151 Publications:

Materialities of Bigness. Encountering the urban politics of iconicity with the European Solidarity Centre Author(s): Trivin, Clotilde Abstract: As Western cities underwent post-industrialisation, they sought to regenerate vacant areas and develop new, integrated urban spaces. The role of culture in urban development intensified,... Publication date: 2026-02-13 Type: thèse de doctorat

Grüne Spiele, rote Bilanz? Die (Nicht-)Nachhaltigkeit der Olympischen Spiele Author(s): Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin Editor(s): Jansen, Petra; Roth, Ralf Abstract: Dieses Kapitel thematisiert die Nachhaltigkeit der Olympischen Spiele und beleuchtet die Diskrepanz zwischen Versprechen und der Realität von Mega-Events. Es wird auf die ökologischen, sozialen... Publication date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-71203-0 Type: book part Book: Nachhaltigkeit im Sport

Building entanglements: Hagia Sophia and the everyday politics of urban landmarks Author(s): Torre, Violante Abstract: Summary Landmark buildings are instantly recognisable features of cityscapes. Dominating skylines and often overshadowing their urban surroundings, these structures are designed to encapsulate a city's... Publication date: 2025-10-10 Type: doctoral thesis

A Guide for Preparing and Reporting Qualitative Research Author(s): Müller, Martin; Schurr, Carolin; Etter, Nina; Komposch, Nora Abstract: The preparation and reporting of qualitative research require transparent values and consistent procedures to produce well-crafted, credible results. Such transparent reporting is especially important in... Publication date: 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2025.2542817 Type: journal article Journal: The Professional Geographer

Planning mega-events: Entrepreneurial, regulatory and neopatrimonial models Author(s): Jastrząbek, Julia; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Müller, Martin Abstract: Despite their cyclical and predictable nature within established operational and contractual frameworks, planning approaches to mega-events vary considerably across host cities. Drawing on an extensive... Publication date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1177/02690942251371560 Type: journal article Journal: Local Economy

What Makes Mega-Events Profitable? Determinants of Revenues and Costs of the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup Author(s): Lang, Markus; Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin Publication date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/24704067.2025.2538007 Type: journal article Journal: Journal of Global Sport Management

Material Political Geographies Author(s): Torre, Violante; Trivin, Clotilde; Müller, Martin Editor(s): Mamadouh, Virginie; Koch, Natalie; Woon, Chih Yuan; Agnew, John Abstract: In the wake of the material turn in the social sciences, a growing interest in issues of materiality has entailed overcoming the conventional perception of... Publication date: 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1002/9781119753995.ch29 Type: chapter Book: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography

Culture goes East: Mapping the shifting geographies of urban cultural capital through major cultural buildings Author(s): Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin Abstract: Culture has become a major component of policies to put cities on the global map. This article traces the shifting geographies of urban cultural capital... Publication date: 2025-05 DOI: 10.1177/00420980241289846 Type: journal article Journal: Urban Studies

Toward change in the uneven geographies of urban knowledge production Author(s): Müller, Martin; Rihoux, Quentin; Neville, Laura Abstract: More than four-fifths of the global urban population live in the Global South and East. Most urban theories, however, originate in the Global North. Building... Publication date: 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1038/s44284-025-00202-4 Type: journal article Journal: Nature Cities

Database of major cultural buildings from 1990 to 2019 Author(s): Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin Publication date: 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/BFHKTU Type: other

Have the Olympics outgrown cities? A longitudinal comparative analysis of the growth and planning of the Olympics and former host cities Author(s): Silvestre, Gabriel; Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Müller, Martin Abstract: This paper examines the growth of the Olympic Games against that of former host cities to understand whether this mega-event may have ‘outgrown' its hosts.... Publication date: 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2024.2334817 Type: journal article Journal: Planning Perspectives

Culture for the Planet. A global state of the art of sustainability in cultural organisations Author(s): Müller, Martin; Grieshaber, Julie Abstract: Cultural organisations, with their wide-reaching influence and power to shape narratives and imaginations, are poised to be trailblazers in championing sustainability causes. Our research project... Publication date: 2024-02-27 Type: report Book: Etudes urbaines: rapport de recherche

How sustainable are cultural organizations? A global benchmark Author(s): Müller, Martin; Grieshaber, Julie Abstract: Museums, theaters, and other cultural organizations can be important actors in the sustainability transition, enjoying high visibility and public trust. Yet, we know little about... Publication date: 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2024.2312660 Type: journal article Journal: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

