Research projects

	Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028: A turnaround for the Olympics after the crisis? In this project we propose to investigate whether the preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Los Angele... More...	2019-2022
	Mega-events as urban interventions: growth and impacts The costs and infrastructural requirements of mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup put them ... More...	2017-2019
	"Fanatic Energy in the Wrong Places": Potemkin Neoliberalism and Domestic Soft Power in the 2018 Men’s Football World Cup in Russia Mega-events like the World Cup have a documented history of profound effects on the cities that host them. Proponents... More...	2016-2019