The Ontario Parasport Legacy Group: A Case Study of a Collaborative Partnership as an Event Legacy

.......................................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. v List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... vi List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. vii List of Appendices ...................................................................................................................... viii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Overview of Research ................................................................................................................. 2 Rationale...................................................................................................................................... 3 Delimitations and Limitations ..................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Literature and Theoretical Framework Review ..................................................... 6 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................ 6 Event Leveraging ..................................................................................................................... 6 Partnerships and Collaborative Governance ............................................................................ 8 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................. 19 The Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance .................................................. 22 Chapter 3: Research Context and Methodology ...................................................................... 36 Research Context....................................................................................................................... 36 Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 38