté, France
Legacy after the bid ? The impact of bidding to host Olympic Games on urban development planning (2013)
John LAUERMANN, Clark University, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
On the Merit of the Legacy of Failed Olympic Bids (2011)
Cesar R. TORRES, State University of New York, USA
Toronto’s Olympic Ambitions: An Investigation of the Olympic Bidding Legacy in one
Modern City (2011)
Robert D. OLIVER, Virginia Tech University, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
3. Economy
Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis of Mega-events: Evidence from Greece (2006)
Evangelia KASIMATI, University of Bath, Great Britain/Greece (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Games' Cultural Programme and its Role in Fostering Local Creativity (2010)
Ilaria PAPPALEPORE, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
4. Environment
5. Ethics
Ethics and Sports Rules (2002)
Li-Hong HSU, University of Leeds, Great Britain/Chinese Taipei (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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Olympic values and sports journalism ethics. The international press coverage of the 2012
Olympics (2014)
Xavier RAMON, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
6. Gender
Gender Equality and Leadership in Olympic Bodies - Women, Leadership and the
Olympic Movement (2010)
Ian P. HENRY and Leigh ROBINSON, Loughborough University, Great Britain
The Process of Inclusion of Women in the Olympic Games (2006)
Ana Maria MIRAGAYA, Universidade Gama Filho, Brazil (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
7. History
Alpine Skiing and the Winter Games - An Olympic Problem? 1936 – 1972 (2010)
Andrew DENNING, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Amateurism in the International Press, the Sapporo 1972 Winter Games (2007) – available only in French
Guy-Lionel LOEW, University Marc Bloch, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
An Unwitting Target: The IOC, Exiled Athletes, and U.S. Government Covert Operations,
1950-1960 (2010)
Toby RIDER, The University of Western Ontario, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Arguing against doping : a discourse analytical study on Olympic anti-doping between the
1960s and the late 1980s (2012)
Marcel REINOLD, The University of Münster, Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Candidate Cities and Venues for the Winter Olympics (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO), University of
Franche-Comté, France
Historical Review of the Interference of Politics in the Olympic Movement and the Olympic
Games (2008)
Stephan WASSONG, Liverpool Hope University, Great Britain
Italy and the Olympic Movement after the Second World War . From exclusion to glory
(2014)
Nicola SBETTI, University of Bologna, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
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Origins and Practice of Winter Olympic Sports (2002)
Sylvain ADAMI, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO),
University of Franche-Comté, France
Participation in Winter Olympic Games: a Sluggish Start (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO), University of
Franche-Comté, France
The Conditions for the Emergence of Olympic Sports Development in Africa: a
Comparative Analysis between the United Kingdom and France (1944-1966) (2009) - available only in French
Pascal CHARITAS, University Paris-Sud, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Diffusion of Olympic Sport through Regional Games: A Comparison of pre- and post-
Second War Contexts (2008)
Dikaia CHATZIEFSTATHIOU, Canterbury Christ Church University, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Historical Evolution of Olympic Games Legacy (2008)
Becca LEOPKEY, University of Ottawa, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Movement’s Response to the Challenge of Emerging Nationalism in Sport:
An Historical Reconsideration of GANEFO (2010)
Russell FIELD, University of Manitoba, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Origins of the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission and its
Technocratic Regime: an Historiographic Investigation of Anti-Doping Regulation and
Enforcement in International Sport (2009)
Kathryn HENNE, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Role of the Olympic National Committees in the Olympic Movement: The COF
Example (2005) – available only in French
Yoan GROSSET, University Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1 and University Claude Bernard
– Lyon 1, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC
Olympic Studies Centre)
8. International Relations
A historical examination of the IOC and UN partnership: 1952 - 1980 (2013)
Nicolien VAN LUIJK, University of British Columbia, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
An Unwitting Target: The IOC, Exiled Athletes, and U.S. Government Covert Operations,
1950-1960 (2010)
Toby RIDER, The University of Western Ontario, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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Italy and the Olympic Movement after the Second World War . From exclusion to glory
