Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games : making the games

Acknowledgements 1. Social, political, economic and operational context of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games: An introduction - Vassil Girginov Part One: Bidding for the Games 2. From 1908 to 2012: Continuity and change in London Olympic narratives - John Horne 3. Preparing and winning the London bid - Guy Masterman Part Two: Delivering the Games 4. Materializing the vision of a 2012 London Olympic Games - Gillian Evans 5. From a Roman village to an Olympic site: transforming East London - Andrew Powell 6. The Olympic Laws and the contradictions of promoting and preserving the Olympic Ideal - Mark James & Guy Osborn 7. London 2012 legacy strategy: Ambitions, promises and implementation plans - Mike Weed 8. Securing the Games - Jon Coaffee & Pete Fussey 9. Preparing TeamGB for London 2012 - Dave Collins & Andrew Cruickshank 10. Governance of the Games - Vassil Girginov Part Three: Engaging the UK Public 11. Involving East London communities - Iain MacRury 12. Involving the Regions - Ian Jones 13. Involving Schools - Charlie Tims 14. Involving the Further & Higher Education sector - Dikaia Chatziefstathiou 15. The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Torch relay - Beatriz Garcia 16. Volunteering for the Games - Geoff Nichols Part Four: Engaging Sports 17. Olympic and Paralympic Governing Bodies of Sport and the Games - Vassil Girginov 18. Other sport providers and the Games - Mike Collins Part Five: London 2012 and the World's Participation 19. Preparing for London: National elite sport policies - Barrie Houlihan, Jae Woo Park & Mayumi Ya-Ya Yamamoto 20. London 2012 and the Global South - Boria Majumdar 21. Beijing-London-Rio de Janeiro: a never ending global competition - John Gold & Margater Gold Part Six: Conclusions 22. Making the London Olympic & Paralympic Games: the story so far - Vassil Girginov