'It's Africa's turn!' The narratives and legitimations surrounding the Moroccan and South African bids for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA finals

By S. Cornelissen. 2004

136 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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1. U. Pillay
2. O. Bass
3. J. Horne
4. W. Manzenreiter
5. Tracy Taylor
6. Kristine Toohey

In Gender Studies

1. U. Pillay
2. O. Bass
3. J. Horne
4. W. Manzenreiter
5. Tracy Taylor
6. Kristine Toohey

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2. O. Bass
3. J. Horne
4. W. Manzenreiter
5. Kristine Toohey
6. Tracy Taylor

Citations in the corpus

• An Introduction to the Sociology of Sports Mega-Events 1 (2006, background): “8 77,400 permanent jobs, income of 2 per cent of South Africa’s GDP and additional income from tax of US$ 550 million (Cornelissen, 2004: p. 1297).”
• Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications (2008, background): “Despite this, there is a paucity of research that evaluates the likelihood of South Africa to achieve social and economic gains from the hosting of megaevents (Cornelissen 2004b).”