(2014)
Nicola SBETTI, University of Bologna, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Paradoxes of humanism: human rights advocacy, the Olympic Movement, and the 1980
(2011)
Umberto TULLI, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane and Universita di Bologna, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Sport for Development and the Olympic Movement (2011)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
The Conditions for the Emergence of Olympic Sports Development in Africa: a
Comparative Analysis Between the United Kingdom and France (1944-1966) (2009) - available only in French
Pascal CHARITAS, University Paris-Sud, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Diffusion of Olympic Sport through Regional Games: A Comparison of pre- and post-
Second War Contexts (2008)
Dikaia CHATZIEFSTATHIOU, Canterbury Christ Church University, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The effect of sport boycott and social change in South Africa : a historical perspective,
1955-2005 (2011)
Philani NONGOGO, University of Pretoria, South Africa (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Movement’s Response to the Challenge of Emerging Nationalism in Sport:
An Historical Reconsideration of GANEFO (2010)
Russell FIELD, University of Manitoba, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
9. Law
The Olympic Games and International Law (2009) – available only in French
Frank LATTY, University of Auvergne, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
10. Marketing
A philosophical case for the live broadcast of the Olympic Games’ opening and closing ceremonies (2012)
Cesar R. TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
Managing corporate partner relationships to achieve sustainability: case study of the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Research report (2008)
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Full thesis (2011)
Xinquan YANG, University of British Columbia, Canada/People’s Republic of China
(Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies
Centre)
11. Media
A philosophical case for the live broadcast of the Olympic Games’ opening and closing ceremonies (2012)
Cesar R. TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
Creating a folk memory of the Games: social media, sharing and recording the actual experience (2012) – available only in French
Françoise PAPA, Université de Grenoble, France
Encoding Olympics: The Comparative Analysis on International Reporting of Beijing 2008:
A Communication Perspective: Summary (2008)
Qing LUO and five other researchers, University of China, People’s Republic of China
(Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies
Centre)
Olympic values and sports journalism ethics. The international press coverage of the 2012
Olympics (2014)
Xavier RAMON, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Social Networks and Olympic Communities: Experience of Beijing, Vancouver and
Singapore Games (2010) – available only in French
Françoise PAPA, Université de Grenoble, France
Television in the Olympic Games - The New Era (1998)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the IOC Radio and Television Commission, the International Chair in Olympism of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the
Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne
The Challenges and Opportunities of the Olympic Movement over the Next Decade: A
Communication Approach (2009) – available only in French
Françoise PAPA, Université de Grenoble, France
#media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic
Games (2010)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
Social Networking and the Olympic Movement: Social Media Analysis, Opportunities and
Trends (2011)
Emilio FERNÃNDEZ PEÑA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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12. Medicine
Arguing against doping : a discourse analytical study on Olympic anti-doping between the
1960s and the late 1980s (2012)
Marcel REINOLD, The University of Münster, Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Origins of the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission and its
Technocratic Regime: An Historiographic Investigation of Anti-Doping Regulation and
Enforcement in International Sport (2009)
Kathryn HENNE, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
13. Olympic Games Management / Legacy
A case study approach to indicator-based impact assessment: the Olympic Games impact (OGI) study and the Vancouver Olympic athletes' village in contextual perspective
(2013)
Caitlin PENTIFALLO, University of British Columbia, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement - Balancing the Games Lived
Festival Experience and its Global Media Projection (2009)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
Examining the Importance of Olympic Games Legacy Aspects among Host City
Residents: A Temporal Approach (2010)
Kyriaki KAPLANIDOU, University of Florida, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Is Sydney Still an Olympic City?
