Securing Mega-Events: Networks, Strategies and Tensions

by Chad Whelan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137596678
• ISBN13: 9781137596673
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"