Success and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the greatest sporting event in the world, with over 200 countries competing for success. This important new study of the Olympics investigates why some countries are more successful than others. It addresses the factors that determine a country's failure or success and discusses the theoretical concepts that explain why national sporting achievement has become a policy priority around the globe.

Author: Danyel Reiche
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/21/2017
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780815357278

About the Author

Danyel Reiche is an Associate Professor for Comparative Politics at the American University of Beirut and a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard University Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS). He has also worked as a visiting Assistant Professor at the School of Foreign Services, Georgetown University, USA, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, most recently in European Sports Management Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Journal of Energy Policy, Sport in Society, Soccer & Society, and Third World Quarterly