Dr Katharine Martindale

Having completed her PhD at the University of Sydney, Dr Katharine Martindale is now a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Olympic Studies and Research at Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

Katharine's PhD was on Community participation and large-scale events

It is commonly presented within the literature that governing bodies consider that community participation in hallmark events is an untenable situation, and that community groups and organisations will only bring bad publicity and disrupt and delay preparations (Newman 1989; Thorne and Munro-Clark 1989). The inclusion of host city residents has, to date, been very limited, with organising committees adopting the role of parent in the relationship, which has rarely been appreciated by the community (Rutheiser 1996). The public's perception of their inclusion and power within the process has traditionally been manipulated in an attempt to reduce friction and increase pacification. This thesis will examine the extent to which community participation has historically been integrated into the preparations for, and hosting of, international hallmark events, and the potential to which consultations could be more effectively integrated into the planning and developmental processes of such events.

- Katharine Martindale, June 2005

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