Terrorism and Security at the Olympics: Empirical Trends and Evolving Research Agendas

Spaaij, RamÃ3n

doi:10.1080/09523367.2015.1136290

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“…The world watched the tense days as terrorists held captive members of the Israeli Olympic Team. The actions of the terrorists and the tragic response by the Germans resulted in the deaths of twelve individuals, eleven being Israeli Olympic team members [Spaaij, 2016].…”

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The Media, Extremism and Terrorism: An Unintentional Business Relationship

McElreath

Doss

et al. 2021

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Although the goals of the press and terrorists are not the same, the two groups engage in a mutually beneficial relationship that often appears confusing to scholars and the public. Both the press and the terrorists need and crave the attention of the public. In this paper the authors examine the motives and the methods that the media and the terrorists attempt to achieve their goals. The terrorists need the attention to create terror and spread their propaganda to further their political causes. The media needs the sensationalism created by the terrorists to attract viewers or readers and to positively effect ratings. The study found that the stories about terrorism increased media ratings while unintentionally benefiting the terrorist by publicizing the terrorist cause.

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Section: Media Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Media, Extremism and Terrorism: An Unintentional Business Relationship

McElreath

Doss

et al. 2021

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“…Resultantly, scholarly research into this area of SME studies has grown (Coaffee et al, 2011;Giulianotti & Klauser, 2010;Yu et al, 2009). Aspects of SME security that have been examined include historical incidents of sports-related terrorism (Spaaij, 2016), event-specific security-management (Armstrong et al, 2017;Coaffee et al, 2011), and the mediation of security issues before and during SMEs (Atkinson & Young, 2012). More recently, some scholars have also visited contemporary security-related concepts such as security legacies (Giulianotti, 2013;Giulianotti & Klauser, 2010) and most relevant here, security networks Whelan, 2014Whelan, , 2015Whelan, , 2016.…”

Section: International Collaboration and Security Network At Mega-evmentioning

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‘The more, the merrier?’ Euro 2020, transnational collaboration, opportunities and challenges

Ludvigsen

2020

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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2020 will, for the first time in the history, be staged in 12 different countries across the European continent. However, such a geographically diffuse celebration also gives life to certain challenges. Particularly for the event's security, which will involve a larger number of host countries and actors, responsible for, and required to cooperate transnationally and form what literature refers to as 'security networks'. As such, this article draws upon academic literature in the fields of sociology, policing and event management and delineates three key challenges and related opportunities speaking to international cooperation between security actors provided by Euro 2020's format. These include (1) overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers (2) valuable lessons for less experienced hosts and (3) establishment of new, 'good practices'. Undeniably, the event produces opportunities, but also significant hurdles, important to give academic attention and examination with the event approaching in time. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…There is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes terrorism, but it is commonly associated with groups who justify their short-term and long-term motivations on ideological, political, or religious grounds by correcting what they perceive to be a wrong or promoting a greater good and, by doing so, seek to affect societies and governments (Toohey & Taylor, 2008). Spaaij (2016) defines terrorism as "the intentional use of, or threat to use, violence against civilians or against civilian targets, in order to attain political aims" (p. 452). Terrorists do this by seeking mass destruction most commonly through bombings, shootings, and the use of large vehicles by targeting places where large numbers of people congregate such as music concerts, mass celebrations/commemorations, public transport, or hubs such as train stations or airport terminals.…”

Section: Sports Stadia As a Panopticon: Terrorism Security And Survmentioning

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“…Elite sports events have global visibility and symbolic value to hundreds of millions of people across the world. Given this global platform, since the beginning of the 21st century, there has been a growth in scholarly research on the link between sport and terrorism, primarily surrounding security and surveillance at the Olympic Games (see, for example, Atkinson & Young, 2003Coaffee & Murakami Wood, 2006;Fussey & Coaffee, 2012;Giulianotti & Klauser, 2010Hassan, 2012Hassan, , 2016Horne & Manzenreiter, 2006;Houlihan & Giulianotti, 2012;Samatas, 2007Samatas, , 2011Schimmel, 2017;Spaaij, 2016;Sugden, 2012;Taylor & Toohey, 2006, 2011Toohey, 2008;Toohey & Taylor, 2008. This literature often locates two key events on which to base their contextual analysis: (a) the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and (b) the consequences for sport following the terrorist attacks across the north east of the United States on September 11, 2001.…”

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Nothing Will Be the Same Again After the Stade de France Attack: Reflections of Association Football Fans on Terrorism, Security and Surveillance

Cleland

Cashmore

2018

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Following the attempted terrorist attack at the friendly match between France and Germany at the Stade de France on November 13, 2015, this article draws on the response of 1,500 association football fans to the threat of terrorism in the world's most popular sport. Its primary focus was to ask fans to reflect on their own experiences of security and surveillance and what extent the attempted attack on the Stade de France will have on the management of football crowds. Drawing on the themes of surveillance devised by Michel Foucault, the results outline how some fans accept additional measures of security and surveillance as a means of protecting their safety but others resist this as overly excessive and intrusive and argue it negatively affects their match-day experience. The article concludes by reflecting on the management of football crowds given the response by fans and the changes already taking place since November 2015.

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Terrorism and Security at the Olympics: Empirical Trends and Evolving Research Agendas

Cited by 21 publications

References 25 publications

The Media, Extremism and Terrorism: An Unintentional Business Relationship

The Media, Extremism and Terrorism: An Unintentional Business Relationship

‘The more, the merrier?’ Euro 2020, transnational collaboration, opportunities and challenges

Nothing Will Be the Same Again After the Stade de France Attack: Reflections of Association Football Fans on Terrorism, Security and Surveillance

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