Thirty chapters from over forty academics and practitioners in the field.
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Contents
1 Introduction Ian Brittain and Aaron Beacom
Part I Conceptualising Disability Sport
2 Disability Models: Explaining and Understanding Disability Sport in Different Ways Brett Smith and Andrea Bundon
3 Multiple Oppression and Tackling Stigma Through Sport Anjali J. Forber-Pratt
4 Disability and Barriers to Inclusion Hayley Fitzgerald
5 Sport and Social Movements by and for Disability and Deaf Communities: Important Differences in Self-Determination, Politicisation, and Activism Danielle Peers
6 Game Changer? Social Media, Representations of Disability and the Paralympic Games Liam French and Jill M. Le Clair
Part II Structure and Development of the Paralympic Movement
7 Key Points in the History and Development of the Paralympic Games Ian Brittain
8 Development of the IPC and Relations with the IOC and Other Stakeholders David Legg
9 The International Paralympic Committee as a Governing Body Mary Hums and Joshua Pate
10 Organising and Delivering the Modern Paralympic Games: Contemporary Debates Relating to Integration and Distinction Laura Misener and Kristina Molloy
11 The Paralympic Movement: A Small Number of Behemoths Overwhelming a Large Number of Also-Rans—A Pyramid Built on Quicksand? Simon Darcy
Part III Paralympic Sport: Political and Strategic Perspectives
12 Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport Mathew Dowling, David Legg, and Phil Brown
13 The Paralympic Movement and the International Development Agenda Amy Farkas Karageorgos and Colin Higgs
14 The Rise of China as a Paralympic Superpower Mao Ailin and Sun Shuhan
15 The Paralympic Movement and the Boycott Agenda: South Africa, Apartheid and the Paralympic Games Ian Brittain
16 The Paralympic Movement and Diplomacy: Centring Disability in the Global Frame Aaron Beacom
Part IV The Paralympic Movement: Governance Perspectives
17 Women and Athletes with High Support Needs in Paralympic Sport: Progress and Further Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations Chloe Slocum, Suzy Kim, and Cheri Blauwet
18 Evolution and Development of Best Practice in Paralympic Classification Mark J. Connick, Emma Beckman, and Sean M. Tweedy
19 Intellectual Disability, Special Olympics and Parasport Jan Burns
20 Prostheses and Other Equipment: The Issue of the Cyborg Athlete—Interrogating the Media Coverage of the Cybathlon 2016 Event Gregor Wolbring
21 Paralympic Philosophy and Ethics Mike J. McNamee and Richard J. Parnell
Part V Paralympic Games Case Studies
22 The London 2012 Paralympic Games Shane Kerr
23 Sochi 2014 Evgeny Bukharov
24 The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Ian Brittain and Leonardo Mataruna
25 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games and the South Korean Political Intention Kyoungho Park and Gwang Ok
26 Visions on the Legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Kazuo Ogur
Part VI Contemporary Paralympic Legacies and Challenges
27 Marketing of Paralympic Sports: Attracting Spectators and Sponsors Michael Cottingham and Renan Petersen-Wagner
28 Developing Disability Sport: The Evolving Role of the University Sector Aaron Beacom and Gill Golder
29 Paralympic Legacies: A Critical Perspective Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous and Christopher Brown
30 Concluding Thoughts Aaron Beacom and Ian Brittain