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Political context of international sanctions against Russian athletes [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Cоциология. ПолитологияThe article contains results of political analysis of the sanctions imposed against Russian sports since 2015. All sanctions imposed during this time are conditionally divided into two groups: those related to doping violations and those caused by the ...
Shurub, Maria K.
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You Will Be Harassed and Detained: Media Freedoms Under Assault in China Ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games [PDF]
, 2008 This 40-page report documents how Chinese authorities have repeatedly obstructed the work of foreign journalists this year, even though China on January 1, 2007, adopted temporary regulations to comply with commitments it made to the International ...
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The Regeneration Games: Commodities, Gifts and the Economics of London 2012 [PDF]
, 2008 This paper considers contradictions between two concurrent and tacit conceptions of the Olympic ‘legacy’, setting out one conception that understands the games and their legacies as gifts alongside and as counterpoint to the prevailing discourse, which ...
Amin A. +40 more
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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Public Health Research, 2018 Background: There is limited evidence for public health policy-makers on the health impacts of urban regeneration programmes. Objectives: To assess whether or not the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and related urban regeneration, were ...
Steven Cummins +10 more
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Game Changers: Leadership Lessons From Popular Sport Icons
New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 25-31, Spring 2025.ABSTRACT This article explores leadership lessons that can be drawn from popular sport icons. These lessons reveal how athletes leverage their status to drive social change or how they inspire others through performance‐based practices that align with effective modern‐day leadership skills.
S. Lynn Shollen, Maylon Hanold
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ACADEMIC OLYMPICS AS A MOTIVATION METHOD FOR IN-DEPTH STUDYING OF SUBJECTS
Вестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2022 The article presents the issues to increase motivation of university students to study special disciplines through Subject Olympics, by the example of the Olympiad in «Biological Chemistry» that improves knowledge and students' professional training. The
S. Andrusenko +4 more
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The Labor Market Effects of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics [PDF]
Olympics, impact analysis, mega-event ...
Bryan Engelhardt +2 more
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Branding the Games: Commercialism and the Olympic City [PDF]
, 2009 This chapter examines the role of branding and sponsorship in the Olympic games - with particular reference to the urban. The chapter identifies tensions between Olympic values, branding activities and a projected legacy.
MacRury, Iain
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