(2010)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
London 2012: Developing a Cultural Legacy for Local Communities in Hackney (2009)
Nancy STEVENSON, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Managing corporate partner relationships to achieve sustainability: case study of the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Research report (2008)
Full thesis (2011)
Xinquan YANG, University of British Columbia, Canada/People’s Republic of China (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Methodological issues in the meta-evaluation of the sporting legacy of the 2012 Games: observations on the application of the meta-evaluation methodology (2012)
Ian P. HENRY, Loughborough University, Great Britain
Olympic sustainability reporting and sport participation (2012)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
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Olympic Villages - Hundred Years of Urban Planning and Shared Experiences (1996)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne and the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Miquel DE MORAGAS, M. LLINES and Bruce KIDD, editors
Transportation Planning for Mega Events: A Model for Urban Change (2009)
Eva KASSENS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA/Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver (2010)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
The Historical Evolution of Olympic Games Legacy (2008)
Becca LEOPKEY, University of Ottawa, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Legacy of the Olympic Games: 1984 - 2000 (2002)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne and the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Miquel DE MORAGAS, Christopher KENNETT and Nuria PUIG, editors
The Non-Infrastructural Impacts of the Olympic Games on Socially Excluded Groups in the Host Community: a Comparative Scoping Study from Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008
(2009)
Lynn MINNAERT, University of Westminster, Great Britain/Belgium (Grant holder of the
PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Games' Cultural Programme and its Role in Fostering Local Creativity (2010)
Ilaria PAPPALEPORE, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Games Management and Legacy (2008)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Volunteers, Global Society and the Olympic Movement (1999)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne and the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Miquel DE MORAGAS, Ana Belén MORENO and Nuria PUIG, editors
14. Olympic Movement
A historical examination of the IOC and UN partnership: 1952 - 1980 (2013)
Nicolien VAN LUIJK, University of British Columbia, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Alpine Skiing and the Winter Games - An Olympic Problem? 1936 – 1972 (2010)
Andrew DENNING, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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An Unwitting Target: The IOC, Exiled Athletes, and U.S. Government Covert Operations,
1950-1960 (2010)
Toby RIDER, The University of Western Ontario, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Arguing against doping : a discourse analytical study on Olympic anti-doping between the
1960s and the late 1980s (2012)
Marcel REINOLD, the University of Münster, Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement in Future Decades: an
Educational and Historical-Educational Perspective (2009)
Stephan WASSONG, German Sport University Köln, Germany
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement in Future Decades: the
Corporate Social Responsibility (2009)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
Italy and the Olympic Movement after the Second World War . From exclusion to glory
(2014)
Nicola SBETTI, University of Bologna, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Olympic Studies Reader (2009)
Hai REN, Lamartine DACOSTA, Ana MIRAGAYA, Niu JING, Beijing Sport University &
Universidade Gama Filho , China/Brazil
Social Networking and the Olympic Movement: Social Media Analysis, Opportunities and
Trends (2011)
Emilio FERNÃNDEZ PEÑA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
The Globalization of the Olympic Games from Seoul (1988) to Sydney (2000): Thesis
Summary (2002) – Full paper available only in French
Nicolas CHAMEROIS, University of Franche-Comté, France (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Movement and its Contribution to Society: A Proposal for Monitoring and
Evaluating the Realization of Olympism (2008)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
The Origins of the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission and its
Technocratic Regime: An Historiographic Investigation of Anti-Doping Regulation and
Enforcement in International Sport (2009)
Kathryn HENNE, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Problems and Prospects of the Olympic Movement (2009)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
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15. Olympic Sports / Sport / Athletes
A cross-cultural study into the junior-senior transition of Olympic athletes (2014)
Nathalie ROSIER, Vrije Universiteit, Belgium (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Alpine Skiing and the Winter Games - An Olympic Problem? 1936 – 1972 (2010)
Andrew DENNING, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Elite Athletes and Higher Education: Lifestyle, “Balance” and the Management of Sporting and Educational Performance (2010)
Ian HENRY, Loughborough University, Great Britain
Elite athletes and their entourage – how can athletes be supported before, during and after their sports careers?
