This book examines Russia’s 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Lenskyj argues that Putin’s Russia and the International Olympic Committee wield power in similar ways, as evident in undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and absence of accountability.
Table of Content
1. Introduction and Background 2. Russia: Sex, Demographics and LGBT Activism 3. Sex, Gender, Sport, Politics: Russia and the West 4. Nationalism, Boycotts and the Olympic Industry 5. Conclusion: The Olympic Industry and Putin’s Russia
About the author
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj was Professor of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada from 1986 until her retirement in 2007. She has been involved in a wide range of community activist groups since the 1970s. Her most recent publications include The Palgrave Handbook of Olympic Studies (co-edited with S. Wagg) and Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry.
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