CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Stefan, Szabina |
|---|---|
| Title | Crisis of the Olympic Movement - Why do cities withdraw from the Olympic bidding process? |
| Summary | On 22 February 2017 the Hungarian Government withdrew from the bidding process of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games due to a quarter of a million signatures collected in order to hold a referendum on whether or not Budapest should stay in the candidature procedure. Before Budapest, Boston, Hamburg and Rome withdrew as well, and this resulted in – contrary to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) intentions – only two mega cities, Paris and Los Angeles staying in competition for the 2024 Games. In my thesis I am giving a broader insight on the current bidding crises of the Olympic Movement, and exploring why cities withdraw from the candidature procedure through the case studies of Hamburg, Rome, and Budapest. Since the Olympic Games are the largest mega-events worldwide, which involve major capital investments from national governments, and are continuously being criticized for their harmful consequences, it is desirable for all actors involved to make the Games cheaper and more feasible, thus more attractive for cities. With my research I would like to contribute to the ongoing debate about the crises of the Olympic Movement. |
| Supervisor | Evelyne Hübscher |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/stefan_szabina.pdf |
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