Dr Judith Mair (University of Queensland) on 'Socio-Cultural Impacts of Events'
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.
