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Living with London’s OlympicsThe Rings of Exclusion

Living with London’s Olympics: The Rings of Exclusion [In the previous chapters, I have argued that an Olympic identity resonated throughout Britain. Its athletic-inspired inclusivity gave strength to the hegemonic practice of securing consent through an Olympic-themed provision of “bread and circuses” (Eisinger 2000) that allowed distraction from the realities of Olympic delivery and, more generally, of everyday life. The inclusive narrative that hosting the Olympic Games intimated the Olympics would boost the national economy, provide local and national Olympic legacies, and deliver a once-in-a-lifetime sporting “Mega-Event” for all to invest in, consume, and enjoy. It was assumed that these positive Olympic outcomes, not to mention the spectacle of the Games themselves, required a significant securitization of the areas where the events would be held. This assumption forms the basis of this chapter. I explore the policing concerns that were of particular relevance to Newham during Olympic delivery and offer an analysis of organized resistance to the Olympic security processes. The analysis begins with an overview of some 2012 Olympic-related security issues.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
ISBN
978-1-349-49855-0
Pages
97 –106
DOI
10.1057/9781137453211_7
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[In the previous chapters, I have argued that an Olympic identity resonated throughout Britain. Its athletic-inspired inclusivity gave strength to the hegemonic practice of securing consent through an Olympic-themed provision of “bread and circuses” (Eisinger 2000) that allowed distraction from the realities of Olympic delivery and, more generally, of everyday life. The inclusive narrative that hosting the Olympic Games intimated the Olympics would boost the national economy, provide local and national Olympic legacies, and deliver a once-in-a-lifetime sporting “Mega-Event” for all to invest in, consume, and enjoy. It was assumed that these positive Olympic outcomes, not to mention the spectacle of the Games themselves, required a significant securitization of the areas where the events would be held. This assumption forms the basis of this chapter. I explore the policing concerns that were of particular relevance to Newham during Olympic delivery and offer an analysis of organized resistance to the Olympic security processes. The analysis begins with an overview of some 2012 Olympic-related security issues.]

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Keywords: Local People; Public Transport; Security Measure; Olympic Game; Symbolic Capital

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