Security and Surveillance at Sport Mega Events

The focus of this introductory paper is on the interplay between security, sport mega-events, and cities. The authors also discuss how security and surveillance issues at mega-events connect with problems addressed by three established fields of research: literature focusing on the economic impacts of sport mega-events, sociological and anthropological approaches examining the socio-cultural politics and impacts of sport mega-events, and research into sport-related violence such as hooliganism.