Introduction Bruce Kidd and Heather Dichter 1. Scandal and governance: inside and outside the IOC 2000 Commission John J. MacAloon 2. Athletes' rights and Olympic reform: a discussion with Johann Koss, Ann Peel and Alexandra Orlando 3. Towards better Olympic accountability Jean-Loup Chappelet 4. Paradoxes and contestations of Olympism in the history of the modern Olympic Movement Dikaia Chatziefstathiou 5. From Sydney to Beijing: the evolution of the photographic coverage of Paralympic Games in five European countries Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous, Anne Marcellini and Eric de Leseleuc 6. The interpretation of environmental sustainability by the International Olympic Committee and Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games from 1994 to 2008 Justine Paquette, Julie Stevens and Cheryl Mallen 7. Community capacity and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Rob VanWynsberghe, Brenda Kwan and Nicolien Van Luijk 8. Rules and reform: eligibility, gender differences, and the Olympic Games Sarah Teetzel 9. A research agenda for Olympic reform Richard W. Pound