The Paralympic Games Empowerment or side show?

The Paralympic Games: Empowerment or Side Show? offers insights into the Paralympic Movement which have previously not been alluded to in the academic press. The chapters in this book cover aspects of the organization, development and life worlds of Paralympians, team management and coaches.

In particular the book develops the following five themes of the ‘Public and Media Perceptions’, ‘A View inside of the Paralympics’, ‘Olympism versus Paralympism’, ‘Cultural Diversity at the Paralympics’ and the ‘Future Directions for Research’ in the Paralympic arena. Inside of these themes several important issues are addressed. They include chapters on Marketing for the Paralympics, Technical aspects of the Paralympic Games, the relationship between Olympism and Paralympism, and the Paralympic Movement in Africa to name a few.