Overview
The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. The IOC hopes that the YOG will encourage young people to be more active and that they will bring the Olympic movement closer to its original founding values. This is the first book to be published on the Youth Olympic Games. It critically examines the origins of the Games and the motives of the Games organisers, as well as the organisation and management of the Games and their wider impact and significance. The first part of the book discusses the relationship between the YOG and the ideology of Olympism, in the context of broader developments in youth sport competitions. The second part investigates a wide range of managerial aspects including the bidding process, finance, the prominent role of young people on the organising committees and as volunteers, the role of media and sponsors, and the distinctive competition structure. The final part of the book assesses the current and likely future impact of the YOG on the host cities and countries, the IOC and on national youth sport policies. The Youth Olympic Games is essential reading for any researcher, advanced student or policy maker with an interest in Olympic Studies, sports development, sport policy, youth sport or event management.
Full Product Details
Author: Dag Vidar Hanstad ,
Milena Parent ,
Barrie Houlihan (Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.660kg
ISBN: 9780415839877
ISBN 10: 0415839874
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 05 June 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The book is the only one to my knowledge takes hold on the Olympic movement's latest spin-off... As reference material for the Olympic interested is therefore a natural addition to the book collection. - Bjorn Sandahl (2015) Olympic outgrowth under the microscope - the Olympic Youth Games, 'idrottsforum.org': idrottsforum.org/sanbjo_hanstadetal151007/#
The book is the only one to my knowledge takes hold on the Olympic movement's latest spin-off... As reference material for the Olympic interested is therefore a natural addition to the book collection. - Bjorn Sandahl (2015) Olympic outgrowth under the microscope - the Olympic Youth Games, 'idrottsforum.org': idrottsforum.org/sanbjo_hanstadetal151007/#
"""The book is the only one to my knowledge takes hold on the Olympic movement's latest spin-off… As reference material for the Olympic interested is therefore a natural addition to the book collection."" - Bjorn Sandahl (2015) Olympic outgrowth under the microscope - the Olympic Youth Games, ‘idrottsforum.org’: idrottsforum.org/sanbjo_hanstadetal151007/#"
Author Information
Dag Vidar Hanstad is Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo, Norway. He is head of the Department of Cultural and Social Studies and currently leader of a research project on the Youth Olympic Games. Milena M. Parent is Associate Professor in the School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Canada, and at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. She is also a lecturer in the MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management) and Russian International Olympic University programmes. Barrie Houlihan is Professor of Sport Policy in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK and also Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
