Podcast blurb: This video will introduce the concept of legacy of sport events. It explains its complexity to measure, misperceptions and needs to be researched. In easy words and with examples Prof. Dr Holger Preuss explains the basis of his research and how it is applied to the IOC legacy strategy as well as to the German Strategy on Major Sport events.

Holger’s bio: Holger Preuss is professor of sports economics and sports sociology at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and an international scholar at the State University of New York (Cortland). He has published 16 books and more than 160 papers in international journals and books. His research area is focused on economic and socio-economic aspects of sport events, their legacy and sustainability. He is currently working with the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) on a future Olympic bid. He is president of the evaluation committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of Paris 2024, IOC and OECD. Holger Preuss is a member of the IOC Legacy and Sustainability Commission, a member of the UIPM (Union International Pentathlon Modern) "Innovation Commission" and a member of the WFDF (World Flying Disc Federation) "Ethics Commission".

Further reading and resources:

Girginov, V., Preuss, H. (2022). Towards a conceptual definition of intangible Olympic legacy. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 13(1), 1-17. DOI

Preuss, H., Hong, S.-P. (2021). Olympic Legacy: Status of Research. Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(3), 205-211. DOI

Scheu, A., Preuß, H., Könecke, T. (2021). The Legacy of the Olympic Games: A Review. Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(3), 212-233.

Preuss, H., Plambeck, A. (2020). Utilization of Olympic Stadiums: a conceptual stadium legacy framework. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 22(1), 10-31. DOI

Duignan, M.B., Carlini, J., and Parent, M. (2023). Host community salience loss across major sport event planning. European Sport Management Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2237063.

Köningstorfer, J., Boccaro, J. N., Byers, T., et al. (2019). Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events : structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evalutions in empiricial studies. Leisure studies, 38(6), Seiten: 729-745. Author/Publisher URL

Preuß, H. (2019). Event legacy framework and measurement. International journal of sport policy and politics, 11(1), Seiten: 103-118. Author/Publisher URL

Duignan, M.B. (2023). Thirty years of event-related research. Annals of Tourism Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103556

Lienhard, P., und Preuß, H. (2014). Legacy, sustainability and CSR at mega sport events : an analysis of the UEFA EURO 2008 in Switzerland (S. 255 S.). Wiesbaden:Springer Gabler. Author/Publisher URL

Duignan, M.B. (2022). Utilizing Field Theory to Examine Mega-Event Led Development. Event Management, https://doi.org/10.3727/152599520X15894679115583 (Open Access).

Preuß, H. (2014). ʽLegacyʼ revisited. In J. Grix (Hrsg.), Leveraging legacies for sports mega-events : concepts and cases (S. Seiten: 24-38). Basingstoke:Palgrave Macmillan.

Podcast blurb:

The social impacts of events are hugely important to the people who live in the host destination, but often it is the economic impacts that get most attention from event funders and policymakers. There are lots of impacts, which can be short term or long term, positive or negative, and tangible or intangible. Measuring and monitoring is important, but identifying through research those impacts which have the most positive impacts on local residents, and then embedding strategies to boost these positive impacts, is an important focus of work in this field.

Judith’s bio: Judith Mair is an Associate Professor at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia. Judith’s work aims to understand and enhance the positive impacts of tourism and events on the communities and societies which host them. She is working on a number of projects in fields including mega-event legacies, the future of events, the links between events and social connectivity and the potential impacts of climate change on the events sector.

Further reading and resources:

Lockstone-Binney, L., Mair, J. & Holmes, K. (2023 in press). Developing “eventful” mega-event hosting legacy indicators. Event Management

Mair, J., Chien, P. M., Kelly, S. J., & Derrington, S (2023) Social impacts of mega-events: a systematic narrative review and research agenda, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 31(2), 538-560

Mair, J. & Smith, A. (2021). Events and sustainability: why making events more sustainable is not enough. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 29(11-12).

Mair, J & Duffy, M. (2021). Who has the right to the rural? Place framing and negotiating the Dungog Festival, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 29(2-3), 176-192.

Mair, J. & Duffy, M. (2018). The role of festivals in strengthening social capital in rural communities. Event Management 22(6), pp. 875-889.

Mair, J. & Duffy, M. (2018). Engaging the senses to explore community events. Event Management, 22(1), pp 49-63.

Laing, J &. Mair, J. (2015). Music festivals and social inclusion – the festival organisers perspective. Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 37(3), 252-268.

Mair, J. & Duffy, M. (2015). Community events and social justice in urban growth areas. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 7(3), 282-298.

Podcast blurb: An event portfolio is a strategic patterning of multiple events in an annual program intended to obtain multiple benefits. It represents a paradigm shift from ad hoc hosting of major one-off events to creating permanent structures of periodic event hosting that responds to the key challenge of making events more sustainable and resilient. While in practice more and more cities are developing event portfolios, event scholarship lags behind with limited empirical attention. A generalist tradition to focus on single events hinders the systematic study of event portfolios. Nevertheless, sound theoretical underpinnings have been developed that can accelerate knowledge creation on this complex phenomenon.

Vassilios’s bio: Dr Vassilios Ziakas is Consultant in Leisure Services and Honorary Faculty at the University of Liverpool. His research is interdisciplinary cutting across sport and leisure policy with emphasis on strategic planning, community development and sustainability. He has published extensively, and his work is widely cited. His most well-known work is on conceptualizing event portfolios as a means for multipurpose development. Along these lines, his research explores linkages among the sectors of sport, recreation, leisure, events, tourism, and culture. His main books are Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach (2014, Routledge), and Strategic Event Leveraging: Models, Practices and Prospects (2022, CABI).

Further readings and resources:

1. Ziakas, V. (2022). Strategic Event Leveraging: Models, Practices and Prospects. Wallingford: CABI.

2. Antchak, V., Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2019). Event Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice for Event Management and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow.

3. Ziakas, V. (2014). Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach. Abingdon: Routledge.

4. Ziakas, V., Antchak, V., & Getz, D. (Eds.) (2021). Crisis Management and Recovery for Events: Impacts and Strategies. Oxford: Goodfellow.

5. Ziakas, V. (2022). Building sport and leisure into event portfolios. In V. Ziakas (Ed.), Trends and Advances in Sport and Leisure Management: Expanding the Frontiers (pp. 168-185). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

6. Ziakas, V. (2023). Leveraging sport events for tourism development: The event portfolio perspective. Journal of Global Sport Management, 8(1), 43-72.

7. Ziakas, V. (2022). The morphosynthesis of event portfolios: Connecting networks and the community. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living: Sport, Leisure and Tourism, 3, 785018.

8. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2021). Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis. Tourism Management, 83, 104233.

9. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2020). Shaping the event portfolio management field: Premises and integration. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(11), 3523-3544.

10. Ziakas, V. (2019). Issues, patterns and strategies in the development of event portfolios: Configuring models, design and policy. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 11(1), 121-158.

11. Ziakas, V. (2019). Embracing the event portfolio paradigm in academic discourse and scholarship. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 11(sup1), s27-s33.

12. Ziakas, V. (2015). For the benefit of all? Developing a critical perspective in mega-event leverage. Leisure Studies, 34(6), 689-702.

13. Ziakas, V. (2014). Planning and leveraging event portfolios: Towards a holistic theory. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 23(3), 327-356.

14. Ziakas, V. (2013). A multidimensional investigation of a regional event portfolio: Advancing theory and praxis. Event Management, 17(1), 27-48.

15. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2011). Event portfolio and multi-purpose development: Establishing the conceptual grounds. Sport Management Review, 14(4), 409-423.

16. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2011). The use of an event portfolio in regional community and tourism development: Creating synergy between sport and cultural events. Journal of Sport and Tourism, 16(2), 149-175.

17. Ziakas, V. (2010). Understanding an event portfolio: The uncovering of interrelationships, synergies, and leveraging opportunities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2(2), 144-164.

18. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2010). Explicating inter-organizational linkages of a host community’s events network. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 1(2), 132-147.

19. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2022). Event Portfolio. In D. Buhalis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing, Vol. 2 (pp. 152–155). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

20. Ziakas, V., & Trendafilova, S. (2018). Event planning and leveraging for sport tourism development: The case of a rural motorcycle event. Case Studies in Sport Management, 7(1), 11-16.

Podcast blurb: Sports mega-events emerged in an era of European militarization and colonial expansion. The ideals of the Olympic Games are predicated on sublimated warfare between nations - a global race for scarce resources (medals/metals). The vested interests that coalesce around the production and consumption of mega-events are integral to the workings of global capitalism. Thus, mega-events are apt lenses to observe the workings of geopolitics, local politics, and capitalism in all its variegated manifestations. The realpolitick of mega-events offers a viewpoint from which we can see the intersections of elite sport, urbanization, cultural identities, and the shifting balance of global political power. In this interview, Gaffney explores all of these themes, calling for an end to mega-events as they are inherently extractive and damaging to life.