Mega-events and triple-baseline (un)sustainability Author(s): Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin Abstract: In the face of the climate crisis and societal pressure, mega-event organizers and their international rights holders increasingly promote their sustainable credentials. Sustainability is now... Publication date: 2024-01-25 DOI: 10.4337/9781800885653.00039 Type: book part Book: Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events

Raw dataset of survey for How sustainable are cultural organizations? A global benchmark Author(s): Martin, Müller; Julie, Grieshaber Abstract: Raw dataset of survey on the sustainability of cultural organisations around the world (N=206) Publication date: 2024 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/MMNNEG Type: other

Universe of cultural organizations for How sustainable are cultural organizations? A global benchmark Author(s): Martin, Müller; Julie, Grieshaber Abstract: Institutions contacted for benchmark survey Publication date: 2024 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/OJJDCH Type: other

SPSS output for How sustainable are cultural organizations? A global benchmark Author(s): Martin, Müller; Julie, Grieshaber Abstract: SPSS output for all analyses presented in the referenced paper. Publication date: 2024 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/KYVSQO Type: other

A field guide to Berlin. Designing teaching material for a field visit in urban studies Author(s): Müller, Martin; Trivin, Clotilde; Imhof, Nadja; Paulos, Julio Abstract: This field guide is part of a larger field course called ‘Urban Dynamics' (Dynamiques Urbaines), running in the third year of the Bachelor degree in... Publication date: 2023-11-21 Type: report Book: Etudes urbaines: rapport de recherche

Der (Um-)Weg zum Paradies Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2023-10-04 Type: book part Book: In 30 Tagen durch die Schweiz: Einblicke in ungeahnte Orte

Autour de la Suisse en 30 lieux inattendus Editor(s): Klauser, Francisco; Landolt, Sara; Müller, Martin; Schoepfer, Isabelle Publication date: 2023-10-04 Type: book

In 30 Tagen durch die Schweiz: Einblicke in ungeahnte Orte Editor(s): Klauser, Francisco; Landolt, Sara; Müller, Martin; Schoepfer, Isabelle Publication date: 2023-10-04 Type: book

Itinéraire pour le paradis Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2023-10-04 Type: book part Book: Autour de la Suisse en 30 lieux inattendus

L'avenir (non) durable des Jeux Olympiques Author(s): Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Müller, Martin; Boëtsch, Gilles Editor(s): Bancel, Nicolas; Blanchard, Pascal; Bolz, Daphné; Gastaut, Yvan; Lemaire, Sandrine; Mourlane, Stéphane Publication date: 2023-06-01 Type: chapter Book: Une histoire mondiale de l'olympisme

Peak event: the rise, crisis and potential decline of the Olympic Games and the World Cup Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gaffney, Christopher; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Abstract: This paper tracks the growth of two of the largest tourist events: the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup, drawing on a dataset containing... Publication date: 2023-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104657 Type: journal article Journal: Tourism Management

The sustainability star: a model for museums Author(s): Müller, Martin; Grieshaber, Julie Publication date: 2023-01-16 Type: journal article Journal: ICOM Voices

Questionnaire_Survey_Culture for the Planet Author(s): Martin, Müller; Julie, Grieshaber Abstract: Questionnaire used for Culture for the Planet online survey in summer 2022 to evaluate the state of sustainability of 200+ cultural institutions Publication date: 2023 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/NYUWP2 Type: other

The Multispecies City: Becoming with Rats in Zurich Author(s): IMHOF, Nadja Natascha Abstract: This thesis focuses on rethinking the rat-human relationships in Zurich's multispecies urban landscape. The shared history of Norway rats (rattus norvegicus) with humankind and their... Publication date: 2023 Type: doctoral thesis

Dataset: Peak event: the rise, crisis and potential decline of the Olympic Games and the World Cup Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gaffney, Christopher; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Abstract: Dataset relating to the following article: M. Müller, D. Gogishvili, S. D. Wolfe, C. Gaffney, M. Hug, A. Leick, Peak event: the rise, crisis and... Publication date: 2022-10-05 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/82MMTK Type: other

What makes an event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gogishvili, David Editor(s): Hanakata, Naomi C.; Bignami, Filippo; Cuppini, Niccolò Publication date: 2022-07-26 DOI: 10.4324/9780367625726-3 Type: chapter Book: Mega Events, Urban Transformations and Social Citizenship: A Multi-Disciplinary Analysis for An Epistemological Foresight

