The International Olympic Committee And The Olympic System

Author : Jean-Loup Chappelet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134083688

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The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System by Jean-Loup Chappelet Pdf

When the athletes enter the stadium and the Olympic flame is lit, the whole world watches. Billions will continue to follow the events and to share in the athletes' joys and sorrows for the next sixteen days. Readers of this book, however, will watch forthcoming editions of the Olympic Games in a completely different light. Unlike many historical or official publications and somewhat biased commercial works, it provides -- in a clear, readable form -- informative and fascinating material on many aspects of what Olympism is all about: its history, its organization and its actors. Although public attention is often drawn to various issues surrounding this planetary phenomenon -- whether concerning the International Olympic Committee, the athletes, the host cities or even the scandals that have arisen -- the Olympic System as such is relatively little known. What are its structures, its goals, its resources? How is it governed and regulated? What about doping, gigantism, violence in the stadium? In addition to providing a wealth of information on all these subjects, the authors also show how power, money and image have transformed Olympism over the decades. They round off the work with thought-provoking reflections regarding the future of the Olympic System and the obstacles it must overcome in order to survive.

Author : Jean-Loup Chappelet,Brenda Kübler-Mabbott
Publisher : Routledge Global Institutions
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415431670

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The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System by Jean-Loup Chappelet,Brenda Kübler-Mabbott Pdf

Provides informative and fascinating material on many aspects of what Olympism is all about: its history, its organization and its actors. As public attention is often drawn to the athletes and the scandal, the Olympic System as such is relatively little known.

Author : Ryan Gauthier
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317197263

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The International Olympic Committee, Law, and Accountability by Ryan Gauthier Pdf

The Olympic Games is unquestionably the largest and most important sporting event in the world. Yet who exactly is accountable for its successes and failures? This book examines the legitimacy and accountability of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This non-governmental organisation wields extraordinary power, but there is no democratic basis for its authority. This study questions the supremacy of the IOC, arguing that there is a significant accountability deficit. Investigating the conduct of the IOC from an international legal perspective, the book moves beyond a critique of the IOC to explore potential avenues for reform, means of improving democratic procedures and increasing accountability. If the Olympics are to continue to be our most celebrated sporting event, those who organise them must be answerable to the citizens that they can potentially harm as well as benefit. Full of original insights into the inner workings of the IOC, this book is essential reading for all those interested in the Olympics, sport policy, sport management, sport mega-events, and the law.

Author : Heather Dichter,Bruce Kidd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135706074

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Olympic Reform Ten Years Later by Heather Dichter,Bruce Kidd Pdf

In 1999, the International Olympic Committee approved far-reaching reforms to the appointment and terms of its members, the selection of host cities for the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games, the events on the Olympic Program, and the reporting of decisions and financial information. The reforms were initiated in response to the deep crises of legitimacy it faced because of the Salt Lake City doping scandal and ongoing accusations that it turned a blind eye to doping. This book assesses the implementation and effectiveness of those reforms ten years after. It draws upon the perspectives of Olympic scholars, Olympic athletes, and IOC members, including those who were directly involved in the reform process, and makes a number of recommendations about how the process of Olympic reform could be maintained and strengthened. As such, it provides an insightful and telling report card on the modern Olympic Movement in the first decade of the 21st century, and the presidency of Jacques Rogge. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Author : Emmanuel Bayle,Jean-Loup Chappelet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351718011

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From Olympic Administration to Olympic Governance by Emmanuel Bayle,Jean-Loup Chappelet Pdf

Lausanne, the Swiss city IOC (International Olympic Committee) President Juan Antonio Samaranch honored with the title "Olympic capital" in 1994, is now the administrative capital of world sport. The past century has presented Olympism with many challenges and that continues to be the case today; the issues may have changed, but they are no less numerous. Controversies over phony amateurism, the two Chinas and the creation of a modern Olympia have been resolved, only to be replaced by questions of governance, compliance, strategy, responsible management, the size of the Games, the scarcity of bids and new forms of doping and corruption. All these themes are examined in the articles that make up this book published about 100 years after the establishment of the IOC’s headquarters in Lausanne. This book was originally published as a special edition of Sport in Society.

Author : Richard Espy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520043952

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The Politics of the Olympic Games by Richard Espy Pdf

Author : Stephen Wenn,Robert Barney,Scott Martyn
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780815655541

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Tarnished Rings by Stephen Wenn,Robert Barney,Scott Martyn Pdf

In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city’s bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of the organization by the international media. The IOC and its president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, staggered through the opening weeks of the scandal, but ultimately Samaranch and key actors such as IOC vice president Richard Pound, marketing director Michael Payne, and director-general François Carrard weathered the storm. They also safeguarded the IOC’s autonomy and subsequently spearheaded the push for reforms to the Olympic Charter, intended to better position the IOC for the twenty-first century. In Tarnished Rings, the authors delve into this fascinating story, exploring the genesis of the scandal and charting the IOC’s efforts to bring stability to its operations. Based on extensive research and unparalleled access to primary and source material, the authors offer a behind-the-scenes account of the politics surrounding the IOC and the bidding process. Wenn, Barney, and Martyn’s potent examination of this critical episode in Olympic history and of the presidency of Samaranch, who brought sweeping changes to the Olympic Movement in the 1980s and 1990s, offers valuable lessons for those interested in the IOC, the Olympic Movement, and the broader concepts of leadership and crisis management.