Chris’s bio: Christopher Gaffney is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Tisch Center for Hospitality in the School of Professional Studies at New York University. A Vermont-born, Texas-trained geographer, Gaffney has taught in Taiwan, Brazil, Switzerland, and at several universities the United States. His earlier work focused on the intersection of urban studies and sports mega-events. Gaffney´s 2008 monograph, Temples of the Earthbound Gods, explored the interdigitation of urban development and sporting cultures in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Gaffney served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Latin American Geography from 2014-2018, guiding the journal´s award-winning transformation. Gaffney has appeared in a slew of documentary films and is often quoted in the world´s leading media outlets. Gaffney ran an influential blog in the lead up to the 2016 Olympics, Hunting White Elephants, and has written extensively on the impacts and realpolitik of sports mega-events across numerous formats. Prior to joining NYU in 2018, Gaffney was the Project Manager for Team Rubicon's disaster relief efforts in post-Maria Puerto Rico.

Further reading and resources

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-politics-has-changed-modern-day-sports-9945631/

https://nupoliticalreview.org/2019/02/26/politics-and-sports-a-long-and-complicated-relationship/

https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/environment-and-society/10/1/ares100104.xml

https://olympics.com/ioc/members

Jules Boykoff: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/634757.Jules_Boykoff

Podcast blurb: Jane examines the concept and practice of leadrship in the events industry.

Jane’s bio: Dr. Jane Ali-Knight is a Professor in Festival and Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland and a Visiting Research Professor at Curtin University, Perth. She is currently leading and developing the festival and event subject group as well as lecturing at Universities internationally and facilitating training and development in the field. Her core activities fall into three main areas: event and festival related programmes; research and publications and conferences and professional events. She is currently a board member of BAFA (British Arts and Festivals Association), Without Walls, Women in Tourism and Hidden Door Festival and is a Fellow of the HEA and Royal Society of the Arts.

Further resources and reading:

General articles reviewing leadership development theory (some reference to transformative leadership, leader identity, and efficacy): Day et al., (2021) “Advancing the science of 21st – century leadership development: Theory, research, and practice”, The Leadership Quarterly, 32(5)

Marques, J .& Dhimam,S (2017) in Frederick S. , Southwick M.D., Brenda L. , Martini M.A., Dennis S. , Charney M.D., Steven M. , Southwick M.D. (2017) Leadership and Resilience in Leadership Today: Practices for Personal & Professional Performance 315-334, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-31036-7_18

Empowering leadership: Hoang, G., Wilson-Evered, E., Lockstone-Binney, L. and Luu, T.T.. (2021) ‘Empowering leadership in hospitality and tourism management: a systematic literature review’, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(12), 4182–4214. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0323.

Transformative leadership: Wang, Y. and Li, M. (2022) ‘Leadership, creativity, and recovery from crisis in rural tourism’, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27(6), 652–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2106145.

Leader identity development and Leader Role Efficacy (LRE): Kwok et al. (2021) I can, I am: Differential predictors of leader efficacy and identity trajectories in leader development, The Leadership Quarterly, 32(5)

LRE: Machida, M. and Schaubroeck, J. (2011) The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Leader Development, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 18(4), pp. 4590468.

LRE: Anderson et al., (2008) A leadership self-efficacy taxonomy and its relation to effective leadership, The Leadership Quarterly, 19(5), 5950-608.

LRE: Seibert et al. (2017) Linking Development Experiences to Leader Effectiveness and Promotability: The Mediating Role of leadership Self-Efficacy and Mentor Network, Personnel Psychology, 70, 357-397

Generic resources on leadership

Cheong, M. et al. (2019) ‘A review of the effectiveness of empowering leadership’, The Leadership Quarterly, 30(1), pp. 34–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.005.

Hewitt, K.K., Davis, A.W. and Lashley, C. (2014) ‘Transformational and Transformative Leadership in a Research-Informed Leadership Preparation Program’, Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 9(3), pp. 225–253. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775114552329.

Hoang, G. et al. (2021) ‘Empowering leadership in hospitality and tourism management: a systematic literature review’, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(12), pp. 4182–4214. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0323.

Holmberg, R., Larsson, M. and Bäckström, M. (2016) ‘Developing leadership skills and resilience in turbulent times’, Journal of Management Development, 35, pp. 154–169. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-09-2014-0093.

Kragt, D. and Guenter, H. (2018) ‘Why and when leadership training predicts effectiveness: The role of leader identity and leadership experience’, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 39(3), pp. 406–418. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-11-2016-0298.

Ladegard, G. and Gjerde, S. (2014) ‘Leadership coaching, leader role-efficacy, and trust in subordinates. A mixed methods study assessing leadership coaching as a leadership development tool’, The Leadership Quarterly, 25(4), pp. 631–646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.02.002.

Lord, R.G. and Hall, R.J. (2005) ‘Identity, deep structure and the development of leadership skill’, The Leadership Quarterly, 16(4), pp. 591–615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.06.003.

MacKie, D. (2007) ‘Evaluating the effectiveness of executive coaching: Where are we now and where do we need to be?’, Australian Psychologist, 42(4), pp. 310–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050060701648217.

Muir, D. (2014) ‘Mentoring and Leader Identity Development: A Case Study’, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25(3), pp. 349–379. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21194.

Paglis, L.L. (2010) ‘Leadership self‐efficacy: research findings and practical applications’, Journal of Management Development, 29(9), pp. 771–782. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621711011072487.

Shields, C.M. (2010) ‘Transformative Leadership: Working for Equity in Diverse Contexts’, Educational Administration Quarterly, 46(4), pp. 558–589. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X10375609.

Srivastava, A., Bartol, K.M. and Locke, E.A. (2006) ‘Empowering Leadership in Management Teams: Effects on Knowledge Sharing, Efficacy, and Performance’, The Academy of Management Journal, 49(6), pp. 1239–1251.

Wang, Y. and Li, M. (2022) ‘Leadership, creativity, and recovery from crisis in rural tourism’, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27(6), pp. 652–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2106145.

Generic resources women and leadership

Baum, T. (2007) Human resources in tourism: Still waiting for change. Tourism Management, 28(6), 1383–1399. Baum, T. (2013) International Perspectives on Women and Work in Hotels, Catering and Tourism. International Labour Office Working Paper.

Fernandez, M. (2023) Leadership in The Events Industry: A Woman’s Path To Success. https://helloendless.com/leadership-in-the-events-industry/

Gibson, H; Jordan, F. and Berdychevsky, L. (2013) Women in Tourism in Freysinger, V.J. Shaw, S.M. Henderson, K.A. Bialeschki, M.D. Leisure, women and gender, 3rd edition, Venture Publishing, 229-244

IBTM Event Management Gender Equality Report | IBTM Events

Muñoz-Bullón, F. (2009) The gap between male and female pay in the Spanish tourism industry. Tourism Management, 30(5). 638–649.

Pinar, M. McCuddy, M.K.; Birkan, I. and Kozak, M. (2011) Gender diversity in the hospitality industry: An empirical study in Turkey. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 73–81. UNWTO (2011) Global Report on Women in Tourism 2010. Madrid.

Women 1st (2010). The case for change: Women working in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism. UK.

Leadership and Events

Abson, Emma. (2021). Event Leadership - Theory and Methods for Event Management and Event Tourism. Goodfellows.

Leigh, V, Lamont, M & Cairncross, G (2021) Event managers' leadership styles and attitudes towards resourcing volunteer training: Exploring variation and practice implications. Tourism Management Perspectives. 40, 100887 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2021.100887.

Abson, E. (2017) How event managers lead: Applying competency school theory to event management Event Management, 21(4) 403-419. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599517X14998876105747

Giudici, M & Filimonau, V. (2019) Exploring the linkages between managerial leadership, communication and teamwork in successful event delivery. Tourism Management Perspectives, 32 100558, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.100558

Goldblatt, J. (2005) Special Events: Event Leadership for A New World. (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Megheirkouni, M. (2018) Insights on practicing of servant leadership in the events sector

Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 8 (2) 134-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-01-2017-0001

Podcast blurb: Dr Daniela Heerdt and Shubham Jain talk about the state of play between major events and human rights, and talk about their textbook: The Routledge Handbook of Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights, co-authored with William Rook.

Daniela and Shubham’s bios:

Daniela is Head of Research at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights and has a Ph.D. in the business and human rights research field, Daniela has experience in conducting research and teaching business and human rights, with particular expertise in the human rights impacts of mega-sporting events.

Shubham is a Fellow at the Centre for Sport & Human Rights and a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge. He researches, writes, and lectures on the intersection of sports, governance, human rights, public law, and inclusion.