Assemblagen und Akteur-Netzwerke Author(s): Müller, Martin Editor(s): Steiner, Christian; Rainer, Gerhard; Schröder, Vanessa; Zirkl, Frank Publication date: 2022-07-18 DOI: 10.25162/9783515132305-006 Type: chapter Book: Mehr-als-menschliche Geographien. Schlüsselkonzepte, Beziehungen und Methodiken

The structural deficit of the Olympics and the World Cup: Comparing costs against revenues over time Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel Abstract: The Olympic Games and the Football World Cups are among the most expensive projects in the world. While available theoretical explanations suggest that the revenues... Publication date: 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.1177/0308518x221098741 Type: journal article Journal: Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

Dataset: Revenues and Costs of the Olympic Games and the Football World Cups, 1960s to late 2010s Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel Abstract: Dataset on major revenues (ticketing, sponsoring, broadcasting) and costs (organisation, sports venues) for the Olympic Games (Summer and Winter) and the Men's Football (Soccer) World... Publication date: 2022-05-09 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/CPQEHN Type: other

Dataset: Overview of the environmental promises and outcomes of the Summer and Winter Olympics Author(s): Gogishvili, David; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Müller, Martin Abstract: Overview of the environmental promises and outcomes of the Summer and Winter Olympics Publication date: 2022-04-28 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/P1I4T5 Type: other

La géopolitique du savoir géographique: à la recherche des Ests Author(s): Müller, Martin; Trivin, Clotilde Editor(s): Argounès, Fabrice Publication date: 2022-02-01 Type: chapter Book: Géographies du politique

The mega-events database: systematising the evidence on mega-event outcomes Author(s): Müller, Martin; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Gaffney, Christopher; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Publication date: 2021-11-08 DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2021.1998835 Type: journal article Journal: Leisure Studies

À la recherche des Ests : Les villes en notes de bas de page Author(s): Müller, Martin Abstract: Depuis la fin de la Guerre froide, découper le monde entre les Nords et les Suds est devenu courant pour penser les villes à l'échelle... Publication date: 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.3917/lig.852.0024 Type: journal article Journal: L'information géographique

Footnote urbanism: the missing East in (not so) global urbanism Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2021-05-31 Type: book part Book: Global Urbanism: Knowledge, power and the city

Global Theory Does Not Believe in Tears Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2021-05-21 Type: journal article Journal: Praktyka Teoretyczna

The urban and economic impacts of mega-events: mechanisms of change in global games Author(s): Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Chappelet, Jean-Loup; Müller, Martin Abstract: Mega-events are global affairs with profound effects across a variety of scales, and are the focus of a large and growing body of academic inquiry.... Publication date: 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2021.1903438 Type: journal article Journal: Sport in Society

An evaluation of the sustainability of the Olympic Games Author(s): Müller, Martin; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gaffney, Christopher; Gogishvili, David; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Abstract: The Olympic Games claim to be exemplars of sustainability, aiming to inspire sustainable futures around the world. Yet no systematic evaluation of their sustainability exists.... Publication date: 2021-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00696-5 Type: journal article Journal: Nature Sustainability

W poszukiwaniu Globalnego Wschodu: Myślenie między Północą a Południem Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2021-03-25 Type: journal article Journal: Praktyka Teoretyczna

Mega-event database variable book Author(s): Müller, Martin; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gogishvili, David; Gaffney, Christopher; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Abstract: Names and definitions of variables contained in the mega-events database. Publication date: 2021-01-25 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/F0MNC9 Type: other

Worlding geography: From linguistic privilege to decolonial anywheres Author(s): Müller, Martin Abstract: Geography studies the world. Our knowledge of the world, however, comes mostly from Anglophone sources. This makes Geography in urgent need of worlding – of... Publication date: 2021-01-20 DOI: 10.1177/0309132520979356 Type: journal article Journal: Progress in Human Geography

The East is a delicate matter (English version of Восток — дело тонкое) Author(s): Müller, Martin Abstract: This is the original English version of the following article: Müller, M. (2021). Восток—Дело тонкое. Социологическое Oбозрение / Russian Sociological Review, 20(1), 9–24. https://doi.org/10.17323/1728-192x-2021-1-9-24 Publication date: 2021-01-01 Type: journal article Journal: Russian Sociological Review

Восток — дело тонкое (The East is a Delicate Matter) Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2021 DOI: 10.17323/1728-192x-2021-1-9-24 Type: journal article Journal: Russian Sociological Review

Dataset: Sustainability of the Olympic Games Author(s): Müller, Martin; Wolfe, Sven Daniel; Gaffney, Christopher; Gogishvili, David; Hug, Miriam; Leick, Annick Abstract: Underlying dataset on the historical evolution of the (un)sustainability of the Olympic Games (Summer and Winter) from 1992. (2021-01-25) Publication date: 2021 DOI: 10.7910/DVN/ZARR6A Type: other

