Abstract
In the concluding chapter, the key findings of the research have been summarised and the limitations of the methodological approaches used are discussed in some detail. The conclusions reiterate the importance of prevailing career aspirations, the particular habitus and the (lack of) endowment with various forms of Bourdieusian capital in understanding the limited mobilisation of the inhabitants of the East End in the Olympic labour market. Also, the systematic limiting of the options for local mobilisation in deprived neighbourhoods by the imperatives of a high-stakes/high-risk mega-event is once again elaborated. Finally, the conclusion offers some reflections about the employment legacy of mega-events in general and of London 2012 in particular. It also points out to the process of urban alienation among locals towards their city, which the ongoing major projects are triggering.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Flyvbjerg, B. (2001). Making social science matter: why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again. Cambridge University Press.
Grabher, G., and Thiel, J. (2014). Coping with a self-induced shock: the heterarchic organization of the London Olympic Games 2012. Social Sciences, 3(3), pp. 527–548.
Grabher, G., and Thiel, J. (2015). Projects, people, professions: trajectories of learning through a mega-event (the London 2012 case). Geoforum, 65, pp. 328–337.
Ibert, O. (2015). Out of control? Urban mega-projects between two types of rationality: decision and action rationality. In: Self-induced shocks: mega-projects and urban development. Berlin: Jovis, pp. 31–49.
Raco, M. (2014). Delivering flagship projects in an era of regulatory capitalism: state-led privatization and the London Olympics 2012. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38(1), pp. 176–197.
Thiel, J., and Grabher, G. (2015). Crossing boundaries: exploring the London Olympics 2012 as a field-configuring event. Industry and Innovation, 22(3), pp. 229–249.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Vadiati, N. (2020). Conclusion: Legacy Ambivalence. In: The Employment Legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games. Mega Event Planning. Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0598-0_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0598-0_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Pivot, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-0597-3
Online ISBN: 978-981-15-0598-0
eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)