Research themes for events /

This book was conceived to fill a gap in the study of events and festivity with a research-oriented events management text. The book focuses on exposing underpinning theoretical frameworks and draws upon international case studies to help explain various event phenomena. It intentionally considers e...

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Other Authors: Finkel, Rebecca (Editor), McGillivray, David (Editor), McPherson, Gayle, 1968- (Editor), Robinson, Peter, 1979- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Rebecca Finkel, David McGillivray, Gayle McPherson and Peter Robinson
  • Events and Community Development / Allan Jepson and Alan Clarke
  • Events and Social Capital / Laura Misener
  • Events and Volunteerism / David McGillivray, Gayle McPherson and Clare Mackay
  • Events and Motivations / Gemma Gelder and Peter Robinson
  • Events and Sexualities / Kevin Markwell and Gordon Waitt
  • Events and Economics / Leo Jago and Larry Dwyer
  • Events and Management / Joe Goldblatt
  • Events and Sport Tourism / John Nauright, Andrea Giampiccoli and Seungwon "Shawn" Lee
  • Events and Media Spectacle / Matthew Frew
  • Events and Political Agendas / Rebecca Finkel
  • Events and Resistance / David McGillivray and Jennifer Jones
  • Events and Environmental Awareness / Anna Borley, Debra Wale and Peter Robinson
  • Events and Technology / Malcolm Foley and Gordon Hunt
  • Conclusion / Rebecca Finkel, David McGillivray, Gayle McPherson and Peter Robinson.