The Global Easts in global urbanism: views from beyond North and South Author(s): Müller, Martin; Trubina, Elena Publication date: 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2020.1777443 Type: journal article Journal: Eurasian Geography and Economics

A part of the world or apart from the world? The postsocialist Global East in the geopolitics of knowledge Author(s): Trubina, Elena; Gogishvili, David; Imhof, Nadja; Müller, Martin Publication date: 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2020.1785908 Type: journal article Journal: Eurasian Geography and Economics

Käferkämpfe : Borkenkäfer und Landschaftskonflikte im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald Author(s): Müller, Martin; Imhof, Nadja Publication date: 2020-10-05 DOI: 10.13109/9783666360954.111 Type: chapter Book: Urwald der Bayern

Разыскивая Глобальный Восток: мышление между Севером и Югом Author(s): Müller, Martin Abstract: Разделение мира на Глобальный Север и Глобальный Юг стало общепринятым способом осмысления глобальных различий с конца холодной войны. Однако эта бинарная оппозиция игнорирует то, что... Publication date: 2020-10-01 Type: journal article Journal: Социологическое Oбозрение / Russian Sociological Review

Improvising urban spaces, inhabiting the in-between Author(s): Müller, Martin; Trubina, Elena Publication date: 2020-08 DOI: 10.1177/0263775820922235 Type: journal article Journal: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

In Search of the Global East: Thinking between North and South Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2020-05-26 DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2018.1477757 Type: journal article Journal: Geopolitics

Who Makes Geographical Knowledge? The Gender of Geography's Gatekeepers Author(s): Schurr, Carolin; Müller, Martin; Imhof, Nadja Publication date: 2020-04-30 DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2020.1744169 Type: journal article Journal: The Professional Geographer

How international are geography journals? Not international enough Author(s): Imhof, Nadja; Müller, Martin Publication date: 2020-02-25 DOI: 10.1177/0308518x20907608 Type: journal article Journal: Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

“Fanatic Energy in the Wrong Places”: Potemkin Neoliberalism and Domestic Soft Power in the 2018 Men's Football World Cup in Russia Author(s): Wolfe, Sven Daniel Abstract: This thesis uses the 2018 World Cup in Russia to engage with the processes of neoliberal restructuring and the conception of soft power. Based on... Publication date: 2019-08-21 Type: doctoral thesis

La crise des événements, ou l'extraordinaire devenu quotidien Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2019-07-16 Type: editorial Journal: Le Temps

Goodbye, Postsocialism! Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2019-04-21 DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1578337 Type: journal article Journal: Europe-Asia Studies

Käferkämpfe: Borkenkäfer und Landschaftskonflikte im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald Author(s): Müller, Martin; Imhof, Nadja Publication date: 2019 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-22325-0_19 Type: chapter Book: RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft

Comparing the Urban Impacts of the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games From 2010 to 2016 Author(s): Müller, M.; Gaffney, C. Abstract: At a cost of often more than US$10 billion, mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA Men's World Cup are the single most... Publication date: 2018-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/0193723518771830 Type: journal article Journal: Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Scrutinizing global mega-events Author(s): Gaffney, C.; Wolfe, S. D.; Müller, M. Editor(s): Harrison, J.; Hoyler, M. Publication date: 2018-04-01 Type: chapter Book: Doing global urban research

Towards a versatile and multidimensional framework to analyse regional governance Author(s): Willi, Y.; Pütz, M.; Müller, M. Abstract: Regional governance has received growing attention, not only from researchers, but also from politicians and practitioners of regional development. The understanding and usage of the... Publication date: 2018-02-28 DOI: 10.1177/2399654418760859 Type: journal article Journal: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

Crisis Neopatrimonialism : Russia's New Political Economy and the 2018 World Cup Author(s): Wolfe, S. D.; Müller, M. Abstract: The economic crisis since 2010 has affected Russia's political economy by reducing the income available to fund political loyalty—the key mechanism of neopatrimonialism. Through an... Publication date: 2018-02 DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2018.1429934 Type: journal article Journal: Problems of Post-Communism

Globalization and mega-events: thinking through flows Author(s): Müller, Martin; Gaffney, Christopher Abstract: Sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup are quintessential expressions of the multiple facets of globalization. This contribution analyses mega-events... Publication date: 2018-01-11 DOI: 10.4337/9781785363849.00032 Type: chapter Book: Handbook on the Geographies of Globalization