(2012)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
European Policy Systems and Sport for All as a Policy Objective (2011)
Ian HENRY, Loughborough University, Great Britain
Olympic sustainability reporting and sport participation (2012)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
Origins and practice of Winter Olympic Sports (2002)
Sylvain ADAMI, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO),
University of Franche-Comté, France
Preparing Olympic Athletes for Lives Outside of Elite Sport. Towards Best Practice (2011)
Natalie BARKER-RUCHTI, University of Gothenburg, Sweden – Dean BARKER,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden – Jessica LEE, Griffith University, Australia – Steven
RYNNE, University of Queensland, Australia (Grant holders of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Problems and Prospects of the Olympic Movement (2009)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
The role of the entourage on elite athletes development and post-sport career preparation
(2013)
Tschepang TSHUBE, Michigan State University, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Sport and Olympism: Common Issues, Threats and Opportunities Analysed by Academic
Research (2008)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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16. Olympism / Spirit and values of the Olympic
Movement
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement in Future Decades: An
Educational and Historical-Educational Perspective (2009)
Stephan WASSONG, German Sport University Köln, Germany
Different perspectives on the culture and education programme of the Youth Olympic
Games : nonformal and informal learning (2011)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Olympic values and sports journalism ethics. The international press coverage of the 2012
Olympics (2014)
Xavier RAMON, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Olympism today from a Philosophical Perspective (2008)
Alberto Reinaldo REPPOLD FILHO, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
The Relevance of Olympic Education in Today’s Societies, Countries and School
Programmes (2012)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
The Youth Olympic Games, their Programs and Olympism (2010)
Cesar TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
17. Sociology / Social and political impact
A case study approach to indicator-based impact assessment: the Olympic Games impact (OGI) study and the Vancouver Olympic athletes' village in contextual perspective
(2013)
Caitlin PENTIFALLO, University of British Columbia, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Challenges and Opportunities for the Olympic Movement in Future Decades: the
Corporate Social Responsibility (2009)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
Examining the Importance of Olympic Games Legacy Aspects among Host City
Residents: A Temporal Approach (2010)
Kyriaki KAPLANIDOU, University of Florida, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Olympism and Nation-building from a Cultural Perspective. Beijing Olympics and the
Traditional Hutong Neighbourhood (2009)
Jialing LUO, University of Cambridge, Great Britain / People’s Republic of China (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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Rio 2016 and sport legacies: the legacies of the Olympic Games for youth at-risk in Rio de
Janeiro (2012)
Arianne CARVALHEDO DIAS DOS REIS, Southern Cross University, Brazil and Fabiana
RODRIGUES DE SOUSA MAST, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft, Brazil (Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Social integration of street children: when sports makes the difference (2012) – available only in French
Athanase NSENGIYUMVA, Université du Burundi, Burundi (IOC Olympic Solidarity Grant holder)
Social Networks and Olympic Communities: Experience of Beijing, Vancouver and
Singapore Games (2010) – available only in French
Françoise PAPA, Université de Grenoble, France
The Challenges and Opportunities of the Olympic Movement over the Next Decade: A
Communications Approach (2009)
– available only in French
Françoise PAPA, University of Grenoble, France
The Legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver (2010)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
The Non-Infrastructural Impacts of the Olympic Games on Socially Excluded Groups in the Host Community: A Comparative Scoping Study from Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008
(2009)
Lynn MINNAERT, University of Westminster, Great Britain/Belgium (Grant holder of the
PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Movement and its Contribution to Society: A Proposal for Monitoring and
Evaluating the Realization of Olympism (2008)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
Volunteers, Global Society and the Olympic Movement (1999)
Full report of the symposium co-organized by the Olympic Museum (OSC) Lausanne and the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Miquel DE MORAGAS, Ana Belén MORENO and Nuria PUIG, editors
18. Urbanism & Architecture
A Need for Symbiosis between Olympism and the Host City's Social Reality (2001)
Stephany TZANOUDAKI, Edinburgh College of Art-Heriot Watt University, Great Britain
(Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies
Centre)
From Global Field to Local Neighbourhood, Sustainable Transformation of the Olympic
Park for the City (2008)
Hiromasha SHIRAI, London School of Economics and Political Science, Great
Britain/Japan (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC
Olympic Studies Centre)
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Legacy after the bid? The impact of bidding to host Olympic Games on urban development planning (2013)
John LAUERMANN, Clark University, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Olympic Games Munich 1972 and London 2012 : creating urban legacies - similar concepts in different times ?
(2013)
Valerie VIEHOFF, University of East London, Great Britain and Holger KRETSCHMER,
University of Cologne, Germany (Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant
Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Transportation Planning for Mega Events: A Model for Urban Change (2009)
Eva KASSENS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA/Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
19. Youth Olympic Games / Youth, Sport and
Olympism
A cross-cultural study into the junior-senior transition of Olympic athletes (2014)
Nathalie ROSIER, Vrije Universiteit, Belgium (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research
Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Olympism and Youth (2009)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Social integration of street children: when sports makes the difference (2012) – available only in French
Athanase NSENGIYUMVA, Université du Burundi, Burundi (IOC Olympic Solidarity Grant
Holder)
The Youth Olympic Games, their Programs and Olympism (2010)
Cesar TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
20. Olympic Games
(Analysis of more than one edition of the Summer and Winter Games)
Social Networks and Olympic Communities: Experience of Beijing, Vancouver and
Singapore Games (2010) – available only in French
Françoise PAPA, Université de Grenoble, France
The Non-Infrastructural Impacts of the Olympic Games on Socially Excluded Groups in the Host Community: A Comparative Scoping Study from Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008
(2009)
Lynn MINNAERT, University of Westminster, Great Britain/Belgium (Grant holder of the
PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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21. Summer Olympic Games
(Analysis of more than one edition of the Summer Games)
Examining the Importance of Olympic Games Legacy Aspects among Host City
Residents: A Temporal Approach (2010)
Kyriaki KAPLANIDOU, University of Florida, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
From Global Field to Local Neighbourhood, Sustainable Transformation of the Olympic
Park for the City (2008)
Hiromasha SHIRAI, London School of Economics and Political Science, Great
Britain/Japan (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC
Olympic Studies Centre)
Olympic values and sports journalism ethics. The international press coverage of the 2012
Olympics (2014)
Xavier RAMON, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
The Globalization of the Olympic Games from Seoul (1988) to Sydney (2000): Thesis
Summary (2002) – Full paper available available only in French
Nicolas CHAMEROIS, University of Franche-Comté, France (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Historical Evolution of Olympic Games Legacy (2008)
Becca LEOPKEY, University of Otawa, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Transportation Planning for Mega Events: A Model for Urban Change (2009)
Eva KASSENS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA/Germany (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
22. Winter Olympic Games
(Analysis of more than one edition of the Winter Games)
Alpine Skiing and the Winter Games - An Olympic Problem ? 1936
– 1972
(2010)
Andrew DENNING, University of California, USA (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Candidate Cities and Venues for the Winter Olympics (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO) , University of
Franche-Comté, France
Participation in Winter Olympic Games: A Sluggish Start (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO) , University of
Franche-Comté, France
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23. 1972 – Munich Olympic Games
Olympic Games Munich 1972 and London 2012 : creating urban legacies - similar concepts in different times ? (2013)
Valerie VIEHOFF, University of East London, Great Britain and Holger KRETSCHMER,
University of Cologne, Germany (Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant
Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
24. 1972 - Sapporo Olympic Winter Games
Amateurism in the International Press, the Sapporo 1972 Winter Games (2007) available only in French
Guy-Lionel LOEW, University Marc Bloch, France (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
25. 1980 - Moscow Olympic Games
Paradoxes of humanism: human rights advocacy, the Olympic Movement, and the 1980
(2011)
Umberto TULLI, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane and Universita di Bologna, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
26. 2000 - Sydney Olympic Games
Is Sydney Still an Olympic City?
