A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding,planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights |
| |
Authors: | David McGillivray Michael B. Edwards Ian Brittain Jason Bocarro Joerg Koenigstorfer |
| |
Affiliation: | 1. Chair of Event and Digital Cultures, School of Media, Culture &2. Society, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom;3. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, United States;4. Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, United Kingdom;5. Chair of Sport and Health Management, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| |
Abstract: | In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for adherence to internationally recognised standards, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights if rhetorical statements from MSE awarding bodies and host organisers are to be accountable to a wider set of actors. If researchers and practitioners want to address some of the critical issues related to human rights and MSEs, it is imperative that key actors working in the rights sphere are involved in shaping the research agenda and monitoring its implementation. Academics need to take a proactive approach aimed at achieving both theoretically grounded and practically relevant solutions, with engagement occurring over an extended period of time. This approach, avowedly political and concerned with genuine action, is a key way in which MSE stakeholders can be held to account for their actions in regard to human rights. |
| |
Keywords: | Event hosting mega sport events Olympic Games FIFA World Cup event legacy |
|
|