Resources:

• The Routledge Handbook of Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights

• IHRB White Papers Published on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights

• Centre's view on embedding human rights in sports events: A World of Responsible Sport

• Sporting Chance Principles on Sport and Human Rights

• Centre's Strategic Plan: Convergence 2025

• Sporting Chance Forum 2023

• North America 2026 Men's Football World Cup Child Rights Project

• Human Rights Volunteers Programme for sport events

• BBC StoryWorks (exploring critical issues on the sport and human rights agenda)

• German Olympic Committee (DOSB) Human Rights Policy

• Safeguarding Initiative (Roadmap to Remedy)

• Good practices in stakeholder engagement and consultation (with ThinkSport)

• Generation 2026: Youth Media Forward Initiative

• Centre's Academic/ Research Resources:

o Library of sport and human rights literature

o Sport and Human Rights Case Collection

o Annual Reading List (2023)

o Global Sport and Human Rights Academy

o Teaching Note on Sport and Human Rights

• Upcoming Training Programmes:

o Advanced professional training on Responding to human rights abuse in sport: Safe, effective & appropriate investigation (5-6 March 2024, The Hague).

o 3rd edition of the Sports and Human Rights Training Programme (22-29 May 2024, Online). Read reflections from the 2nd edition of the course here.

Podcast blurb: Sport and events remain entrenched in ableist (non-disabled as norm) practices which continue marginlize those with disabilities. Consider, for example, the structure of sport venues where a person who uses a wheelchair is required to sit separately from other spectators or athletes. No other marginalized group would or should be asked to accept such overt and unambiguous exclusion. My research focuses on sport events can be catalytic opportunities to integrate disability rights through an emphasis on inclusion, access and opportunity for persons with disabilities in all aspects of the event – from bidding, to delivery, to legacy for spectators and participants. Using a critical lens, I seek to unpack how various forms of ableism may limit the potential of sport events and highlight the ways in which events can/should foreground a disability rights approach to the benefit of all event participants.

Laura’s bio: Dr. Laura Misener is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Western University (London, Ontario, Canada). Her research focuses on how sport and events can be used as instruments of social change, with an emphasis how sport for persons with a disability can positively impact community accessibility and social inclusion. Her research program is interdisciplinary in nature and pushes the traditional boundaries of sport management to emphasize the importance of critical scholarship for advancing, safe, ethical sporting and event practices. She also serves as a research and policy advisor to a number of disability sport organizations focused on broadening the role of sport in postive social outcomes.

Further reading and resources:

Misener, L., McPherson, G., McGillivray, D., & Legg, D. (2018). Leveraging disability sport events: Impacts, promises, and possibilities. Routledge.

Understanding Everyday Ableism: Holland Bloorview

News Source on Disability Sports: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/disability-sport

Hodges, C. E., Jackson, D., Scullion, R., Thompson, S., & Molesworth, M. (2014). Tracking changes in everyday experiences of disability and disability sport within the context of the 2012 London Paralympics.

Leveraging Parasport Events for Sustainable Community Participation. By L. Misener. Sport Information Resource Centre.

Paralympians still don’t get the kind of media attention they deserve as elite athletes. By E. Pearson and L. Misener. (2021) The Conversation.

Podcast blurb: On this podcast we discuss the concept of event bidding, highlighting the politics, current processes and future trends affecting the landscape of sporting and cultural events. We outline changes to bidding processes with examples drawn from international cases.

David’s bio: Prof David McGillivray holds a Chair in Event and Digital Cultures in the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at University of the West of Scotland. His research interests focus on the contemporary significance of events and festivals (sporting and cultural) as markers of identity and mechanisms for the achievements of wider economic, social and cultural externalities. He has held several research grants in this area, most recently leading the HERA-funded ‘Festspace’ project on ‘Festivals, events and inclusive public spaces in Europe’.

Further reading and resources:

Event Bidding: Politics, Persuasion and Resistance: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315563367/event-bidding-david-mcgillivray-daniel-turner

Event Bidding and New Media Activism: https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2019.1698648

Local resident support for hosting a major sport event: the role of perceived personal and community impacts: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16184742.2021.1937263

Bidding to Host a Mega Sporting Event: https://sporthumanrights.org/library/bidding-to-host-a-mega-sporting-event/

Podcast blurb: Kiki discusses the concept and practice of Quality of Life in the context of events.

Kiki’s bio: Dr. Kiki Kaplanidou is a Professor at the University of Florida Department of Sport Management. She holds her PhD from Michigan State University. Her main research explores the impacts and legacies of sport events on communities. Specifically, it examines residents’ perceptions of such impacts and legacies and the level of support they provide for the event when they observe quality of life benefits in their community. In addition, her research examines the impact of the sport event experience on sport event participants’ intentions to continue to exercise and take part in more sport events. Dr. Kaplanidou has conducted research for the International Olympic Committee related to the legacy of the Olympic Games and a number of sport related organizations. She has professional experience working with the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Further reading and resources:

"WHOQOL: Measuring Quality of Life". World Health Organization.

Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95, 542–575.

Jebb, A. T., Morrison, M., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2020). Subjective Well-Being Around the World: Trends and Predictors Across the Life Span. Psychological Science, 31(3), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619898826

Joseph Sirgy, M. (2019). Promoting quality-of-life and well-being research in hospitality and tourism. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 36(1), 1-13.

Uysal, M., & Sirgy, M. J. (2019). Quality-of-life indicators as performance measures. Annals of Tourism Research, 76, 291-300.

There are also global measures

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp

Quality of Life

Numbeo allows you to see, share and compare information about quality of life. It surveys the following about quality of life in the cities:

• Cost of living and purchasing power

• Affordability of housing

• Pollution including air, water, etc.

• Crime rates

• Health system quality

• Traffic (commute times)

Podcast blurb: Sport for development, as a concept, refers to the use of sport to exert a positive influence on public health, the socialization of children, youth, and adults, the social inclusion of the disadvantaged, the economic development of regions and states, and on fostering intercultural exchange and conflict resolution (Lyras & Welty Peachey, 2011, p. 311). Within this broader field, events-for-development (EfD) is a new concept exploring how events of all sizes can potentially be utilized for development aims. This talk explores these two interrelated concepts and the opportunities and challenges they present. Overall, the effectiveness of sport for development depends on how the event/program is designed and managed over time.

Jon’s bio: Jon Welty Peachey, Ph.D., is Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Sport Management and Leadership at Gordon College on the north shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to this, he served on the sport management faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas A&M University. His research examines how sport for development programs should be best designed, managed, and led to achieve individual- and community-based outcomes. He is a Research Fellow with the North American Society for Sport Management and is a frequent invited speaker and consultant internationally on leadership and sport for development. Prior to his work in academia, Dr. Welty Peachey served as a senior administrator in the international sport for development field for over decade.

Further reading and resources:

Schulenkorf, N., Schlenker, K., Rammal, H., Welty Peachey, J., & Morgan, A. (2022). Leveraging and managing events: Business and social dimensions. Routledge.

In terms of resources www.sportanddev.org and www.beyondsport.org. Good journals are Journal of Sport for Development, Journal of Sport Management, Event Management, Sport Management Review, and European Sport Management Quarterly.

Podcast blurb: Strategic management in the event space is vitally important to the sustainability of not just individual events, but the event sector as a whole. Recently, we’ve seen high profile events either fail spectacularly (e.g. 2017 Fyre Festival), fail to deliver promised benefits (e.g. 2016 Rio Olympics), or not event get to implementation stage (e.g. 2026 Victoria Commonwealth Games). These can all be traced back to failures in strategic management. A strategic management approach to events also includes the process of event leverage - managing strategies to achieve both short- and long-term outcomes from a city or region’s portfolio of events.

Danny’s bio: Dr. Danny O’Brien is an Associate Professor, Sport Management, and Higher Degree Research Director in the Bond Business School, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. His primary research interests explore event leverage, strategic management, and sustainable surf tourism. Danny’s work appears in top-tier journals like Journal of Sport Management; Sport Management Review; European Journal of Marketing; Annals of Tourism Research; Journal of Sustainable Tourism and others. He is a Visiting Professor in the Center for Surf Research, San Diego State University, United States; and, the Plymouth Sustainability and Surfing Research Group, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Further reading and resources:

Chalip, L. (2004). Beyond impact: A general model for sport event leverage. In, B. W. Ritchie & D. Adair (Eds.), Sport tourism: Interrelationships, impacts and issues (Vol. 14). Channel View Publications.

Chalip, L. (2014). From legacy to leverage. In, Leveraging legacies from sports mega-events: Concepts and cases (pp. 2-12). Palgrave Macmillan.