Political geography and geopolitics Author(s): Mamadouh, V.; Müller, M. Editor(s): Mishkova, D.; Trencsényi, B. Publication date: 2017-08-01 Type: chapter Book: European regions and boundaries: a conceptual history

What makes an event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Frawley, S. Publication date: 2017 Type: book part Book: Managing sport mega-events

Approaching paradox: Loving and hating mega-events Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: This paper examines the role of paradoxes in research and proposes strategies of engaging with them. For this purpose, it analyses the ways in which... Publication date: 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.06.003 Type: journal article Journal: Tourism Management

How mega-events capture their hosts: event seizure and the World Cup 2018 in Russia Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: This paper develops the notion of “event seizure” to better understand how mega-events, and the elites associated with them, take possession of host cities and... Publication date: 2017 DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1109951 Type: journal article Journal: Urban Geography

Mobilities and mega-events: four challenges, one warning Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Salazar, N. B.; Timmerman, C.; Wets, J.; Gama Gato, L.; Van den Broucke, S. Publication date: 2017 Type: postface Book: Mega-event mobilities: a critical analysis

An ethnographic perspective on educating state subjects in Russia Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viw006 Type: journal article Journal: International Studies Review

After Sochi 2014: Costs and impacts of Russia's Olympic Games Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2016 Type: journal article Journal: The Building Economist

Höher, grösser, teurer: Grossveranstaltungen und Geographie Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2016 Type: journal article Journal: GeoAgenda

Does Temporary Geographical Proximity Predict Learning? Knowledge Dynamics in the Olympic Games Author(s): Müller, Martin; Stewart, Allison Abstract: Temporary geographical proximity in the form of face-to-face contact is commonly thought to enhance learning. In a sample of individuals (n = 294) involved in... Publication date: 2016 DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.917168 Type: journal article Journal: Regional Studies

Assemblage thinking and actor-network theory: conjunctions, disjunctions, cross-fertilisations Author(s): Müller, M.; Schurr, C. Abstract: This paper shows that assemblage thinking and actor-network theory (ANT) have much more to gain from each other than debate has so far conceded. Exploring... Publication date: 2016 DOI: 10.1111/tran.12117 Type: journal article Journal: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

The multiple roles of mega-events: mega-promises, mini-outcomes? Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2016 Type: book part Book: Global Corruption Report: Sport

Mega-event syndrome: why so much goes wrong in mega-event planning and what to do about it Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2016 Type: report

Das Mega-Event-Syndrom : Weshalb Großveranstaltungen so problematisch sind – und was sich ändern sollte Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2015-09 DOI: 10.1007/s00548-015-0391-z Type: journal article Journal: Standort: Zeitschrift für Angewandte Geographie

Global games, local rules: Mega-events in the post-socialist world Author(s): Müller, M.; Pickles, J. Abstract: In the past decade mega-events have entered a new phase of global reach, as post-socialist countries in Eurasia, from Poland to Russia, have or will... Publication date: 2015-04 DOI: 10.1177/0969776414560866 Type: journal article Journal: European Urban and Regional Studies

(Im-)Mobile policies: Why sustainability went wrong in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2015-04 DOI: 10.1177/0969776414523801 Type: journal article Journal: European Urban and Regional Studies

A half-hearted romance? A diagnosis and agenda for the relationship between economic geography and actor-network theory (ANT) Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: This paper examines the relationship of actor-network theory (ANT) and economic geography, arguing that there has been a rather restrictive, sometimes ambiguous reading of ANT... Publication date: 2015-02 DOI: 10.1177/0309132513518833 Type: journal article Journal: Progress in Human Geography

The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: Problem, research strategy, and findings: Mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup have become complex and transformative undertakings over the last... Publication date: 2015-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2015.1038292 Type: journal article Journal: Journal of the American Planning Association

Assemblages and Actor-networks: Rethinking Socio-material Power, Politics and Space Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: Assemblage thinking and actor-network theory (ANT) have been at the forefront of a paradigm shift that sees space and agency as the result of associating... Publication date: 2015-01 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12192 Type: journal article Journal: Geography Compass

BRIC foundations: new kids on the block and the implications for transcultural communication Author(s): Müller, M.; Pernet, C. Editor(s): Sánchez, Y.; Brühwiler, C. F. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Transculturalism and business in the BRIC states: a handbook

