The Stadium Game in an Uncertain Environment: A Preliminary Look at Arena Discourse in Edmonton, Canada

Consumption Benefits of National Hockey League Game Trips Estimated From Revealed and Stated Preference Demand Data

“…As a result, a need for new facilities has been expressed in both cities, where discussion has focused on where the new arenas would be sited and to what extent they would be publicly financed (Mason 2010). This paper takes the opportunity presented by the possibility of new NHL arenas in Alberta to examine the demand for hockey game trips among residents of Edmonton, Calgary, and the rest of the province of Alberta.…”

Civic Paternalism in Political Policymaking: The Justification for No-Vote Stadium Subsidies

“…For example, Scherer and Sam (2008) analyzed the content of five public meetings, at which citizens deliberated on the use of public funds for the $143 million renovation of Carisbrook, a rugby stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, The researchers observed a number of coercive tactics and politicking in the meetings, and argued that those with a vested interest in the facility (e,g,, city officials, the firm commissioned to evaluate the feasibility of the stadium, rugby supporters, wealthy businesspeople) were using their positions to alter the structure of a supposedly democratic process to gamer more favor for the stadium, Scherer and Sam's work demonstrates that there are democratic alternatives to referendums and initiatives, but these alternatives are not necessarily immune from political influence, A number of other analyses of the politics behind sport stadium-finance deals have been structured as historical accounts (e,g,. Curry et al, 2004;Mason, 2010;Mondello, Schwester, & Humphreys, 2009;Trumpbour, 2006), Other investigations have centered on the makeup of assorted stakeholders, including voters (Coates & Humphreys, 2006;Mondello & Anderson, 2004), political leaders (Carr, 2009), and elite endorsers (Paul & Brown, 2006), Still others have focused on the alleged benefits and detriments of a publicly financed stadium (e,g,, Delaney & Eckstein, 2003;deMause & Cagan, 2008;Rosentraub, 2010;Zimbalist, 2004), This project encompasses each of these elements to provide a critical account of the Columbus PANA Plan, Second, we conceptualized and defined civic paternalism. Although the literature on political influence in stadium financing has been widespread (e,g,, Austrian & Rosentraub, 1997;Blair & Swindell, 1997;Rosentraub, 1999;Weiner, 2000), less scholarship has examined the motives and decision-making processes of elected officials from the perspective of individual policymakers, A consideration of this perspective is necessary to appreciate the nuances of the decision-making process.…”

The rhetorical work of a partnership coordinator in mega-project construction

“…Our approach differs, however, in that the focus of our concern is on the strategic ways that specific actor(s) (i.e., partnership coordinators) construct and create a particular view of a private-public partnership. This approach is different from that reported in the existing literature on rhetorical framing (e.g., Buist and Mason, 2010;Mason, 2010;Norman et al, 2015; Sapotichne, 2012) because we do not focus on a descriptive account of the negotiations but, rather, we identify the mechanisms and factors that contribute to the processes which enable PPPs to be accepted and supported.…”

“…There have been few discussions about the use of rhetoric in PPPs; however, rhetoric has been examined in debates about stadium construction (i.e., Sapotichne, 2012). Most commonly these studies dealt with how the people in positions of power 'framed' the issue in a particular way (Buist and Mason, 2010;Mason, 2010). These studies suggest that the individuals who were particularly adept at framing issues were successful at having their position adopted.…”