Duignan, M.B., Brittain, I., Fyall, A., Hansen, M., Gerard, S., and Page, S. (2023). Leveraging accessible tourism development through mega-events, and the disability-attitude gap. Tourism Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104766 (Open Access).

Duignan, M.B., Carlini, J., and Parent, M. (2023). Host community salience loss across major sport event planning. European Sport Management Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2237063.

O’Brien, D. (2006). Event business leveraging the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. Annals of Tourism Research, 33(1), 240-261.

O’Brien, D., Parent, M. M., Ferkins, L., & Gowthorp, L. (2019). Strategic management in sport. Routledge.

Taks, M., Green, B. C., Misener, L., & Chalip, L. (2018). Sport participation from sport events: why it doesn’t happen? Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 36(2), 185-198.

Ziakas, V. (2010). Understanding an event portfolio: The uncovering of interrelationships, synergies, and leveraging opportunities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2(2), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2010.482274

Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2021). Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis. Tourism Management, 83, 104233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104233

Podcast blurb: This video aims to enhance understanding on how events and environmental sustainability intersect. There has been an increased focus of event organisers to make events greener with some proactive measures taken to offset the huge impacts stemming from mega/major events such as from travel/transport, energy and water use, pollution, waste generation and resource consumption. However, there is still a lot to be done in terms of adopting a consistent approach to measuring environmental impacts in events, engage and consult environmental scientists in event planning, minimize and mitigate the impacts of events on the environment. Ultimately, events and the environment have a bi-directional relationship. Events affect the environment and are increasingly affected by climate change. As such environmental sustainability needs to be embedded in an events design and planning process to ensure sustained positive long-term impacts for the hosting communities.

Niki’s bio: Dr Niki Koutrou is a Principal Lecturer in Research & Knowledge Exchange at the University of Sunderland in London. She holds a PhD in Sport Policy from Loughborough University, UK. Her research explores social impacts and legacies of the Olympic Games and other Mega Events, the benefits and impacts of community sport volunteering, civil society stakeholder relationships and sustainability, sport programme evaluation and sustainability and environmental sustainability attitudes in grassroots sport. She acts as a Project coordinator of various collaborative sport related projects funded by Erasmus+ sport programme of the EU. These currently include Be Active for Greener Sports (BAGS) and CHANGE on behalf of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO).

Further reading and resources:

• There are some good resources out there for people to delve more into the concept. I would recommend the book by Robert Case published in 2013 by Routledge on Events and the Environment (https://www.routledge.com/Events-and-the-Environment/Case/p/book/9780415605960#:~:text=It%20offers%20insights%20into%20how,be%20resolved%20within%20the%20industry)

It is the first book to provide a thorough exploration of the multi-dimensional relationships between events and the environment and It gives important information on how sustainable measurement practices can be incorporated into event planning, management and monitoring, presenting several case studies There is also the book titled Events and Sustainability by Holmes and colleagues published in 2015 by Routledge, which also provides a good overview of the topic (https://www.routledge.com/Events-and-Sustainability/Holmes-Hughes-Mair-Carlsen/p/book/9780415744508)

• There is also the upcoming Routledge Handbook on Events and Sustainability by Whitfield and colleagues. I have also contributed with a chapter that discusses various current sectoral responses on environmental sustainability and the Event industry's dual role on ES.

• For sports events specifically, I would recommend the audience to look up the various studies published by Brian McCullough, Madeline Orr, Sylvia Trendafilova and Walker Ross who explore the evolution of ES in sport organisations and events and call event stakeholders to consider climate adaptation strategies and risk management to withstand the negative effects of climate change on their events in the future.

• For practical resources, I would recommend looking on the IEMA website (https://www.iema.net/) and tools, which provide free resources, training and guides for any company who are keen to start adopting more sustainable practices into their organisations

• The United Nations Environment programme (UNEP)- Green Meeting Guide - Roll out the Green Carpet for your Participants”. also provides extensive guidelines on how to green meetings covering specific indicators on climate neutrality (emissions reduction, calculation and offsetting) with checklists on venue, accommodation, catering and transport for meetings with up to 200 participants

• The resources and websites of various sustainability advocacy groups and NGOs such as Sport and Sustainability International, Sustainability Report and Green Sport Alliance

• The resources provided by the Life Tackle project (https://lifetackle.eu/) funded by the EU aiming at improving the environmental management of football matches and the overall level of awareness and attention towards environmental issues in the football sector

• And the environmental certification standards for the events industry such as the ISO20121 sustainable events standards which offer guidance and best practice in managing sustainable events across the social, economic, and environmental dimensions-benchmark for quality

Podcast blurb: If you look around every city, the performing arts centre, concert halls, theatres, art galleries, museums, arts street, art cinemas, architecture, and food, are often the highlights of the destination’s culture and image. When a programmer programmes for a space or a place, the programmer is adding soul to what animates the characteristics of a place. It is almost an imagination or the putting together of a tapestry of arts and culture representative of its past, present and future. The whole city becomes a stage when cultural programming is applied to a mega event, however, the question remains about how big this stage is and how inclusive cultural programming ought to be.

Sandra’s bio: Dr Sandra Goh is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of BA Event Management at the School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, in New Zealand. Sandra’s research touches on the contemporary issues in events and tourism. As a former event producer, Sandra is particularly interested in how creativity and the understanding of people and places help resolve some of the current issues in events, tourism and society. Sandra also serves on the editorial board of the Event Management journal. As chair of the 7 Experiences Summit, She likes to invite you to join her in New Zealand from the 28 November to 1 December 2023.

Further reading and resources:

Goh, S., Ryan, C., Faisal, A., & Qi, H. (2022). Mega events, disruptions, and arts entrepreneurs: Reconceptualising the creative transformation of urban spaces. Annals of Tourism Research, 92(C).

Pappalepore, I., and Duignan, M.B. (2016). The London 2012 Cultural Programme: A Consideration of Olympic Impacts and Legacies for Small Creative Organisations in East London. Tourism Management, 54, 344-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2015.11.015.

Podcast blurb: After many negative referendums on the Olympic Games and increased skepticism about events on the local population, the topic has also been brought into focus by the scientific community. Why are residents very often against staging major (sports)events? What are the backgrounds? What do policy makers have to do to get the population excited about events again is one of the research topics of Martin Schnitzer, who researches and teaches at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and who has managed and organized many large events by himself.

Martin’s bio: Martin Schnitzer, a German-speaking Italian from (South) Tyrol has switched to academia after an intense 15 years in the event industry (bidding and staging of major sporting events). Martin's experiences in the context of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics, the UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria / Switzerland or the bidding for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria helped in bridging theory to practice. As a professor of sports economics, his research focus is on sports development, sports tourism and, in particular, the analysis of the costs and benefits of major sporting events. In this context, the analysis of intangible effects of sport events and event support has become his main research interest.

Further reading and resources:

Schnitzer-et-al-Overtourism-and-mega-events

Feilhauer-er-al-2022-Olympic-Games-Reloaded-can-the-Agenda-2020-push-residents-support-for-the-mega

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Podcast blurb: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, gender diverse and other emerging sexual identities (LGBTQI+) festivals and events, like pride parades, exemplify spatial politics and community activism. They celebrate LGBTQI+ lives, offering a break from heteronormative norms and a taste of liberation. These events, organised and attended by LGBTQI+ communities, aim to promote societal acceptance, self-expression, connections, and a sense of belonging within the LGBTQI+ population. LGBTQI+ events are in a state of change, mirroring the uneven progress of global civil rights and legal reforms. This aligns with the event lifecycle, representing the evolving socio-cultural narrative. Although these events are strongly associated with protest movements and marches in the Global North during the 1960s and 70s, it's crucial to emphasise that LGBTQI+ rights are still unresolved in global and intersectional contexts.

Oscar’s bio: Dr Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta is the Course Coordinator for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Tourism, Environmental & Cultural Heritage, and a Lecturer in Tourism and Society at the School of Social Sciences in the College of Arts, Law and Education. Oscar is a leading expert on LGBTQI+ communities in the context of tourism, events, leisure, and hospitality. His research interests are the sociology of tourism, regional events, tourist behaviour, Antarctic tourism, extending ethnographic and qualitative research methods into tourism research, and technology-enhanced tourism experiences. In 2021, Oscar sole-edited a first-in-fifteen-years book ‘Gay Tourism: New Perspectives’, leading 19 international research collaborators. Oscar is the President of the Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) and a Board Director of Visit Northern Tasmania.

Further reading and resources:

Ammaturo, F. R. (2016). Spaces of pride: A visual ethnography of gay pride parades in Italy and the United Kingdom. Social Movement Studies, 15(1), 19-40.

