Mega Events in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Shifting Borderlines of Inclusion and Exclusion Editors: Andrey Makarychev, Alexandra Yatsyk ISBN: 978-1-137-49094-0 (Print) 978-1-137-49095-7 (Online) http://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-49095-7 Table of contents (10 chapters) Introduction: Sports, Politics and Boundaries: Playing the Inclusion/Exclusion Games Andrey Makarychev, Alexandra Yatsyk Mega-Events and Social Issues Mega Events as Agents of State Socialization: Human Rights Protests in Beijing, 2008, and Sochi, 2014 Richard Arnold The 2014 Winter Olympics Bid Book as Site of National Identity Constitution Philipp Casula Vanished in the Haze: White Elephants, Environmental Degradation and Circassian Marginalization in Post-Olympics Sochi Bo Petersson, Karina Vamling Post-Soviet Autocracies and Mega-Events Ice Hockey World Championship in Belarus: Political Context Ryhor Nizhnikau, Niko Alvari Look Inside Get Access Kazakhstan and the Global Industry of Mega Events: A Case of Autocratic Management Adilzhan Nurmakov First European Olympic Games in Baku: New Articulation of Azerbaijani Identity? Anar Valiyev Global Norms and Local Governance Fiscal Framework for Mega-Events in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Shifting the Borderline or Raising the Bar? Karolina Tetłak Regional Dimensions of Global Games: The Case of Sports Mega events in Tatarstan Alexandra Yatsyk From Sochi—2014 to FIFA—2018: The Crisis of Sovereignty and the Challenges of Globalization Andrey Makarychev Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US