Commonalities and Specificities in Mega-Event Securitisation: the Example of Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland

This chapter draws upon empirical insights into security governance at the 2008 European Football Championships in Switzerland and Austria (Euro 2008). The suggested analysis explores the commonalities and specificities in the policing and surveillance of Euro 2008 in the event’s two host nations and eight host cities. The paper also looks into the interdependencies between local, national and transnational stakeholders and their motivations in security governance at sport mega-events.