Surveying the management of sports events of every size and scale, this new handbook presents key theory, best practice and ethical considerations. The book adopts a unique stakeholder perspective, structured around the groups and individuals who have an interest in sports events, including organising committees, promoters, sport organisations, spectators, community groups, sponsors, host governments, the media and NGOs. Each chapter addresses a specific stakeholder, defines them and their relationships, describes the managerial requirements for a successful event, assesses current research and directions for future research, and outlines the normative dimensions of stakeholder engagement.

1. The (Wide) World Of Sports Events Section 1: The Organizers 2. The Bidders' And Promoters' Perspective 3. The Organizing Committee's Perspective 4. The Volunteers' Perspective Section 2: The Sport Organizations 5. The Sport Event Owners' Perspective 6. The Sport Federations' Perspective Section 3: The Participants 7. The Athletes' Perspective 8. Masters Sport Perspectives 9. The Spectators' Perspective Section 4: The Support 10. The Sport Parents' And Entourage's Perspective 11. The Mission Staff Perspective Section 5: The Community 12. The Community's Perspective 13. The Tourism Agencies And Local Business Actors' Perspective Section 6: The Funders 14. The Local And Regional Governments' Perspective 15. The National Government's Perspective 16. The Sponsors' Perspective Section 7: The Media 17. The Broadcasters' Perspective 18. The Written Press And Social/New Media Perspectives Section 8: Other Stakeholders 19. The Security Agencies' Perspective 20. The Non-Governmental Agency Perspective Section 9: Conclusions 21. Conclusions And Future Directions For Sport Event Management Scholarship

Milena M. Parent is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. She is also a professor at the MEMOS (Executive Master in Sport Organizations Management) program and has taught in the Russian International Olympic University's Master of Sport Administration (MSA) program. She is a research fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management and an Early Researcher Award holder of the Government of Ontario. Her research falls within the fields of organization theory and strategic management as they relate to preparing and hosting major sports events. She is notably interested in stakeholder management, networks and governance aspects

Jean-Loup Chappelet is a professor of public management in the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has studied the organization of sport events for more than 40 years and attended in various capacities ten summer Olympic Games from Munich 1972 to London 2012. He has worked or consulted for several major public or private sport event owners