Abstract
The promises made by the British Olympic Association’s Bidding Committee to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the positive effect the Games would have on the host “community” played a determinant role in winning the 2012 Games. The word “community” was never far from the lips of politicians and of those tasked with defining and delivering the Games. “Community” is a political concept, for the term speaks to narratives of power. It is also a contested term in relation to its definition and connotation.
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Lindsay, I. (2014). Newham Divide and Document. In: Living with London’s Olympics. Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137453211_4
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