Browne, K. (2007). A party with politics? (Re)making LGBTQ Pride spaces in Dublin and Brighton. Social & Cultural Geography, 8(1), 63-87.

de Jong, A. (2017). Unpacking Pride’s commodification through the encounter. Annals of Tourism Research, 63, 128-139.

Ford, A., & Markwell, K. (2017). Special events and social reform: The case of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and the Australian marriage equality movement. Event Management, 21(6), 683–695.

Johnston, L. (2007). Mobilizing pride/shame: Lesbians, tourism and parades. Social & Cultural Geography, 8(1), 29-45.

Johnston, L., & Waitt, G. (2015). The spatial politics of gay pride parades and festivals: Emotional activism. - The spatial politics of gay pride parades and festivals: Emotional activism. In D. Paternotte & M. Tremblay (Eds), Companion on Lesbian and Gay Activism (pp. 105-119). Ashgate.

Lamond, I. R. (2018). The challenge of articulating human rights at an LGBT ‘mega-event’: A personal reflection on Sao Paulo Pride 2017. Leisure Studies, 37(1), 36-48.

Lewis, C., & Hermann, U. (2023). ‘The fun you have being what you are’: exploring the role queer people believe Pride plays in two capital cities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 15(2), 140-156.

Lewis, C., & Markwell, K. (2021). Drawing a line in the sand: The social impacts of an LGBTQI+ event in an Australian rural community. Leisure Studies, 40(2), 261-275.

Vorobjovas-Pinta, O. & Fong-Emmerson, M. (2022). The Contemporary Role of Urban LGBTQI+ Festivals and Events. Event Management, 26(8),1801-1816.

Vorobjovas-Pinta, O. & Hardy, A. (2021) Resisting marginalisation and reconstituting space through LGBTQI+ events. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(2-3), 448-466.

Vorobjovas-Pinta, O., & Lewis, C. (2021). The coalescence of the LGBTQI+ neo-tribes during the pride events. In C. Pforr, R. Dowling, & Volgger, M. (Eds.), Consumer Tribes in Tourism (pp. 69-81). Springer.

Podcast blurb: The connections between artistic events and the rejuvenation of social life in rural areas, where the need for creativity is pressing, are becoming increasingly evident. Many small, outlying Japanese communities are grappling with the effects of depopulation, an aging population, and economic decline. The need to prevent further decline has led to the emergence of art as a remedy for strengthening these communities. Both large and small-scale art festivals deeply rooted in the community have been organized with the primary goal of revitalizing these struggling areas. These festivals showcase artworks that celebrate the local landscape and incorporate elements of the region's cultural heritage. This podcast aims to explore how these creative events stimulate population growth and bolster the resilience and social connections within the community. The implications of this discussion suggest that active community involvement and the establishment of creative entrepreneurship are crucial elements in the success of festivals in rural areas, as well as in ensuring that sustainable development outcomes are maximized.

Meng’s bio: Meng Qu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Vice Director at the Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS) Hokkaido University; co-convener at Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI); Associate Editor of Folk, Knowledge, Place and Regional Editor of Event Management journal. He is also the Guest Lecturer at National Taiwan University and Hiroshima University. He is also the editorial board member at Tourism Geographies; Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT); Shima; Journal of Marine and Island Cultures (KMIC); Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism; Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM) and the advisory board member at CREATOUR International. His research draws from range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, especially from the fields of creative/tourism geography, rural and island studies, with a focus on East Asia. Key research topics include socially engaged art festivals, relational aesthetics, creative in-migrants, sustainability, and rural revitalization.

Further reading and resources:

Latest Special Issue: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Small Island Cultures and Heritage

Latest Community Project: Island Revitalization Documentary Series

Latest Selected Publications (related to this topic):

Qu, M., & Zollet, Z. (2023). Neo-endogenous revitalisation: Enhancing community resilience through art tourism and rural entrepreneurship. Journal of Rural Studies. 97. 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.016

Qu, M., & Zollet, S. (2023) The Power of Small: Creative In-migrant Microentrepreneurs in Peripheral Japanese Islands During COVID-19. In Adventures in Small Tourism: Studies and Stories. Scherf, Kathleen, (Eds). Calgary: University of Calgary Press.


Zollet, S., & Qu, M. (2023). Urban-to-rural lifestyle migrants in Japanese island communities: balancing quality of life expectations with reality. In P. H. Johansen, A. Tietjen, EB. Iversen, HL. Lolle, & Fisker JK. (Eds.), Rural Quality of Life. Manchester University Press.

Qu, M., McCormick, A. D., & Funck, C. (2022). Community resourcefulness and partnerships in rural tourism, Journal of Sustainable Tourism 30 (10), 2371-2390. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1849233

Qu, M. (2022). Socially engaged art tourism, in-migrants micro-entrepreneurship, and peripheral island revitalization. Wakayama Tourism Review 3, 17-19. https://10.19002/10.19002.3.17

Qu, M., Cheer, J. M. (2021). Community art festivals and sustainable rural revitalisation. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(11-12), 1756-1775. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1856858

Qu, M., & Funck, C. (2021). Rural art festival revitalizing a Japanese declining tourism island. Nancy Duxbery (Eds). In Cultural Sustainability, Tourism and Development (Re)articulations in Tourism Contexts, 51-68. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367201777-6

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Podcast blurb: Dr Aaron Tkaczynski provides a background to market segmentation. He then further suggests why listeners should be interested in this concept. Information is provided on how market segmentation has evolved, such as first how digitalisation is changing data collection procedures and second advancement in data analysis is improving the reliability and validity of segmentation findings. Aaron mentions futures trends impacting on market segmentation such as researchers employing greater usage of big data. He also argues that there will be a further focus on target marketing, with further justification required for why certain event segments should be targeted.

Aaron’s bio: Dr Aaron Tkaczynski is a Senior Lecturer in both tourism and events in the School of Business in the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law at the University of Queensland. He is also an extra-ordinary Associate Professor position in the Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society department at North-West University, South Africa. Aaron's research expertise and experience stems from market segmentation modelling and he publishes within this field in journals such as Tourism Management and the Journal of Travel Research. Prior to academia, Aaron was employed in local government.

Further reading and resources:

Segmentation Study Slides by Aaron

Aaron's 2017 segmentation article

Tkaczynski & Rundle (2011a).pdf

Tkaczynski & Rundle (2020).pdf

Podcast blurb: On this podcast we discuss the phenomena of trickle-down effects (TDE), which refer processes by which people are inspired by elite sport, sports people, or sports events to participate themselves. We discuss and critique the current body of literature/evidence dedicated to this area of inquiry, and suggest ways in which TDE might be more effectively leveraged to bring about desired participation impacts from sport events.

Luke’s bio: Luke’s research focuses on consumer behaviour related to sport events. It addresses the overarching question: under what conditions do sport events have positive impacts for individuals and organizations in host communities? Luke’s research draws from diverse disciplinary perspectives and methodological approaches. The knowledge generated from his work is aimed to improve event management practices in ways that maximize participation-related impacts that can result from hosting elite-sport events.

Further reading and resources:

Potwarka, L.R., & Wicker, P. (2021). Conditions under which trickle-down effects occur: A realist synthesis approach. Sustainability, 13(1), 69.

Potwarka, L.R., Snelgrove, R., Drewery, D., Bakhsh, J, & Wood, L. (2020). From intention to participation: Exploring the moderating role of a voucher-based event leveraging initiative. Sport Management Review, 23(2), 302-314.

Potwarka, L.R., Ramchandani, G., & Castellanos-García, P., Kokolakakis, T., Teare, G., & *Jiang, K. (2023). Beyond the host nation: An investigation of trickle-down effects in the “hometowns” of Canadian athletes who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games. European Sport Management Quarterly, 4, 963-982.

Potwarka, L.R., *Drewery, D., Snelgrove, R., Havitz, M.E., & Mair, H. (2018). Modelling a demonstration effect: The case of spectators’ experiences at 2015 Pan Am Games’ track cycling competitions. Leisure Sciences, 40(6), 578-600

Potwarka, L.R., & Leatherdale, S. (2016). The Vancouver 2010 Olympics and leisure-time physical activity rates among youth in Canada: Any evidence of a trickle-down effect? Leisure Studies, 35(3), 241-257.

Podcast blurb: This video highlights current and emerging patterns in the event industry in the Middle East region, especially focusing on countries in the Gulf. One of the most significant trends is the rapid increase in the hosting major international sporting events. Many of these countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing in sport and hosting these events as part of the respective countries’ economic diversification strategies, profiling their destinations and attracting visitors from around the world. Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Formula 1 in several countries, amongst others, are used as illustrative cases of recent and future trends.

