Tools of security risk management for the London 2012 Olympic Games and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany

Jennings, Will and Lodge, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-4273-6118 (2009) Tools of security risk management for the London 2012 Olympic Games and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany. CARR Discussion Papers (DP 55). ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London, UK. ISBN 9780853283973

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Abstract

Mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the football World Cup represent a special venue for the practice of risk management. This paper explores management of security risks in the case of two sporting mega-events, the London 2012 Olympic Games and the FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany. The analysis progresses in three stages. First, it explores three explanations that have dominated the literature on policy instruments and tools and introduces the generic tools of government approach developed by Christopher Hood (1983). Second, it reviews the tools used for security risk management at the two mega-events. Third, it evaluates competing explanations of tool choice and degree to which these are consistent with organisational strategies of risk management at the events. The findings highlight the importance of national political systems in influencing tool choice.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/CARR
Additional Information:	© 2009 Then Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Risk & Regulation
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H0 - General
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2011 09:58
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 23:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36539

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