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Terrorism and the Olympics: major event security and lessons for the future

Terrorism and the Olympics: major event security and lessons for the future
Terrorism and the Olympics: major event security and lessons for the future
This book aims to outline the progress, problems and challenges of delivering a safe and secure Olympics in the context of the contemporary serious and enduring terrorist threat. The enormous media profile and symbolic significance of the Olympic Games, the history of terrorists aiming to use such high-profile events to advance their cause, and Al Qaeda's aim to cause mass casualties, all have major implications for the security of London 2012. Drawing on contributions from leading academics and practitioners in the field, the book will assess the current terrorist threat, particularly focusing on terrorist targeting and how the Olympics might feature in this, before addressing particular response themes such as transport security, the role of surveillance, resilient designing of Olympic sites, the role of private security and the challenge of inter-agency coordination. The book will conclude by providing an assessment of the legacy of Olympic security to date and will discuss the anticipated issues and dilemmas of the future. This book will be of interest to students of terrorism studies, security studies, counter-terrorism and sports studies.
Routledge
Richards, Anthony
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Fussey, Pete
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Silke, Andrew
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Richards, Anthony
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Richards, Anthony, Fussey, Pete and Silke, Andrew (eds.) (2010) Terrorism and the Olympics: major event security and lessons for the future , 1 ed. London. Routledge, 272pp.

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This book aims to outline the progress, problems and challenges of delivering a safe and secure Olympics in the context of the contemporary serious and enduring terrorist threat. The enormous media profile and symbolic significance of the Olympic Games, the history of terrorists aiming to use such high-profile events to advance their cause, and Al Qaeda's aim to cause mass casualties, all have major implications for the security of London 2012. Drawing on contributions from leading academics and practitioners in the field, the book will assess the current terrorist threat, particularly focusing on terrorist targeting and how the Olympics might feature in this, before addressing particular response themes such as transport security, the role of surveillance, resilient designing of Olympic sites, the role of private security and the challenge of inter-agency coordination. The book will conclude by providing an assessment of the legacy of Olympic security to date and will discuss the anticipated issues and dilemmas of the future. This book will be of interest to students of terrorism studies, security studies, counter-terrorism and sports studies.

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Published date: 17 November 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 502756
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502756
PURE UUID: 0402a596-d822-40da-93bc-e97f1aa42ded
ORCID for Pete Fussey: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-7133

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Editor: Anthony Richards
Editor: Pete Fussey ORCID iD
Editor: Andrew Silke

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