Kamilla’s bio: Dr. Kamilla Swart is Associate Professor and Director of the Masters in Sport and Entertainment Management program, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation. Her research interests include sport and event tourism, with a specific focus on mega-events, impacts, sustainability, legacy and inclusion in sport. Her work focuses on contributing to sport, tourism and event knowledge in the developing context, and in the global South in particular. She worked closely with Qatar Foundation 2022 FIFA World Cup Master Program and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in driving the 2022 FIFA World Cup Research Agenda.

Further reading and resources:

Academic journals

There are a number of academic journals that publish articles on event trends (and sport) in the Middle East:

o Event Management

o Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

o Journal of Global Sport Management

o Journal of Arabian Studies

Books

• Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East – Eds. Danyel Reuche, Paul M. Brannagan 2022.

https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Sport-in-the-Middle-East/Reiche-Brannagan/p/book/9780367470227

• The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money, and the State – Eds. Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Michael M. Goldman 2023

https://www.routledge.com/The-Geopolitical-Economy-of-Sport-Power-Politics-Money-and-the-State/Chadwick-Widdop-Goldman/p/book/9781032390598

• Sport Management in the Middle East A Case Study Analysis – Eds. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Sean O'Connor, David Hassan 2015

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9780203131770/sport-management-middle-east-mohammed-ben-sulayem-sean-connor-david-hassan

• Research Handbook on Major Sport Events by HarryArne Solberg, Rasmus Storm and Kamilla Swart (anticipated publication date – Jan. 2024)

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-major-sporting-events-9781800885646.html

Associations: There are several associations that provide information on events trends in the Middle East. Some of these include:

o IFEA International Festival and Events Association Middle East

https://www.ifea.com/p/about/ifeaglobalaffiliates/ifeamiddleeast

o ICCA International Congress and Conference Association Middle East

https://www.iccaworld.org/about-icca/chapters-sectors/chapters/middle-east-chapter/

In addition to the academic and practical resources mentioned above, people can also attend events and conferences that focus on events trends in the Middle East.

• Arabian Travel Market

https://www.wtm.com/atm/en-gb.html

• Middle East Event Summit

https://informaconnect.com/middle-east-event-show/

University programs (which have sport management-related degrees)

• HBKU

https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cse/ms-sport-entertainment-management

• QU

http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/departments/sports-science/bsc-sports-science

• AUE

https://aue.ae/master-of-sports-management/

Podcast blurb: Urban regeneration is something the directly impacts the everyday lives of people living in areas going through change and development. Regeneration is intended for lasting improvement, and this directs much attention to economic impacts and the desire to promote new opportunities to attract visitors to an area. However, we must pay attention to the livelihoods of residents who are impacted by these changes. Events play an important role in much of this transformation because events are an important catalyst to promote city image and leverage future opportunities. Critically, we should consider how inclusive these spaces are, or if they are ‘islands’ of development.

Nick’s bio: Nicholas Wise earned a PhD in Human Geography from Kent State University, and is currently with the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University. His research focuses on placemaking, competitiveness, social regeneration and community impacts, conducting work across the areas of sport, events and tourism. He brings an international perspective to his teaching informed by scholarly research focusing on the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Serbia and Italy. He has published across several disciplines and collaborates with colleagues across a number of academic disciplines. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE).

Further reading and resources:

• Cowan, A. (2016). A Nice Place to Visit: Tourism and Urban Revitalization in the Postwar Rustbelt (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy). Temple University Press.

• Smith, A. (2012). Events and Urban Regeneration: The Strategic Use of Events to Revitalise Cities. Routledge.

• Spirou, C. (2011). Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy, Routledge.

• Tallon, A. (2021). Urban Regeneration in the UK, 3rd Edition. Routledge

• Wise, N. & Harris, J. (eds) (2017). Sport, Events, Tourism and Regeneration. Routledge.

• Wise, N. & Harris, J. (eds) (2019). Events, Places and Societies. Routledge.

Podcast blurb: Communitas, a term coined by Turner (1969), refers to the feeling of heightened solidarity which is produced during liminal moments of ritual, in which people step outside their prescribed social roles. At events specifically, communitas occurs as a result of the social connectedness, intense community spirit and atmosphere of social equality, sharing, intimacy and togetherness that is produced. Alyssa and Mike discuss the concept of communitas at events, examining what it is, why it is important, how it has evolved over recent years, and what there is to come in the future.

Alyssa’s bio: Dr Alyssa Eve Brown is Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Events, the Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Events Management, and the Event Coordinator for the Centre for Research in Tourism Excellence (CERTE) at the University of Sunderland, UK. She holds a doctorate (PhD) in the festivalgoer experience at UK music festivals. Her research interests include event experience; consumer behaviour; social inclusion; music, alternative and niche events; service quality; and social media.

Further reading and resources:

Turner, V., (2004). Liminality and communitas. In Bail, H. The performance studies reader, pp.89-97.

Turner, V., Abrahams, R.D. and Harris, A., (2017). The ritual process: Structure and anti-structure. Routledge.

Brown, A.E. (2023). Co-creation and Engagement: What festivalgoers want in the UK Rock festival experience. Event Management, 27(2), 201-216. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599521X16367300695690

Brown, A.E. (2022). Is it just the music?: understanding the atmosphere in festivalgoers experience at British rock music festivals. In R. Sharpley (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience (pp. 301-214), Routledge.

Brown, A.E., Donne, K., Fallon, P., & Sharpley, R. (2020). From headliners to hangovers: Digital media communication in the British rock music festival experience. Tourist Studies, 20(1), 75-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797619885954

Marshall, H., Johnson, J., & Brown, A.E. (2023). Going alone: The experience of solo eventgoers at music events in the UK, Event Management, 27(4), 591-606. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948695260

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1975). Beyond boredom and anxiety. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Csikszentmihalyi, L. (Eds.). (1988). Optimal experience: Psychological studies of flow in consciousness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Jahn, S., Cornwell, T.B., Drengner, J. and Gaus, H., (2018). Temporary communitas and willingness to return to events. Journal of Business Research, 92, pp.329-338.

Vandenberg, F., Berghman, M. and Schaap, J., (2021). The ‘lonely raver’: music livestreams during COVID-19 as a hotline to collective consciousness?. European Societies, 23(sup1), pp.S141-S152.

Davis, L., & Gibbons, T. (2023). ‘We can’t participate like this at football, can we’? Exploring in-person performative prosumer fandom at live PDC darts events. Journal of Consumer Culture, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14695405231168971

Jepson, A. and Clarke, A., (2014). Exploring community festivals and events. Routledge.

Kirby, S.I. and Duignan, M.B., (2020). Searching for Sites of Liminality in Giga-Events. Liminality and Critical Event Studies: Borders, Boundaries, and Contestation, pp.99-118.

MacKay, K., Barbe, D., Van Winkle, C.M. and Halpenny, E., (2017). Social media activity in a festival context: Temporal and content analysis. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29(2), pp.669-689.

Van Winkle, C.M., Woosnam, K.M. and Mohammed, A.M., (2013). Sense of community and festival attendance. Event Management, 17(2), pp.155-163.

Van Winkle, C. M and Woosnam, K.M,. (2014). Sense of community and perceptions of festival social impacts. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 5(1), pp.22-38.

Podcast blurb: Event environmentalism is the practice of making events more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Mega and major events can leave a very costly impact on the environment and the resources of the host location. Therefore, event managers must be proactive and deliberate about decisions they make and the impact they make. Environmental sustainability is not just simply using paper straws instead of plastic. It is the overall measured choices to reduce waste, use sustainable materials, work with environmentally conscious partners/vendors, and enable transportation options that have a lower environmental impact. Climate change impacts us all, but increased severe weather, drought, extreme heat, and wildfires have a substantial impact on the event industry, and managers should understand and own their part in mitigating the effects events have on the Earth.

Bri’s bio: Dr. Bri Newland is the Assistant Dean of the Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies and a Professor in the Tisch Institute for Global Sport. Her research explores the drivers of mass participation sport event tourism to better understand how to leverage business, social, and environmental impacts. Dr. Newland has published several manuscripts in academic journals, numerous book chapters, and is a co-editor of three textbooks. She serves as the current Academic Chair for NASSM’s annual conference. Dr. Newland is the editor for the Sport Marketing Quarterly, serves as associate editor for Managing Sport & Leisure and Event Management, and sits on several other editorial boards of academic journals.

