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Table of Contents
Chapter One – Introduction, Scope, and Theoretical Framework of the Thesis 1 1. Introduction: @SochiProblems 1 2. The ‘Worst Outcomes’ of Hosting the Olympic Games 3
2.1. Defining Accountability 4 2.2. (Un-) Accountability of International Sporting Organisations 6 2.3. The Worst Outcomes of the Olympic Games—A Story as Old as Olympus 8 2.4. Research Questions 11
3. Theoretical Framework of the Thesis—Understanding Global Governance 12
3.1. Constructivism and International Law 13 3.2. Legitimacy 15 3.3. Global Administrative Law 16 3.4. Neoliberalism 17
4. Methodologies of the Thesis 18
4.1. Case Study 19 4.2. Principal-Agent Approach 20 4.3. Comparative Legal Methodology 20
5. Outline of the Book 21
Chapter Two – Theoretical Basis of the Thesis: Global Governance and Legitimacy 23 1. Introduction 23 2. Global Governance and the IOC 23
2.1. Global Governance 23 2.2. Global Administrative Law 25 2.3. The IOC as a Global Governance Actor 28
3. Global Governance and Legitimacy 31
3.1. Defining Legitimacy, and the Required Level of Legitimacy to Encourage Institutional Compliance 31 3.2. Constructing A Legitimacy Framework 35 3.3. Losing Legitimacy 39 3.4. Adapt or Die 44
4. Conclusion: Legitimacy and the Value of Accountability 47
Chapter Three – Structural Legitimacy: The IOC, The Olympic Games and the Problem of Many Hands 49 1. Introduction: Governance Structure of the Olympic Movement 49 2. The Olympic Movement 50 3. The IOC 56 3.1. The Structure/Composition of the IOC 56 3.2. The IOC, Geography, and NOCs 61 3.3. Core Documents of the IOC Relating to the Olympic Games 64 3.4. Legal Status of the IOC 65 4. Who Really Organises the Olympics?—Delegating the Games 71
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