Sarah Van Den Broucke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4151522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Van Den Broucke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah Van Den |
| FAMILY NAME | Broucke |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DEN BROUCKE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contesting the brand
Cities worldwide consider the hosting of sport mega-events such as the Olympics as a strategy to improve their global image through strengthening the local ‘brand’. This image construction is strongly influenced by how the event and the host city are covered in the media worldwide, both in the run-up to and during the event, and goes beyond what is covered in relation to sports. To gain insight into how mega-event imaginaries and their associated…
Mega-Event Mobilities
Global sports events are rarely far from the public eye. Such mega-events are about much more than the sporting competitions themselves. They entail global exposure and intense struggles by different stakeholders.This is the first book to examine sports mega-events from a mobilities perspective. It analyses the ‘mobile construction’ of global sports mega-events and the role this plays in managing labour, imaginaries, policies and legacies. In par…
Contesting the brand
Cities worldwide consider the hosting of sport mega-events such as the Olympics as a strategy to improve their global image through strengthening the local ‘brand’. This image construction is strongly influenced by how the event and the host city are covered in the media worldwide, both in the run-up to and during the event, and goes beyond what is covered in relation to sports. To gain insight into how mega-event imaginaries and their associated…
Mega-Event Mobilities
Global sports events are rarely far from the public eye. Such mega-events are about much more than the sporting competitions themselves. They entail global exposure and intense struggles by different stakeholders.This is the first book to examine sports mega-events from a mobilities perspective. It analyses the ‘mobile construction’ of global sports mega-events and the role this plays in managing labour, imaginaries, policies and legacies. In par…
Contesting the brand
Cities worldwide consider the hosting of sport mega-events such as the Olympics as a strategy to improve their global image through strengthening the local ‘brand’. This image construction is strongly influenced by how the event and the host city are covered in the media worldwide, both in the run-up to and during the event, and goes beyond what is covered in relation to sports. To gain insight into how mega-event imaginaries and their associated…
Geography (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (2 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (2 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (1 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Astronomy (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cities and towns (1 works)