Olympic Outliers Brisbane 2032 and the Future of the Olympic Games

This book examines the significance of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics. Drawing on research including media analysis, interviews and official documents, and considering host cities and nations, legacies, and history, the book examines the viability of Olympic outliers and asks whether they might develop into the Olympic mainstream.

About the author

Peter English is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is a leading international sports journalism scholar and researcher of sports media, journalism research and journalism education. He is the author of Australian Sports Journalism (Routledge, 2021) and has published more than forty journal articles and six book chapters in international and domestic publications. Dr English has been Vice-President of the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia since 2019 and is Co-editor of Australian Journalism Review. A former professional journalist, he has worked for news organisations such as ESPNCricinfo, The Guardian and Wisden across more than two decades.

Product details

• Authors: Peter English, Peter (University of the Sunshine Coast English
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 02.10.2025
• Subject: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, histo; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches
• EAN: 9781032915746
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291574-6
• Pages: 118
• Series: Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Brisbane, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, Sports management & facilities, Sports management and facilities, Hospitality and service industries, Olympic & Paralympic games, Olympic and Paralympic games, c 2030 to c 2039, Events management industries, event legacy analysis, sport governance policy, qualitative event research, urban development impacts, Olympic host city sustainability analysis, host city selection, media framing of sport