Further reading and resources:

UN: https://sdgs.un.org/goals

IOC: https://olympics.com/ioc/sustainability-and-legacy-commission

WTO: https://www.unwto.org/resources-unwto

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-sustainability/id1090782792 - this is just on general sustainability (not just events), but covers a range of great topics.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/qatar-world-cup-environmental-climate-change-cost-desert-rcna57632

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23458620/fifa-world-cup-2022-greenwashing-climate-change

https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/fifa-made-false-claims-about-carbon-neutrality-qatar-world-cup-regulator-2023-06-07/

Podcast blurb: Richard’s podcast critiques important discourses surrounding crisis and disaster management for events. The podcast draws from multiple disciplines to provide insight into various contemporary issues and challenges surrounding the effective event management of crises and disasters. With an initial focus on the concept of event and venue resilience, concepts such as fandom, risk perceptions, crowd control and management, crisis communication and reputational risk, as applied to events are also explored. The podcast also discusses a variety of future challenges aligned with managing crises and disasters for events. Illustrating the importance and centrality of better understanding crisis and disaster management for events in a post covid era, this podcast will be of interest to students in a broad range of subject-related areas including sport, tourism, entertainment, leisure and critical event studies.

Further reading and resources:

Below are a proposed ‘Top Ten’ supporting resources to help students to further understand the concept of crisis and disaster management, in the context of events. Whilst the focus of the papers below are sports events, the resources all have broader implications for the broader events industry. The final resource is a link to some of the training and technical assistance in disaster management provided by Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC).

Shipway, R. (2023). New Era, New Normal, New Challenges: Managing Crises and Disasters at Major and Mega Sports Events. In Solberg, H.A. Swart, K.and Storm, R. (eds) (2023). Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Boden, J. and Shipway, R. (2023). Meeting the two imposters of triumph and disaster: Senior management perspectives on the covid-19 pandemic’s impact on global tennis tournaments. Event Management.

Inoue, Y. Lock, D. Gillooly, L. Shipway, R. and Swanson, S. (2022). The Organizational Identification and Well-being Framework: Theorizing about How Sport Organizations Contribute to Crisis Response and Recovery. Sport Management Review. 25 (1), 1-30.

Shipway, R. Miles, L. and Gordon, R. (2021). Crisis and Disaster Management for Sport. London: Routledge.

Shipway, R. and Miles, L., (2020). Bouncing Back and Jumping Forward: Scoping the Resilience Landscape of International Sports Events and Implications for Events and Festivals. Event Management, 24 (1), 185-196.

Miles, L. and Shipway, R., (2020). Exploring the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Stimulating Future Research Agendas for Managing Crises and Disasters at International Sport Events. Event Management, 24 (4), 537-552.

Shipway, R. & Miles, L. (2019). Reputation and perceived resilience in developing countries bidding for major sports events (pp.148-164). In: Walters, G. & Mair, J. (eds). Reputation and Image Recovery for the Tourism Industry. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers.

Shipway, R. (2018). Building Resilience and Managing Crises and Disasters in Sport Tourism. Journal of Sport and Tourism. 22 (3), 265-270.

Walters, G. Shipway, R. Miles, L. and Aldrigui, M. (2017) Fandom and Risk Perceptions of Olympic Tourists, Annals of Tourism Research, 66, 210-212.

Website

Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC). Available from

https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/disaster-management-centre

Podcast blurb: Emma talks to Mike about the nature, characteristics, and challenges impacting the MICE industry.

Emma’s bio: Emma Delaney is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey. Emma’s email is: E.delaney@surrey.ac.uk and LinkedIn is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-nolan-256a5573/. Emma has 25 years’ experience as an event management practitioner and an academic and has worked in visitor attractions, theatres and multi-purpose venues, for diverse clients from the International Brotherhood of Magicians to the Labour Party. Emma’s research interests surround the relationship between convention bureaus and professional conference organisers as well as destination management for MICE tourism.

Further reading and resources:

Journals: Event Management, Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, and International Journal of Business Events and Legacies.

Textbooks:

Conferences and Conventions: a Global Industry, 4th edn., by Tony Rogers and Peter Wynn-Moylan. (Routledge).

Business Events, 2nd edn., by Rob Davidson (Routledge)

Planning and Management of Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conventions (Global Edition), by George G Fenich (Pearson).

The Routledge Handbook of Business Events, Charles Arcodia (Ed) (Routledge).

Marketing Destinations and Venues for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events, by Tony Rogers and Rob Davidson (Routledge).

The Business and Management of Convention and Visitor Bureaus - a Global Approach, by Krzysztof Celuch (Goodfellow).

Business Event Legacies: Global Industry Case Studies, by Foley, Edwards and Weber (Goodfellow).

Industry Sources:

https://www.iccaworld.org/

https://www.mia-uk.org/

https://imexamerica.com/

https://meetings.skift.com/

Podcast blurb: The anthropology of events is interested in the question ‘Why?’. Why do societies celebrate? With the potential to inform the operational ‘how’ of event management and production, this focus on the reasons and purposes of events enables to dig deeper into the social, cultural and political meanings of events. Linking social scientific and philosophical debates with the phenomenon of events, the anthropology of events opens important perspectives to understand societies through the ways gatherings, celebrations and commemorations are taking place.

Barbara’s bio: Dr Barbara Grabher works as Lecturer in Event Studies at the University of Brighton, UK. As a trained Anthropologist with a specialisation in Gender Studies, her research sits within the field of Critical Event Studies. In her research, she engages with event-based regeneration processes such as the UK City of Culture, European Capital of Culture and Eurovision Song Contest. She is the author of the monograph ‘Doing Gender in Events: Feminist Perspectives in Critical Event Studies’ (Routledge, 2022) and co-author of the forthcoming edited volume ‘Events and Infrastructures: Critical Interrogations’ (Routledge, planned publication 2024).

Further reading and resources:

Falassi, A. (1987). Time out of time: Essays on the festival. University of New Mexico Press.

Routledge Critical Event Studies Book Series – Editors: Prof David McGillivray and Prof Rebecca Finkel

Journal of Festive Studies – Lead Journal Editors: Associate Professor Aurélie Godet and Dr Isabel Machado

Podcast blurb: It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore how events can generate social benefits but also influence negative impacts that are detrimental to the sustainable development of societal wellbeing. Given the significance of the UNSDGs, pushing for sustainable benefits is now considered a meaningful event outcome. A key tenet of sustainability is social growth and the focus on positive outcomes that foster sustainable development measures, and how they can transform way of life. The degree of social wellbeing that people experience during an event is of significance, this can influence their quality of life and individual outlooks on the usefulness of events.

Rutendo’s bio: Rutendo is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader on the Event Design and Management MA and Tourism Management MA courses in the School of Architecture + Cities at the University of Westminster, UK. Her research interests cover community support for mega events, social impacts, legacy planning, and sustainability of events at large. Having taught at Bournemouth University, Coventry University and the University of Westminster, Rutendo has specialist knowledge of management subjects e.g. Tourism Management, Event Management, Sport Management, Strategy, Organisational Behaviour and Leadership.

Further reading and resources:

Jones, M. (2017). Sustainable event management: A practical guide. Routledge.

Mair, J., & Smith, A. (2021). Events and sustainability: why making events more sustainable is not enough. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-17.

Mair, J., Chien, P. M., Kelly, S. J., & Derrington, S. (2023). Social impacts of mega-events: A systematic narrative review and research agenda. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 31(2), 538-560.

Musikavanhu, R, R; Ladkin, A, & Sadd, S., (2021). The lasting social value of mega events: experiences from green point community in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1 -18.

Smith, A., & McGillivray, D. (2022). The long-term implications of mega-event projects for urban public spaces. Sport in Society, 25(10), 2107-2123.

Talbot, A., & Carter, T. F. (2020). Human rights abuses at the Rio 2016 Olympics: activism and the media. In Human Rights and Events, Leisure and Sport (pp. 77-88). Routledge.

Podcast blurb: Fandom is an interesting and fascinating topic in events and general sociology, driving some unique consumer behaviours. It is the recognition of a personal, mostly positive, relatively deep, cognitive and emotional connection with an element of society, e.g., a person, an art work, part of popular culture such as movies, shows, music, sports, etc. Understanding fandom from social psychology and environmental psychology enables us in comprehending how pop culture influences us maintaining and exerting our social identities, regulating our social behaviours in interacting others and the society, and helping communities build meanings and integrity. This is specifically meaningful in discussing consumer behaviours in events, and their long-term impact to destinations and society.

Chris’s bio: Dr Ning (Chris) Chen is a senior lecturer in marketing based at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His primary areas of research interest include identity and attachment theory in different context including place, branding, and sports, and the motivations and impact of fandom especially in sports. Dr. Chen has published numerous manuscripts in top marketing and tourism academic journals, book chapters, as well as authored books including one on Digital Sports Marketing. Dr Chen serves as an associate editor for Event Management, and sits on several other editorial boards of academic journals.

Further reading and resources:

Ding M., Chen N. and Shen L. (2019) Digital sports marketing. Tsinghua University Press.

Duffett, M. (2013). Understanding fandom: An introduction to the study of media fan culture. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

Funk, D. C., & James, J. (2001). The psychological continuum model: A conceptual framework for understanding an individual's psychological connection to sport. Sport Management Review, 4(2), 119-150.