Mais alto, maior, mais caro: Sochi e as Olimpiadas de Inverno de 2014 Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Alves dos Santos Junior, O.; Gaffney, C.; Ribeiro, L. C. de Queiroz Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Brasil: os impactos da Copa do Mundo 2014 e das Olimpíadas 2016

Lexicometric analysis: a methodological prelude Author(s): Tristl, C.; Müller, M.; Bachmann, V. Editor(s): Bachmann, V.; Müller, M. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa: looking from the outside in

Mega-shock, mini-outcome: Russian authoritarianism and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Grabher, G.; Thiel, J. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Self-induced shocks: mega-projects and urban development

Sotschi 2014: das staubige Herz der größten Baustelle der Welt Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Helbling, B. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Olympic realities

More-than-representational political geographies Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Agnew, J.; Mamadouh, V.; Secor, A.; Sharp, J. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: The Wiley-Blackwell companion to political geography

Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa: looking in from the outside Author(s): Müller , M.; Bachmann, V. Publication date: 2015 DOI: 10.1057/9781137405470 Type: book

How Brazil, Russia, India, and China view BRIC Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Sánchez, Y.; Brühwiler, C. F. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Transculturalism and business in the BRIC states: a handbook

Russia Author(s): Denisova-Schmidt, E.; Müller, M.; Schmid, U. Editor(s): Sánchez, Y.; Brühwiler, C. F. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Transculturalism and business in the BRIC states: a handbook

Conclusion: Looking from the outside in ≠ looking from the inside out Author(s): Müller, M.; Bachmann, V. Editor(s): Bachmann, V.; Müller, M. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa: looking from the outside in

Organizations, Geography of Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2015 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.72122-2 Type: other

Introduction: Global Europa? How, when and to whom? Author(s): Bachmann, V.; Müller, M. Editor(s): Bachmann, V.; Müller, M. Publication date: 2015 Type: book part Book: Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa: looking from the outside in

What makes an event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: There is considerable ambiguity about what makes an event a mega-event. Intervening in this debate, this paper develops a definition and classification scheme for mega-events.... Publication date: 2015 DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2014.993333 Type: journal article Journal: Leisure Studies

Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2015 DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199874002-0118 Type: other

World Cup 2018: Already the Most Expensive Ever? Author(s): Müller, M.; Sven Daniel, W. Publication date: 2014-06-25 Type: journal article Journal: Russian Analytical Digest

From sacred cow to cash cow: The shifting political ecologies of protected areas in Russia Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: How have political and economic processes in Russia impacted protected areas? When first conceived in 1916, protected areas in Russia were considered as sancta of... Publication date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/zfw.2014.0009 Type: journal article Journal: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie

Introduction: Winter Olympics Sochi 2014: what is at stake? Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: This introduction gives an overview of the major issues in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. It identifies and describes six problematic areas... Publication date: 2014 DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2014.880694 Type: journal article Journal: East European Politics

World Cup Russia 2018: already the most expensive ever? Author(s): Müller, M.; Wolfe Sven, D. Publication date: 2014 Type: journal article Journal: Russian Analytical Digest

Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft in Russland 2018: bereits jetzt die teuerste aller Zeiten? Author(s): Müller, M.; Wolfe Sven, D. Publication date: 2014 Type: journal article Journal: Russland-Analysen

‘I am Georgian and therefore I am European': Comparing Elite and Public Perceptions of Europe in Georgia, 2003–2013 Author(s): Bolkvadze, K.; Müller, M.; Bachmann, V. Editor(s): Chaban, N.; Holland, M. Publication date: 2014 Type: book part Book: Communicating Europe in Times of Crisis: External Perceptions of the European Union

The topological multiplicities of power: the limits of governing the Olympics Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: This article proposes that economic geography would benefit from a closer consideration of the topological multiplicities of power, that is, the multiple contending configurations of... Publication date: 2014 DOI: 10.1111/ecge.12032 Type: journal article Journal: Economic Geography

Higher, larger, costlier: Sochi and the 2014 Winter Olympics Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: With its subtropical climate and beaches, Sochi is known as the summer capital of Russia. For its conversion into a global winter sports resort, the... Publication date: 2014 Type: journal article Journal: Russian Analytical Digest

Sochi 2014: Great games for a great power? Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2014 Type: journal article Journal: East European Politics

Toothless Tigers? A Commentary on Alec Murphy's ‘Trapped in the Logic of the Modern State System?' Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2013-07 DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2012.748659 Type: journal article Journal: Geopolitics

Mittendrin statt nur dabei: Ethnographie als Methodologie in der Humangeographie Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: Interest in the lived mundane practices and embodied experience of subjects has seen a tremendous upsurge in human geography in the past years. With its... Publication date: 2013-03-19 DOI: 10.5194/gh-67-179-2012 Type: journal article Journal: Geographica Helvetica

