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Sochi Today, Sarajevo Yesterday – Assessing Winter Olympics Across the Contexts of Time and Terror

Map: Sochi Tourist Map http://www.mappery.com/map-of/Sochi-Tourist-MapQuestions about SafetyWhat happens to Olympic host cities as they stage the games and when they say “dasvidaniya” to them?   Last week runners carried the Olympic torch through Russia, the flame passing through the disputed Russian territory of Dagestan, to be displayed at the 2014 XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi.   Around the globe Olympic host cities are thrust into the media spotlight and celebrated as resorts that are expected to approach Olympus, itself, in stature.   Questions about safety of the competing athletes and their fans are serious subjects for discussion in planning Olympic Games.   Coupling the experiences of visitors to the 2014 XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia with experiences surrounding the 1984 XIV Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, the only other Winter Olympic games hosted in Eastern Europe by a Slavic nation, will illustrate the…

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Darrell Irwin

Darrell Irwin

Dr. Darrell D. Irwin is a Professor of Criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Dr. Irwin’s research interests include policing, drug courts and globalization. His...