Economies of (Alleged) Deviance: Sex Work and the Sport Mega-Event

Lisio, Amanda De; Hubbard, Philip; Silk, Michael

doi:10.1007/s13178-018-0319-z

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“…Finally, research has explored how marginalized community groups may use sport mega-events as an impetus or platform for mobilization around non-sport causes such as human rights or workers' rights. The recent study by De Lisio et al (2018) on Rio de Janeiro's sex workers is noteworthy in this regard. These authors discussed the everyday strategies of struggle and resistance that sex workers used to navigate local authorities in search of new economic opportunities and rights in the lead-up to and during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.…”

Section: Community As Struggle and Resistancementioning

confidence: 94%

Theorizing Community for Sport Management Research and Practice

Rich¹,

Spaaij²,

Misener³

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Community is a context for much research in sport, sport management, and sport policy, yet relatively few authors explicitly articulate the theoretical frameworks with which they interrogate the concept. In this paper, we draw from communitarian theory and politics in order to contribute to a robust discussion and conceptualization of community in and for sport management research and practice. We provide a synthesis of current sport management and related research in order to highlight contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to studying community. We distinguish between community as a context, as an outcome, as a site for struggle or resistance, as well as a form of regulation or social control. We then advance a critical communitarian agenda and consider the practical implications and considerations for research and practice. This paper synthesizes current research and establishes a foundation upon which sport management scholars and practitioners might critically reflect on community and deliberatively articulate its implications in both future research and practice.

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Section: Community As Struggle and Resistancementioning

confidence: 94%

Theorizing Community for Sport Management Research and Practice

Rich¹,

Spaaij²,

Misener³

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Nations hosting MSEs have also been accused of direct political repression with Cottrell and Nelson (2011) highlighting the Mexican government's response to student anti-Olympics and anti government protests in 1968. The incidence of human trafficking has also been identified in the context of FIFA World Cups and both the summer and winter Olympic Games (Hennig et al, 2007;Matheson and Finkel, 2013;De Lisio et al, 2018). Human trafficking also includes child sexual exploitation and child labour infringements (Brackenridge et al, 2015).…”

Section: Human Rights and Mega Sport Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embedding Child Rights Principles and Practises in Mega Sport Event Planning

Oluwaseyi

McGillivray

Carnicelli

et al. 2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Recently, there has been growing concern about the lack of intentionality of mega sport event (MSE) organisers in ensuring that child rights are adequately respected, protected and promoted before, during, and after the events take place. In the context of the summer Olympic Games, reported child rights infringements have been on the rise, both in relation to abuse in sport itself and the negative consequences associated with planning and delivering the Games. In response to reports of child rights infringements, a coalition of actors, including non-governmental and civil society organisations have sought to pressure event owners and organisers to strengthen protections in the planning and delivery of their events. To date, however, child rights commitments have not been fully embedded in policies and principles guiding the planning and delivery of the Olympic Games. In this article, we explore the field of child rights in the context of the Olympic Games, focusing on a case study of the Tokyo 2020 edition. Drawing on documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with Tokyo 2020 stakeholders and affiliates, detailed appraisal of the planning process was undertaken. Findings show that while the Japanese authorities have signed up to international child rights conventions and embedded some child participation strategies in Games-related activity, there was little evidence that Tokyo 2020 organisers had developed or implemented robust policies, principles or practises to respect, protect and promote child rights in Games planning. This absence, we argue, is because there was no requirement to embed child rights commitments during the bidding or planning phases, as the IOC had yet to enshrine human rights in its host city contract when the Games were first awarded to Tokyo. In conclusion, we argue that it is imperative the IOC embeds child rights principles and protocols in the bidding and planning processes to ensure that the risks to children are foregrounded and acted upon by host cities and their partners, elevating human rights to a position equal to other Games requirements. This study is of international significance as the evidence will aid future host city bidders to ensure children's rights are embedded in MSE policies for each nation.

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“…The ambiguous nature of prostitution legislation and enforcement around the world, and the fact that that former major event host cities have ranged from those that completely oppose sex work, to those partially tolerant and those open or supportive of it (De Lisio et al, 2018) make these events a potentially lucrative proposition for organized crime and sex traffickers. Conversely, and Dagistanli and Milivojevic (2013) argue that the moral panic around sex trafficking and major sport events undermines important debates related to the protection and legal status of sex workers, resulting in the increased harassment of sex workers.…”

Section: Host City Residents House Owners or Tenants And (Migrant) Wo...mentioning

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The State of Play Between Managing Major Sports Events and Human Rights: a Scoping Review

et al. 2023

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This scoping review integrates literature from diverse perspectives to better understand when and how management of major sport events promotes or harms human rights. The authors critically review 130 peer-reviewed English language articles to identify conceptual contributions to research and practice. The findings reveal that politics and political reform, legal frameworks and organizational actions are crucial influences in when and how management of events promotes or harms human rights. The most frequently considered rights in the literature are: equality, human trafficking-related, sport as a human right, worker rights and freedom of residence. Activism for human rights stimulates change within relevant stakeholders via collaboration, naming and shaming, in-public debates and media coverage. The committed, transparent and inclusive consideration of human rights in all stages of managing sport events (from bid preparation, bidding, planning and hosting to post-event leverage) may increase the likelihood that the event has social benefits.

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Economies of (Alleged) Deviance: Sex Work and the Sport Mega-Event

Cited by 15 publications

References 43 publications

Theorizing Community for Sport Management Research and Practice

Theorizing Community for Sport Management Research and Practice

Embedding Child Rights Principles and Practises in Mega Sport Event Planning

The State of Play Between Managing Major Sports Events and Human Rights: a Scoping Review

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