Lack and jouissance in hegemonic discourse of identification with the state Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2013-03 DOI: 10.1177/1350508412445041 Type: journal article Journal: Organization

Парадоксальный спектакль: общественное мнение и Олимпиада в Сочи Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2013 Type: journal article Journal: Неприкосновенный запас

Text, discourse, affect and things Author(s): Müller, Martin Editor(s): Dodds, Klaus; Sharp, Joanne P.; Kuus, Merje Publication date: 2013 Type: book part Book: The Ashgate research companion to critical geopolitics

The geopolitics of organizing mega-events Author(s): Müller, M.; Steyaert, C. Editor(s): Munoz, J. M. Publication date: 2013 Type: book part Book: Handbook on the geopolitics of business

Sochi and the 2014 Olympics: game over? Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2013 Type: journal article Journal: Euxeinos. Culture and Governance in the Black Sea Region

Sochi and the 2014 Winter Olympics Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2013 Type: journal article Journal: Religion & Society in East and West

Opening the black box of the organization: Socio-material practices of geopolitical ordering Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2012-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.06.001 Type: journal article Journal: Political Geography

Think big! Das Großprojekt Sotschi 2014 Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2012 Type: journal article Journal: Osteuropa

Higher, longer, costlier: Risiko in der Planung von Grossprojekten Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2012 Type: journal article Journal: St. Gallen Business Review

Popular perception of urban transformation through megaevents: understanding support for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2012 DOI: 10.1068/c11185r Type: journal article Journal: Environment and planning. C, Government & policy

State Dirigisme in Megaprojects: Governing the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011-09 DOI: 10.1068/a43284 Type: journal article Journal: Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

How natural disturbance triggers political conflict: Bark beetles and the meaning of landscape in the Bavarian Forest Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.05.004 Type: journal article Journal: Global Environmental Change

Market meets nationalism: making entrepreneurial state subjects in post-Soviet Russia Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011-05 DOI: 10.1080/00905992.2011.565320 Type: journal article Journal: Nationalities Papers: The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity

Education and the Formation of Geopolitical Subjects Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011-03 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-5687.2011.00117.x Type: journal article Journal: International Political Sociology

Doing Discourse Analysis in Critical Geopolitics Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2011-02-11 DOI: 10.4000/espacepolitique.1743 Type: journal article Journal: Espace Politique

Public Opinion Toward the European Union in Georgia Author(s): Müller, M. Abstract: Georgia's association with the EU has become closer in recent years through foreign policy instruments including the European Neighborhood Policy, the Eastern Partnership, and the... Publication date: 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.2747/1060-586x.27.1.64 Type: journal article Journal: Post-Soviet Affairs

Nationalparkboom in Russland Author(s): Müller, M.; Shvarts, E.; Onufrenya, I. Publication date: 2011 Type: journal article Journal: Natur und Landschaft

Review of 'Urban assemblages: how actor-network theory changes urban studies' by Ignacio Farías and Thomas Bender Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011 Type: review article Journal: Urban Studies

New kids on the block: the rise of the BRIC and the reconfiguration of global economic ties Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2011 Type: journal article Journal: European Researcher. Series A – International Journal of Social Science

Russland im Aufwind: geopolitische Implikationen des russischen Wachstums Author(s): Müller, Martin Editor(s): Rolf, C. Publication date: 2011 Type: book part Book: Jahresheft Geopolitik 2010

The economic impact of tourism in six German national parks Author(s): Mayer, M.; Müller, M.; Woltering, M.; Arnegger, J.; Job, H. Publication date: 2010-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.04.013 Type: journal article Journal: Landscape and Urban Planning

The regional economic impact of Bavarian Forest National Park Author(s): Job, Hubert; Mayer, Marius; Woltering, Manuel; Müller, Martin; Harrer, Bernhard; Metzler, Daniel Publication date: 2010 Type: book Book: Berichte aus dem Nationalpark

Human Dimensions of Forest Disturbance by Insects: An International Synthesis Author(s): Flint, C. G.; McFarlane, B.; Müller, M. Publication date: 2009-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9193-4 Type: journal article Journal: Environmental Management

Managing natural disturbance in protected areas: Tourists' attitude towards the bark beetle in a German national park Author(s): Müller, Martin; Job, Hubert Publication date: 2009-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.037 Type: journal article Journal: Biological Conservation

