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Observing the limits of steering : Norway's abortive bid for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Oslo / Jan Ove Tangen
Hosting mega-events and Olympic Games have been debated lately. Some cities are eager to bid for hosting such games while others refrain from bidding. Why? Indeed, quite a few articles have sought to understand the mechanisms behind the bidding processes. However, the present body of knowledge appears fragmented and disjointed. It is essential to make the body of knowledge more coherent and understandable. This article analyses the Oslo 2022 bidding process in particular and other mega-events in general as cases of political steering.