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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Intersectional theory recognises inequity is rarely the result of one social identity; social identities, and their interaction with context and power relations, offer some protective factors, while marginalises others. Taking an intersectional approach to social policy has the potential to provide deeper insights in terms of identifying and ...
Shona Bates, Rosemary Kayess, Ilan Katz
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Comparing the Urban Impacts of the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games From 2010 to 2016
, 2018 At a cost of often more than US$10 billion, mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA Men’s World Cup are the single most transformative urban project in many host cities for decades.
Martin Müller, Christopher Gaffney
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Climate Change and (Mal)Adaptation in Tourism‐Intensive Alpine Regions
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Tourism, especially in winter, accounts for a large share of economic income in Alpine regions. At the same time, these regions are more severely affected by climate change, leading to shorter winter seasons and reduced snow cover. This presents a pressing issue for areas reliant on income from winter tourism through activities such as skiing.
Valentina Ausserladscheider
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Similarity and attraction effects in episodic memory judgments [PDF]
In the decision-making literature, it is known that preferences between two options can be influenced in different ways by the introduction of a third option.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article argues that the current way of thinking about ethics in sport in primarily biomedical terms, and in particular in terms of the presence of particular pharmaceutical substances, fails to account for broader notions of sporting ethics and fairness in the Global South.
Michael Crawley, Uroš Kovač
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Historical Development of the Olympic Movement [PDF]
Sport Mont, 2017 The Olympic Movement is a term that covers all areas related to the phenomenon of Olympism. From its creation, the Olympic Movement has had to follow and to respond to numerous challenges and changes of the 20th and 21st century.
Violeta Šiljak, Dejan Djurovic
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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No Medal for the Olympics on Labour Rights [PDF]
, 2007 The report utilizes the research of four of the companies awarded licenses to produce official Olympic goods and calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure all Olympic products are manufactured in conditions aligned with the Olympic ...
Play Fair 2008 (Clean Clothes Campaign)
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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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FUNCTIONS OF OLYMPIC EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL [PDF]
Sport Mont, 2010 Contemporary circumstances make specialists to connect the conception of Olympic education not only with the Olympic movement as an imposing social phenomenon but with school education on all levels as well.
Boyanka Peneva
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