Going for Gold: The Olympics, Risk and Risk Management
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Social Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Hutter, Bridget
(2010)
Anticipating Risks and Organising Risk Regulation
Jennings W
(2013)
Governing Mega-Events: Tools of Security Risk Management for the FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany and London 2012 Olympic Games
in Government and Opposition
Richards, Anthony; Fussey, Pete; Silke, Andrew
(2010)
Terrorism and the Olympics: Major Event Security and Lessons for the Future
Will Jennings (author)
(2009)
The olympic polity and the management of risk : principals, agents and networks
William Jennings (author)
(2009)
London 2012 - a risk-based Olympics?
in Risk & regulation
William Jennings (author)
(2008)
Security and risk management for sporting mega-events
in Risk & regulation
| Description | Olympic risk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | A workshop was held at the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science on 3rd June 2009 on the Olympics, risk and risk management. The workshop addressed a range of cross-cutting themes related to preparations for and staging of the London 2012 Olympics. It was attended by more than twenty participants drawn from academia and a range of public organisations with responsibilities for delivering the Games, along with risk and insurance professionals from the private sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | University of Manchester's Will Jennings on Olympic games planning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview podcast on BestDay Insurance News, April 13, 2010 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |