University lectures in the Olympics

In year 2002, CEO-UAB launched an online educative project partly aimed at university students and scholars and/ or people interested in Olympism and the Olympic Movement in general. The project resulted in the creation of a series of basic texts and lectures about major themes of an Olympic interest.

Texts are written by experts in the field and openly available on-line. The lessons are designed to be composed of a divulgative text, a related bibliography and resources about each theme.

List of lectures available at DDD (UAB Digital Document Repository)

The Olympic Movement

• Will the Olympics Change China, or Will China Change the Olympics?. Susan Brownell
• China and the Olympic Movement. Hai Ren
• The legal and institutional framework of the Olympic Games. Alexandre Mestre

 Games management

• A short overview of the Olympic winter games. Jean-Loup Chappelet
• Impact of the Games on Olympic host cities. Richard Cashman
• The concept of olympic cultural programmes. Beatriz garcia
• Citizen participation in the Olympic Games. Roy Panagiotopoulou
• Information and documentation in the Olympic Games. Sue Halbwirth, Kristine Toohey

Athletes

• The competition and the experience of defeat. Katia Rubio
• Athletes and Human Rights. Bruce Kidd

Communication

• Why sports matters. Raymond Boyle
• Through the Minds of Billions: Identity Construction in the Ultimate Megasporting Event. Andrew Billings
• The Olympic Games, media, and the challenges of global image making. Nancy K. Rivenburgh

Education and olympic values

• Olympic education. Norbert Müller
• Teaching Olympism in schools: Olympic Education as a focus on values education. Deanna L. Binder
• Olympic values in the 21st century: between continuity and change. Otávio Tavares

Economics

• Economic dimension of the Olympic Games. Holger Preuss
• Using the Olympics to optimise tourism benefits. Laurence Chalip
• Olympic marketing: historical overview. Josep Maria Puig

Urban planning and enviroment

• Urban transformation from hosting the Olympic Games. Stephen Essex & Brian Chalkley
• Mega Events and the Urban Economy:What can Olympic Cities learn from each other?. Gavin Poynter
• The Olympic Movement and the environment. Joseph Tarradellas

Paralympic Games

• Paralympics: past, present and future. Tony Sainsbury