The International Olympic Committee as Policymaker: Identifying the Leading Areas of Change in Candidature, Delivery and Legacy Aspects of the Olympic Games

• Autorzy: Julia Jastrząbek

Warianty tytułu

Międzynarodowy Komitet Olimpijski jako twórca polityki: identyfikacja głównych obszarów zmian w procesach kandydatury, realizacji Igrzysk Olimpijskich i ich dziedzictwa

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Studies on policy process provide a practical methodological approach for analysing how identified problems are addressed, or how other issues receive special attention from the entities responsible for policy design. In this article, it is argued that the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization, has its own initiative to design policies and reforms aimed at solving problems and challenges that emerge during each stage of the Olympic Games lifecycle: candidature process, event organization, and realization of legacy strategy. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to identify the leading areas of change in the policy created by the IOC, based on the analysis of strategic documents published by this organization or its appointed commissions. The research applies qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative part is based on a critical literature review, elements of a case study, desk research, and comparative analysis. Quantitative methods are represented by the visualization of statistical data and the 'text as data' approach, where the IOC documents are analysed in the integrated development environment R Studio by using functions included in the quanteda R package. The main findings demonstrate the growing importance of sustainability and legacy in all aspects of the Olympic Games lifecycle, along with the implementation of consecutive policy reforms. One interesting conclusion that emerged from the analysis is that some recommendations are very similar or even recurrent. In this study, the research attention is also drawn to the fact that the usefulness and effectiveness of the policies implemented at various stages of the Olympic Games lifecycle are contingent upon the quality of the institutions of the host countries. (original abstract)

Badania nad procesem tworzenia polityk dostarczają praktycznego podejścia metodologicznego do analizowania sposobów, w jaki rozwiązywane są zidentyfikowane problemy lub jak inne kwestie są traktowane ze szczególną uwagą przez podmioty odpowiedzialne za projektowanie polityk. W niniejszym artykule przyjmuje się, że międzynarodowe organizacje pozarządowe typu not-for-profit, takie jak Międzynarodowy Komitet Olimpijski (MKOl), posiadają własną inicjatywę w zakresie tworzenia polityk i reform mających na celu rozwiązanie problemów i odpowiedzi na wyzwania, które pojawiają się na każdym etapie tzw. cyklu życia igrzysk olimpijskich: procesu kandydowania na gospodarza, organizacji wydarzenia i realizacji strategii dziedzictwa olimpijskiego. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest określenie głównych obszarów zmian w polityce kreowanej przez MKOl na podstawie analizy dokumentów strategicznych opublikowanych przez MKOl lub powołanych przez niego komisji. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone z wykorzystaniem metod jakościowych i ilościowych. Część jakościowa opiera się na krytycznym przeglądzie literatury, elementach studium przypadku, badaniach źródeł wtórnych i analizie porównawczej. Metody ilościowe obejmują prezentację danych statystycznych oraz ilościową analizę tekstu, w ramach której treść dokumentów MKOl została poddana analizie w zintegrowanym środowisku programistycznym R Studio za pomocą funkcji zawartych w pakiecie quanteda. Wyniki badań wskazują na rosnące znaczenie zrównoważonego rozwoju i dziedzictwa we wszystkich aspektach cyklu życia igrzysk olimpijskich, wraz z wprowadzaniem kolejnych zestawów reform. Jednym z interesujących wniosków z badania jest to, że niektóre zalecenia są bardzo podobne lub nawet powtarzają się w kolejnych dokumentach. W niniejszej pracy zwrócono również uwagę, że przydatność i efektywność tychże polityk, realizowanych na poszczególnych etapach cyklu życia igrzysk olimpijskich, jest uwarunkowana jakością instytucji krajów gospodarzy tego sportowego wydarzenia. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Olympic Games; Sport; Politics; Sport events; Sport management; Text analysis

PL

Olimpiada; Sport; Polityka; Impreza sportowa; Zarządzanie sportem; Analiza tekstu

• Czasopismo: Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny
• Rocznik: 2024
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 215--235

Twórcy

autor

Julia Jastrząbek

• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.14746/rpeis.2024.86.2.11