Author : International Olympic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Olympics
ISBN : 9291490016

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Olympic Charter by International Olympic Committee Pdf

1. The Olympic Movement. 2. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 3. The International Federations (IFs). 4. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs). 5. The Olympic Games.

Author : Stephen Wenn,Robert Barney,Scott Martyn
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780815650874

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Tarnished Rings by Stephen Wenn,Robert Barney,Scott Martyn Pdf

In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city’s bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of the organization by the international media. The IOC and its president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, staggered through the opening weeks of the scandal, but ultimately Samaranch and key actors such as IOC vice president Richard Pound, marketing director Michael Payne, and director-general François Carrard weathered the storm. They also safeguarded the IOC’s autonomy and subsequently spearheaded the push for reforms to the Olympic Charter, intended to better position the IOC for the twenty-first century. In Tarnished Rings, the authors delve into this fascinating story, exploring the genesis of the scandal and charting the IOC’s efforts to bring stability to its operations. Based on extensive research and unparalleled access to primary and source material, the authors offer a behind-the-scenes account of the politics surrounding the IOC and the bidding process. Wenn, Barney, and Martyn’s potent examination of this critical episode in Olympic history and of the presidency of Samaranch, who brought sweeping changes to the Olympic Movement in the 1980s and 1990s, offers valuable lessons for those interested in the IOC, the Olympic Movement, and the broader concepts of leadership and crisis management.

Author : Pierre de Coubertin,Norbert Müller (arts),International Olympic Committee
Publisher : Lausanne, Switzerland : International Olympic Committee
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Coubertin, Pierre de
ISBN : UCSC:32106015860312

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Olympism by Pierre de Coubertin,Norbert Müller (arts),International Olympic Committee Pdf

Compilation of the most important documents and speeches by Pierre de Coubertin on Olympism and the Olympic Games.

Author : Jim Parry,Vassil Girginov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134281510

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The Olympic Games Explained by Jim Parry,Vassil Girginov Pdf

This student textbook explores the history and meaning of the modern Olympic Games, providing a comprehensive overview of 'Olympism' from the Ancient Greeks origins through to the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee.

Author : International Olympic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Olympics
ISBN : NYPL:33433041703053

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Olympic Charter by International Olympic Committee Pdf

The Olympic Charter is the codification of the fundamental principles of Olympism, and the rules and bye-laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee. It governs the organisation, actions and functioning of the Olympic Movement and establishes the conditions for the celebration of the Olympic Games. Among other things, it establishes the relations between the International Federations, National Olympic Committees and the Olympic Movement.

Author : Thomas M. Hunt
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780292739574

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Drug Games by Thomas M. Hunt Pdf

On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games, suddenly fell from his bike and fractured his skull. His death hours later led to rumors that performance-enhancing drugs were in his system. Though certainly not the first instance of doping in the Olympic Games, Jensen's death serves as the starting point for Thomas M. Hunt's thoroughly researched, chronological history of the modern relationship of doping to the Olympics. Utilizing concepts derived from international relations theory, diplomatic history, and administrative law, this work connects the issue to global political relations. During the Cold War, national governments had little reason to support effective anti-doping controls in the Olympics. Both the United States and the Soviet Union conceptualized power in sport as a means of impressing both friends and rivals abroad. The resulting medals race motivated nations on both sides of the Iron Curtain to allow drug regulatory powers to remain with private sport authorities. Given the costs involved in testing and the repercussions of drug scandals, these authorities tried to avoid the issue whenever possible. But toward the end of the Cold War, governments became more involved in the issue of testing. Having historically been a combined scientific, ethical, and political dilemma, obstacles to the elimination of doping in the Olympics are becoming less restrained by political inertia.

Author : International Olympic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Olympics
ISBN : UOM:39015034913379

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The Olympic Games by International Olympic Committee Pdf

Author : David B Kanin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429724312

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A Political History Of The Olympic Games by David B Kanin Pdf

The turmoil surrounding the 1980 Olympic Games, says the author, was nothing new--it was merely the most recent, and most complex, manifestation of the political content of modern sport. Despite the mythology perpetrated by Olympic publicists, the modern Olympic Games were founded with expressly political goals in mind and continue to thrive on tie