Olympic sport and the local community :

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" Olympic sport and the local community : "
Symons, Helen M. L.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	896406
Doc. No	:	TLets810650
Main Entry	:	Loughborough University
Title & Author	:	Olympic sport and the local community :\ Symons, Helen M. L.
College	:	Loughborough University
Date	:	2017
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
student score	:	2017
Abstract	:	London 2012 was the 30th Olympiad, and the third time that London had hosted an Olympic Games. The rationale for hosting the Games was to undertake a large-scale regeneration of Stratford and the East London region. The research explored the experiences of community representatives who live and/or work in East London. The research was inductive and focused on the empirical findings of the research via a sociological lens. Three overarching research themes (urban regeneration, socioculturalism, governance and economics). The original contribution to knowledge relates to the limited amount of research previously conducted which take into account all three of these overarching themes. 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed alongside official documents and newspapers using narrative thematic analysis and critical discourse analysis. Two main findings emerged from the analysis; Marginal Gains and the Ripple Effect. It is recognised that the positivity found throughout the presented narratives may have been present due to the time period in which the research was undertaken. Future research should focus on whether the time period has an influence on the experiences of community representatives and whether similar (economic and governance) is experienced by future host cities.
Subject	:	Olympics; Sport mega-event; Legacy; Gentrification; Community development; Urban regeneration
Added Entry	:	Loughborough University