Tools of security risk management for the London 2012 Olympic Games and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany
Tools of security risk management for the London 2012 Olympic Games and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany
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.
978-0-85328-397-3
London School of Economics and Political Science
Jennings, Will
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Lodge, Martin
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November 2009
Jennings, Will
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Jennings, Will and Lodge, Martin
(2009)
Tools of security risk management for the London 2012 Olympic Games and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany
(ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation Discussion Paper, 55)
London, GB.
London School of Economics and Political Science
24pp.
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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.
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Published date: November 2009
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ISBN: 978-0-85328-397-3
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