Surveillance and securitization: A forgotten Sydney Olympic legacy

Toohey, K; Taylor, T

Surveillance and securitization: A forgotten Sydney Olympic legacy

Toohey, K Taylor, T

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Citation:: Progress in Physical Geography, 2012, 32 (4), pp. 324 - 327
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Toohey, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-7692	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Progress in Physical Geography, 2012, 32 (4), pp. 324 - 327	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0309-1333	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22704
dc.description.abstract	© 2012 The Author(s). The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were the last Olympic Games held before 9/11. Even though the 2000 Games were held prior to this landmark terrorist incident, Australia implemented a range of increased security processes to safeguard the Games. As such, the Sydney Games provide a compelling case study to examine how Olympic security measures were implemented before and during the Games and how some of these have remained as an Olympic legacy in the post-9/11 era. At the time, the arguments for stringent protection ranged from the need for safety of persons to safeguarding the Australian image or ‘brand’. Many of the measures introduced were low key, for example the introduction of specifically formulated legislation which significantly broadened police powers, and these have remained as a tangible Games legacy. The escalation of concerns for safety beyond the Australian context and the extrapolation of these onto the global stage are an intangible legacy.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Progress in Physical Geography	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1012690211433456	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Surveillance and securitization: A forgotten Sydney Olympic legacy	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

© 2012 The Author(s). The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were the last Olympic Games held before 9/11. Even though the 2000 Games were held prior to this landmark terrorist incident, Australia implemented a range of increased security processes to safeguard the Games. As such, the Sydney Games provide a compelling case study to examine how Olympic security measures were implemented before and during the Games and how some of these have remained as an Olympic legacy in the post-9/11 era. At the time, the arguments for stringent protection ranged from the need for safety of persons to safeguarding the Australian image or ‘brand’. Many of the measures introduced were low key, for example the introduction of specifically formulated legislation which significantly broadened police powers, and these have remained as a tangible Games legacy. The escalation of concerns for safety beyond the Australian context and the extrapolation of these onto the global stage are an intangible legacy.

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