London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City

Phil Cohen is Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London and Emeritus Professor in Cultural Studies at the University of East London, and co-founder of the Living Maps network.Paul Watt is Reader in Urban Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom. He co-wrote Understanding Social Inequality (Sage, 2007) with Tim Butler, and co-edited Mobilities and Neighbourhood Belonging in Cities and Suburbs (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) with Peer Smets.

“London 2012 is full of important information and critical analysis with plenty of ideas for future work. Its bibliographies will be indispensable for students and researchers. The book will be of great value to planners, sociologists, urban geographers and all with a deep concern for London and for ‘Post-Olympic Studies’.” (Hugh Clout, Cercles, cercles.com, 2017)

• Part I. London 2012: the Mega-event in Context.- Chapter 1. East London’s Post Olympic Economy.- Chapter 2. Hollow Sovereignty and the Hollow Crown?.- Part II. The 2012 Legacy Story: Views from East London.- Chapter 3. Legacy for Whom?.- Chapter 4. A Place Beyond Belief