(2010)
Kristine TOOHEY, Griffith University, Australia
27. 2002 - Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games
Results from the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at Salt Lake City (2002)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Sport et l'Olympisme (CERSO), University of
Franche-Comté, France
28. 2004 - Athens Olympic Games
Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis of Mega-events: Evidence from Greece (2006)
Evangelia KASIMATI, University of Bath, Great Britain/Greece (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme
– IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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29. 2006 – Torino Winter Olympic Games
The Olympic Games' Cultural Programme and its Role in Fostering Local Creativity (2010)
Ilaria PAPPALEPORE, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
30. 2008 - Beijing Olympic Games
Encoding Olympics: The Comparative Analysis on International Reporting of Beijing 2008:
A communication Perspective: Summary (2008)
Qing LUO and five other researchers, University of China, Peop le’s Republic of China
(Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies
Centre)
Olympism and Nation-building from a Cultural Perspective. Beijing Olympics and the
Traditional Hutong Neighbourhood (2009)
Jialing LUO, University of Cambridge, Great Britain / People’s Republic of China (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Olympic Studies in China (2008)
Hai R EN, Beijing Sport University, People’s Republic of China
31. 2010 - Vancouver Olympic Winter Games
A case study approach to indicator-based impact assessment: the Olympic Games impact (OGI) study and the Vancouver Olympic athletes' village in contextual perspective
(2013)
Caitlin PENTIFALLO, University of British Columbia, Canada (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Managing corporate partner relationships to achieve sustainability: case study of the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Research report (2008)
Full thesis (2011)
Xinquan YANG, University of British Columbia, Canada/People’s Republic of China (Grant holder of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
The Legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver (2010)
Bruce KIDD, University of Toronto, Canada
32. 2010 – Singapore Youth Olympic Games
Different perspectives on the culture and education programme of the Youth Olympic
Games : nonformal and informal learning (2011)
Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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The Youth Olympic Games, their Programs and Olympism (2010)
Cesar TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
33. 2012 - London Olympic Games
A philosophical case for the live broadcast of the Olympic Games’ opening and closing ceremonies (2012)
Cesar R. TORRES, State University of New York College, USA
London 2012: Developing a Cultural Legacy for Local Communities in Hackney (2009)
Nancy STEVENSON, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Methodological issues in the meta-evaluation of the sporting legacy of the 2012 Games: observations on the application of the meta-evaluation methodology (2012)
Ian P. HENRY, Loughborough University, Great Britain
#media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic
Games (2010)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
Olympic Games Munich 1972 and London 2012: creating urban legacies - similar concepts in different times ?
(2013)
Valerie VIEHOFF, University of East London, Great Britain and Holger KRETSCHMER,
University of Cologne, Germany (Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant
Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Olympic values and sports journalism ethics. The international press coverage of the 2012
Olympics (2014)
Xavier RAMON, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre) – NEW!
Placing Culture at the Heart of the Games: Key achievements and challenges within the
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad (2013)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad: a new model for nation-wide Olympic cultural legacy
(2011)
Beatriz GARCIA, University of Liverpool, Great Britain
The Olympic Games' Cultural Programme and its Role in Fostering Local Creativity (2010)
Ilaria PAPPALEPORE, University of Westminster, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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34. 2012 – Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games
Evaluation of the innovative elements of the WYOG 2012 sports programme with particular emphasis on the media and spectators (2012)
Martin SCHNITZER, University of Innsbruck, Italy (Grant holder of the PhD Students
Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
35. 2016 – Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
An Olympic city in the making: Rio de Janeiro mega-event strategy (1993 – 2016) (2012)
Gabriel SILVESTRE, University College London, Great Britain (Grant holder of the PhD
Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
Rio 2016 and sport legacies: the legacies of the Olympic Games for youth at-risk in Rio de
Janeiro (2012)
Arianne CARVALHEDO DIAS DOS REIS, Southern Cross University, Brazil and Fabiana
RRODRIGUES DE SOUSA MAST, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft, Brazil (Grant holders of the PhD Students Research Grant Programme – IOC Olympic Studies Centre)
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