EventRights: Addressing Inequality and Enhancing Diversity in Sporting Mega Events

1. EventRightsAddressing inequality, enhancing diversity and facilitating greater dialogue in the hosting of sporting mega events Agenda: Objectives of project How can you travel and spend time at partner universities? Expected deliverables Erik Lundberg (erik.lundberg@handels.gu.se) 031-786 6188

2. Research agenda EventRights will seek to explore, and share knowledge, on the extent to which the landscape of major sport events (MSEs) can be improved to ensure a progressive, rights-focused agenda is pursued by awarding organizations, host governments and implemented in the formal institutions tasked with organizing these events. The EventRights project will focus on two principal research questions:  RQ1: How can the bidding, planning and delivery processes for MSEs more effectively protect and promote the rights of affected groups, reducing inequality, enhancing diversity and facilitating meaningful dialogue between the stakeholders?  RQ2: How can an appropriate suite of research methods to help better understand the impact of MSEs on human rights be developed and utilised to create the conditions for change?

3. EventRights: An International Partnership • Coventry University (PI): Dr Ian Brittain & Dr Rui Biscaia (sport studies/management) • University of the West of Scotland, UK: Prof David McGillivray (media studies, human geography) • Technical University of Munich, Germany: Prof Joerg Koenigstofer(consumer behaviour) • University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Dr Erik Lundberg • University of the Peloponnese, Greece: Prof Kostas Georgiadis (historian, Olympics) • North Carolina State University, USA*: Dr Jason Bocarro • Western University, Canada*: Dr Laura Misener • Waseda University, Japan*: Prof Yoshiyuki Mano • FundaçãoGertúlio Vargas, Brazil*: Prof Marcelo Cortes Neri

4. EventRights: Pathways The EventRights project seeks to explore three main pathways (though with flexibility around others): • Pathway 1: Organizational characteristics, arrangements, and expectations   • Pathway 2: Practices of democratization and opposition   • Pathway 3: Legacies of exceptional urban development

6. Possible Research Opportunities • Carry out primary research in one of the destinations • Stay with an eminent Professor/ Academic to co-author a (relevant) paper • Co-writing a funding application (e.g. leveraging the EventRights project) • Contribute to one of the EventRights symposia • Attend a conference in the country where the mobility is taking place • Work with key stakeholder partners (Sport Governing Bodies, Governments and Host Cities, and task force, Affected Groups) to make an impact • (...)

7. Expected outputs from the mobilities • Deliver research seminar or workshop to the host institution  • Blog posts (for EventRights website) • Participate in research workshops (for PhD students) or research methods training in research method that could develop their ability to undertake empirical enquiries into MSEs during the EventRights project  • Media articles /press releases • Conference presentations • Book chapters to be (co-)authored • Organization of related seminars or symposiums • Policy guidance/reports

8. Expected Project Outputs • Annual symposium about MSEs and the rights agenda (with a pathway focus each year): Glasgow 2019, Munich 2020, Coventry 2021 and Raleigh 2022 • Contribution to the EU Sport Forum, EASM, and Play the Game conferences on an annual basis, with a proposed special EventRights panel each year* • A project documentary • Press releases with non-academic partners • Project exhibition • EventRights MOOC • Edited book • Joint authored journal articles and conference presentations • EventRights Web portal • Co-authored policy reports * Participation in other conferences is also encouraged to researchers involved in the EventRights project

9. Eligibility ? • Doctoral students (those interested in sport, events, ‘rights’ etc) • Early career researchers from UGOT • Established researchers from UGOT Note:researchers have to apply to Erik Lundberg so we can judge how their projects/plan for the stay align with the scope of EventRights.

10. North Carolina State University, USA • Contact person: Prof. Jason Bocarro, sports & health • Sports Management & Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism • 1 room apartments available (850$/month) • Office space available • Best period: May – August (for housing) • Jason can use his American network

11. Western University, Canada • Contact person: Laura Misener, critical sports studies/kinesiology/social impacts • International Centre for Olympic studies • Student accommodation to rent /or appartments • Office space available • Best period: May – August (for housing)

12. Waseda University, Japan*: Prof Yoshiyuki Mano • Contact person: Prof Yoshiyuki Mano (and Hiro…) • Sport Management (impacts, sociology, development) • Student accommodation to rent on campus • Office space available (if Visiting Professor status) • Best period: ? • Hosts Rugby World Cup 2019 and Summer Olympics 2020

13. FundaçãoGertúlio Vargas, Brazil • Contact person: Prof Marcelo Cortes Neri, economics • Social Science (impacts of the Olympics, life satisfaction) • Housing: ? • Office space: ? • Good micro data available.

14. Available Mobilities from UGOT

15. Resources and Rules Money: €3,900 (Travel + Research) Eligible countries to visit: Brazil, Canada, Japan and USA You HAVE to stay 30 days – or we don’t get the money from the EU (boarding pass proof & certificate of attendance). But 2 + 2 weeks could work as an exception. If your trip costs more that €3,900 you will need to access other resources to fill gap (other research funds etc). In practice: You will have a URA contract which gives you €2,100 (minus flight and accommodation) on top of your salary. Save receipts for other costs and you will be reimbursed after the trip (up to €1,800)

16. Completion of EventRights mobility request form, focusing on: • Overview of proposed research activity to be carried out on the mobility and its link with EventRights. • Aims and objectives of the mobility. • Action plan including timetable, planned activities and expected itinerary. • Expected output(s) from the mobility. • Indication of what/if any additional support would be desirable from the EventRights team. • All proposals should be accompanied by a statement of support from your Line Manager (prefekt?) and/or supervisor (if PhD-student). • For form and further information please email Erik Lundberg (erik.lundberg@handels.gu.se) Applying for a mobility

17. Exemplars from previous projects CARNiVAL Project (2013-2017) • Brittain, I., Bocarro, J., Byers, T. & Swart, K. (Eds), 2017, Legacies of Mega Events: Fact or Fairy Tales? Routledge; UK. • Merendino A., Timms, J. and Bek, D., 2016, Corporate Governance of mega-events: a case study approach of RIO 2016. 13th Workshop of Corporate Governance, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Bocconi, Milan, Italy, October. (Won best paper award) • Wojciech, K. & Koenigstorfer, J., 2016, “Why Sponsors Should Worry about Corruption as a Mega Sport Event Syndrome”. European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 5, 545-574. • Brittain, I., 2016, The London 2012 Paralympic Games and the Legacy for People with Disabilities. Available at: http://www.connectsport.co.uk/academic-research/the-london-paralympics-and-its-legacy-for-people-with-disabilities

18. Thank you for your interest in EventRights For more information, contact: Erik Lundberg, Departmentof Business Administration, Schoolof Business, Economics and Law, UGOT erik.lundberg@handels.gu.se