Reconceptualizing Mega Events and urban transformations in the twentieth century

Caramellino, Gaia; Magistris, Alessandro De; Deambrosis, F.

doi:10.1080/02665433.2011.599930

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“…While Roche (2000) sees Western mega-events as crystallizing capitalist modernity (thus demonstrating economic powers at work), the links among the events held in Russia and the general logic of capitalist modernity testify to an amplification of the state's role in the nation's showcasing via privileging specific cities and regions; that is, the appropriation of mega-events by political forces. In order to understand the complex links between economic and political processes, it is important to consider how capitalist modernity unfolded through the subsuming of local societies into global forces -in part by engaging more and more countries in the Olympic Games and World Cup competitions (Caramellino, De Magistris, and Deambrosis 2011). Consequently, I look at Russia's growing engagement in mega-events as a case of the homogenizing tendencies of modernity and globalization.…”

Section: Modernity and Mega-events As The Showcases Of Progressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mega-events in the context of capitalist modernity: the case of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

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2014

Eurasian Geography and Economics

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This paper presents a conceptual account of the development of Russian urban space by analyzing the planning and execution of international mega-events. As place-rivalry among cities and countries under neoliberal capitalism becomes more pronounced, they pursue tighter incorporation into international markets via national developmental models. By reviewing links between modernity, capitalism, and spatiality outlined by scholars in recent decades, the author investigates how mega-events facilitate the accumulation of capital and how this is used in urban policies. With the help of capitalist boosterism rhetoric, during the 2014 Winter Olympics the Russian central, regional, and urban governments developed and exploited both the populist potential and the rent-seeking opportunities that mega-events possess. With the Winter Games in Sochi now behind, the author outlines a number of key issues that have shaped the urban development of the country and will leave a lasting legacy for a future generation to deal with. The author also summarizes larger lessons learned over the implementations of mega-events in the country.

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Section: Modernity and Mega-events As The Showcases Of Progressmentioning

confidence: 99%