International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement

1. Introduction
Aaron Beacom

Part I. Themes in Olympic Diplomacy

2. International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement
Aaron Beacom

3. Olympic Diplomacy: The IOC as Diplomatic Actor
Aaron Beacom

4. Mediation through Impairment — Diplomacy and Paralympism
Aaron Beacom

5. Diplomacy and the Olympic Bid
Aaron Beacom

6. Diplomacy and the Olympic Boycott
Aaron Beacom

Part II. Olympic Diplomacy — Historical Experiences and Case Study

7. From Athens to Melbourne: British Olympic Diplomacy during the Formative Years
Aaron Beacom

8. From Rome to Athens: British Foreign Relations and Developments in Olympic Diplomacy
Aaron Beacom

9. Re-aligning Power Relations: Beijing 2008 and Olympic Diplomacy
Aaron Beacom

10. New Challenges for Olympic Diplomacy: Diplomatic Discourse and the 2012 Games
Aaron Beacom

11. Perspectives on the Future of Olympic and Paralympic Diplomacy
Aaron Beacom

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Social Policy, Diplomacy, Popular Science in Sports, Sociology, general