Gray, J., Sandvoss, C., & Harrington, C. L. (Eds.). (2017). Fandom: Identities and communities in a mediated world. NYU Press.

Jiang, Y., & Chen, N. (2019). Event attendance motives, host city evaluation, and behavioral intentions: An empirical study of Rio 2016. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(8), 3270-3286.

Podcast blurb: Storytelling is an important element for event experiences and must be carefully and strategically designed to ensure the intended story or message is experienced. In this podcast I explain what storytelling is, how it linked to the practice of interpretation, and importantly, how storytelling helps to attract and maintain audience interests and attention whilst at the same time helping to support an enhanced quality of life for the local community in which an event might take place.

Brianna’s bio: Brianna Wyatt is a Senior Lecturer and the Postgraduate Subject Coordinator for the Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management programmes at Oxford Brookes University. Her primary research interests and industry experience revolve around heritage and dark tourism, with emphasis in interpretation and experience design. She is also a consulting academic for (dark)heritage businesses within her University’s Business & External Engagement team, with her most recent work pertaining to collection management and exhibitions development at the Buckingham Old Gaol.

Further reading and resources:

Agnew, V., Lamb, J. & Tomann, J. (Eds.) The Routledge handbook of reenactment studies. Routledge.

Åstrøm, J. K. (2020). Why Theming? Identifying the Purposes of Theming in Tourism. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 21(3), 245–266. https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008X.2019.1658147

Brædder, A., Esmark, K., Kruse, T., Nielsen, C. T., & Warring, A. (2017). Doing pasts: Authenticity from the reenactors’ perspective. Rethinking History, 21(2), 171-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642529.2017.1315969

Dal Falco, F. & Vassos, S. (2017) Museum experience design: A modern storytelling methodology, The Design Journal, 20(1), S3975-S3983, https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352900

Duffy, M. & J. Mair (2018) Festival Encounters: Theoretical Perspectives on Festival Events. Abingdon: Routledge.

Jablon-Roberts, S., & Sanders, E. A. (2019). The underlying definition of historical accuracy. Dress - The Journal of the Costume Society of America, 45(2), 107-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/03612112.2018.1537647

Saxton, L. (2020). A true story: Defining accuracy and authenticity in historical fiction, Rethinking History, 24(2) 127-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642529.2020.1727189

Tschida, D. A. (2022). Rendevous with history: Grand Portage National Monument and Minnesota’s North Shore. In C. Rex & S. E. Watson (Eds.), Public memory, race, and heritage tourism of early America (pp. 136-152). Routledge.

Wyatt, B. & Rossetti, G. (2024 – forthcoming) Storytelling in festivals and events: A Special Issue for the Event Management Journal.

Podcast blurb: Small business leveraging in the context of major events is all about utilising these events to accelerate developments which benefit local businesses and enterprises, with the primary goal of maximising the tangible and intangible small business opportunities from these events1. In recent years, fewer cities and towns have been interested in or willing to bid for these events due to the exorbitant costs associated with delivering events of this scale. Small businesses often make up the vast number of organisations within cities and towns’ local economies. Therefore, the inclusion of small and local businesses should be a critical task for prospective event hosts in an attempt to diversify socio-economic outcomes for local people and traders. In 2004, Laurence Chalip produced a general model for event leveraging. Since then there have been more investigations into how small businesses can be better supported at major events. However, little is still understood about how local businesses can operate alongside major event sponsors. There have been studies which have discussed how tactics can be integrated into the different phases of the event (pre, during and post-event) focusing on specific areas including, planning and policies, regulation and trading environments and networks and partnerships1. Additionally, another study concentrated on understanding the factors that can prohibit businesses from engaging with major events, such as businesses lacking knowledge, experience, and resources2. Future research should be directed on developing practical strategies that can be adopted by small businesses to leverage these events to their advantage.

Seth’s bio: Seth I. Kirby is a Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Management in the School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, UK. His research interests span the fields of sports, events, urban studies and the environment, with particular attention on the business and spatial impacts of regional sporting events right through to mega-sporting event regeneration, legacy planning, strategic leveraging and environmental sustainability. Seth’s research activity is linked to exploring critical issues and perspectives in events and sports, with a focus on sporting event hosting communities.

Further reading and resources:

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Implementing the OECD Recommendation on Global Events Toolkit.

RioZones event leveraging research articles - https://riozones.wordpress.com/events-research-and-resources/event-research-and-useful-resources/

uignan and McGillivray (2018) - Mega-sport events, micro and small business leveraging: Introducing the “MSE-MSB leverage model”. Article.

Son and Huang (2023) - Understanding the critical factors driving event leveraging: Perspectives from small and medium-sized enterprises.

Schulenkorf et al (2023) - Event leverage: a systematic literature review and new research agenda.

Kaplanidou et al (2016) - Business legacy planning for mega events: The case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Duignan et al (2020) - Entrepreneurial leveraging in liminoidal olympic transit zones.

Smith (2010) - Leveraging benefits from major events: maximising opportunities for peripheral urban areas.

Schulenkorf et al (2021) - Managing and leveraging events: Business and social dimensions.

Parent (2020) - Managing major sports events: Theory and practice.

Ziakas (2021) - Strategic event leveraging: Models, practices and prospects. Book.

Podcast blurb: Networks matter to festivals, and all the people and organisations involved in putting them on. Individuals build careers by navigating a web of connections, shared projects, and employers past and present. Festival organisations bring together a wide array of employees, suppliers, performers and more, each at the heart of their own criss-crossing network. Researchers need to recognise the insights that a network-focused approach can bring, and which social network analysis (SNA) can support and allow. This is work that at the very least complements more familiar stakeholder-based research, and can potentially supersede it in terms of detail, dynamism, flexibility and rigour.

David’s bio: David Jarman is a lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University, where he has led the BA (Hons) International Festival & Event Management since 2007. David completed his PhD in September 2022, with Tilburg University in the Netherlands, having focused on social network analysis, festival communities, and the value of taking a network-focused perspective to the critical study of events. He has also worked for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and other festivals, providing first hand experience of the importance of networks to both individuals and organisations.

Further reading and resources:

David’s PhD, containing half a dozen papers exploring and applying SNA in festival communities: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/social-network-analysis-and-festival-relationships-personal-organ

Special issue with Greg Richards:

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/em/2021/00000025/00000001

Richards "Events in the Network Society":

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/em/2015/00000019/00000004/art00010

Fisker, Kwiatkowski & Hjalager, responding to the Richards's work: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14649365.2019.1573437

Podcast blurb: What is arguably the most central resource for events to be delivered? Volunteers. Despite their importance, volunteers continue to be more challenging to recruit, manage, and retain. This points to the need to consider how events manage their volunteers’ experiences to promote positive outcomes. This podcast recording is concerned with providing insights to practitioners on the volunteer experience in events. The volunteer experience is explained as a phenomenon understood according to four predictive constructs: satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and sense of community. Podcast insights provide strategies to manage and promote a positive volunteer experience in events as well as future trends.

Erik’s bio: Erik L. Lachance, Ph.D., is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University. Dr. Lachance’s research is interested in sport event volunteers, governance, and strategic management. His post-doctoral research project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Sport Canada. His work is published in leading international event management, sport management, and leisure journals. Practically, he has been involved as a volunteer in sport events at the community, regional, provincial/territorial, national, and international levels. He is the inaugural Chair of Event Management’s Ph.D./Early Career Researcher Editorial Board.

Further reading and resources:

Volunteering Australia: https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/resources/new-volunteering-resource-hub/

Volunteer Canada: https://volunteer.ca/index.php.

LaChance and Parent (2020)

Lachance & Parent (2021)

Lachance et al (2021)

Lachance et al (2022a)

Lachance et al (2022b)

We will also be launching a new Curated Collections on “Volunteering” in Event Management Journal from 2024 onwards: https://cognizantcommunication.com/publication/event-management/

Podcast blurb: Sustainable Tourism Development is an important but long debated topic. There is much discussion about how it is defined, what is its scope and how it can be assessed. Sustainable tourism, like sustainable development in general, has been viewed in terms of three pillars: the economic, environmental and socio-cultural dimensions. Some people see it as an oxymoron. Others have focused just on environmental sustainability. The recent focus has been on the Sustainable Development Goals and how tourism has contributed to the 17 goals. Professor Pratt covers some of these issues with Dr Duignan in this podcast.

Steve’s bio: Professor Stephen Pratt is Department Chair of Tourism, Events and Attractions at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. He previously served as Head of School of Tourism & Hospitality at the University of the South Pacific and as Assistant Professor at the School of Hotel & Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He completed his PhD at the University of Nottingham. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics and Masters of Economics from the University of Sydney. His research interests include sustainable tourism development, tourism in small island states and tourist behavior.

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