Review of 'Geopolitics reframed: security and identity in Europe's eastern enlargement' by Merje Kuus Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2009 Type: review article Journal: Osteuropa

Making great power identities in Russia: an ethnographic discourse analysis of education at a Russian elite university Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2009 Type: book Book: Forum Politische Geographie

Rethinking identification with the hegemonic discourse of a "strong Russia" through Laclau and Mouffe Author(s): Müller, Martin Editor(s): Casula, P.; Perovic, J. Publication date: 2009 Type: book part Book: Identities and politics during the Putin presidency: the foundations of Russia's stability

Europa bis zum Kaukasus? EUphorie in Georgien Author(s): Müller, M.; Gutbrod, H. Publication date: 2009 Type: journal article Journal: Europa Regional

Measuring the regional economic impact of mega-events: what are the benefits of the 2014 Olympics for Sochi? Author(s): Müller, M. Editor(s): Romanova, G. Publication date: 2009 Type: book part Book: Professional training for the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games: problems and perspectives

The inevitable flaws in Russia's great power project Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2009 Type: other

Situating Identities: Enacting and Studying Europe at a Russian Elite University Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2008-08 DOI: 10.1177/0305829808093728 Type: journal article Journal: Millennium: Journal of International Studies

Reconsidering the concept of discourse for the field of critical geopolitics: Towards discourse as language and practice Author(s): Müller, Martin Publication date: 2008-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.12.003 Type: journal article Journal: Political Geography

Visitor attitudes towards natural disturbance: the case of the bark beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany Author(s): Müller, M.; Mayer, M.; Woltering, M.; Job, H. Editor(s): Raschi, A.; Trampetti, S. Abstract: Management authorities of protected areas have recently been faced with a considerable rise of natural disturbance such as fire or insect pests in ecosystems. Incorporating... Publication date: 2008 Type: conference paper Book: Management for protection and sustainable development. Proceedings of the fourth international conference on monitoring and management of visitor flows in recreational and protected areas

Die regionalwirtschaftliche Bedeutung des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald Author(s): Mayer, M.; Müller, M.; Woltering, M. Publication date: 2008 Type: book part Book: Jahrbuch des Vereins zum Schutz der Bergwelt, Jahrgang 2008

Empirical verve, conceptual doubts: looking from the outside in at critical geopolitics Author(s): Müller, M.; Reuber, P. Publication date: 2008 DOI: 10.1080/14650040802203695 Type: journal article Journal: Geopolitics

Der Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald als regionaler Wirtschaftsfaktor [Bavarian Forest National Park as a regional economic factor] Author(s): Job, Hubert; Mayer, Marius; Woltering, Manuel; Müller, Martin; Harrer, Bernhard; Metzler, Daniel Publication date: 2008 Type: book

Schutzgebiete in Russland: Katalysatoren nachhaltiger Entwicklung? [Protected areas in Russia: catalysts of sustainable development?] Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2008 Type: journal article Journal: Osteuropa

Totholz und Borkenkäfer im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald aus touristischer Perspektive Author(s): Müller, M.; Mayer, M.; Job, H. Editor(s): Job, H. Publication date: 2008 Type: book part Book: Die Destination Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald als regionaler Wirtschaftsfaktor

Protected areas in Russia - Catalysts for sustainable development? Author(s): Müller, Martin Abstract: Protected zones are supposed to conserve nature and to promote economically and socially sustainable development. Since the 1990s, administrators in Russia's protected areas have been... Publication date: 2008 Type: journal article Journal: Osteuropa

What's in a word? Problematising translation between languages Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00731.x Type: journal article Journal: Area

Zusammen, aber doch getrennt? Vorstellungen von Russlands Platz in Europa an einer russischen Elitehochschule Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2007 Type: journal article Journal: Europa Regional

Discourses of postmodern epistemology: radical impetus lost? Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2006 DOI: 10.1191/1464993406ps145oa Type: journal article Journal: Progress in Development Studies

Improvement of housing conditions and the performance of an aided housing scheme in selected rural areas of Kenya Author(s): Müller, M.; Job, H. Publication date: 2006 DOI: 10.5167/uzh-78848 Type: journal article Journal: Erde

Lost in translation: development politics in between the spaces of 'the cultural' Author(s): Müller, M. Publication date: 2005 Type: journal article Journal: Geographische Zeitschrift

The contribution of small and medium tourism enterprises to regional economic development: a comparison between two German national park regions Author(s): Job, H.; Metzler, D.; Müller, M.; Mayer, M. Publication date: 2004 Type: journal article Journal: Publications de l'AIEST