Event Management
(Previously published as Festival Management & Event Tourism)
Editor-in-Chief: Mike Duignan
Volume 27, 2023
ISSN: 1525-9951; E-ISSN: 1943-4308
Softbound
8 numbers per volume
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Aims & Scope
Event Management is the leading peer-reviewed international journal for the study and analysis of events and festivals, meeting the research and educational needs of this rapidly growing industry for more than 20 years.
We:
- Publish high-quality interdisciplinary event studies work and therefore promote a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives from management and organizational studies to sociology and social science.
- Encourage the study of all kinds of physical, digital, and hybrid events from small- to large-scale cultural and sporting events, festivals, meetings, conventions, exhibitions, to expositions, across a range of geographical and cultural contexts.
- Actively support authors to take a critical perspective concerning the power and potential of events as a force for social, economic, and environmental good, while challenging where events can do better and make a positive contribution to society.
- Promote bold, interesting, relevant research problems and questions. Examples include why events play a key role for individual and collective transformational experiences; how social movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #Metoo can be advanced by attaching to events like the Academy Awards; through to the way large-scale events are leveraged for urban regeneration and community development.
- Believe research insights are integral to high-quality learning and teaching and we encourage all authors to transform manuscript into a set of Event Management branded PowerPoint slides for colleagues to integrate into research informed and hybrid teaching approaches. Where provided by authors, slides will feature alongside each published manuscript for ease. All subscribing organizations and authors will have access to this library of learning and teaching content.
We offer authors four routes to publication, with simple submission guideline (see “Submission guidelines” tab).
- Research article – a traditional submission route of up to 10,000 words focused on contributing to theory.
- Research note – a short note of up to 2,000 words focused on providing novel and/or innovative insights to contribute to our body of theory and/or empirical knowledge. These can also include debates and/or commentaries.
- Event case study – a new route of up to 10,000 words providing in-depth empirical insights and application of existing theoretical ideas to a specific event or series of events.
- Event education – a new route of up to 10,000 words providing in-depth insights into events-related education policy and/or practice for colleagues to support high-quality international learning and teaching experiences.
Event Management is governed by a high-quality editorial board consisting of international leading experts across a range of disciplines and fields, including events, tourism, sport, hospitality, to business studies (see “Editorial board” tab).
Our double-blind peer review process is rigorous and supportive.
STEP 1: All manuscripts submitted to Event Management will go through a rigorous screening process by either the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editors to be desk rejected or progressed to one of 40+ Associate Editors who handle the review process.
STEP 2: An Associate Editor reviews the manuscript and decides whether to progress or rejected. If progressed, 2-3 members of the Editorial Advisory Board or those with appropriate expertise are invited to review with an average 2-3 rounds of peer review. Authors have 8 weeks to revise and resubmit for each round of peer review.
STEP 3: Toward the end of peer review the Associate Editor recommends a final decision to the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editor who makes the final decision and provides final constructive feedback where appropriate.
STEP 4: Manuscripts accepted are swiftly uploaded to our “Fast Track” system with a DOI while our editorial assistants work with authors to deal with author queries before final manuscripts are made available. FINAL PUBLISHED ARTICLES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS FREE ACCESS (at no charge) ON INGENTA CONNECT FOR A PERIOD OF 15 DAYS and will be actively promoted by our Social Media Editor who works with authors to create a short tweet and author video alongside free links to promote colleagues’ work, across our Twitter and LinkedIn sites. (After the 15 days manuscripts will only be available to subscribers, unless the author has paid for the Open Access option.)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Mike Duignan
Head of Department and Reader in Events
Director, Observatory of Human Rights and Major Events (HaRM)
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Surrey, UK
eventmanagementjournal@outlook.com
Deputy Editors
Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Griffith University, Australia
David McGillivray, University West of Scotland, UK
Milena Parent, University of Ottawa, Canada
Emma Wood, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Editorial Managing Editor
Aaron Tkaczynski, The University of Queensland, Australia
Social Media Editor
Seth Kirby, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Special Advisors
Laurence Chalip, George Mason University, USA
Alan Fyall, University of Central Florida, USA
Leo Jago, University of Surrey, UK
Adele Ladkin, Bournemouth University, UK
Stephen Page, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Holger Preuss, University of Mainz, Germany
Richard Shipway, Bournemouth University, UK
Co-Founding Editors
Donald Getz, University of Calgary, Canada
Bruce Wicks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Associate Editors
Tom Fletcher, Leeds Beckett University, UK (Chair of the Associate Editors Board)
Kayode Aleshinloye, University of Central Florida, USA
Jane Ali-Knight, Edinburgh Napier, UK
Charles Arcodia, Griffith University, Australia
Sandro Carnicelli, University of The West of Scotland, UK
Chris Chen, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Willem Coetzee, University of Otago, New Zealand
Alba Colombo, Universitat Oberta De Catalunya, Spain
Simon Darcy, University Technology Sydney, Australia
Kate Dashper, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Tracey Dickson, University of Canberra, Australia
Sally Everett, Kings College London, UK
Sheranne Fairley, The University of Queensland, Australia
Kevin Filo, Griffith University, Australia
Rebecca Finkel, Queen Margaret University, UK
Chris Gaffney, New York University, USA
Sandra Goh, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Kirsten Holmes, Curtin University, Australia
Xin Jin, Griffith University, Australia
Kiki Kaplanindou, University of Florida, USA
Donna Kelly, The University of Technology, Jamaica
James Kennel, University of Greenwich, UK
Zengxian (Jason) Liang, Sun Yat-sun University, China
Eleni Michopoulou, University of Derby, UK
Laure Misener, Western University, Canada
Bri Newland, New York University, USA
Martin Robertson, Edinburgh Napier, UK
Debra Sadd, Bournemouth University, UK
Nikolaos Pappas, University of Sunderland, UK
Luke Potwarka, University of Waterloo, Canada
Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Martin Schnitzer, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Nancy Stevenson, University of Westminster, UK
Louise Todd, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta, University of Tasmania, Australia
Karin Weber, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong
Nicholas Wise, Arizona State University, USA
Jinsheng (Jason) Zhu, Guilin Tourism University & Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Vassillios Ziakas, University of Surrey, UK
Editorial Advisory Board
Rutendo Musikavanhu, Coventry University, UK (Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board)
John Armbrecht, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Jarrett Bachman, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada
Kenneth Backman*, Clemson University, USA
Sheila Backman, Clemson University, USA
Jina Hyejin Bang, Florida International University, USA
Graham Berridge, University of Surrey, UK
Rui Biscaia, University of Bath, UK
Charles Bladen, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Kerri Bodin, University of Ottawa, Canada
Soyoung Boo, Georgia State University, USA
Glenn Bowdin, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK
Alyssa Brown, University of Sunderland, UK
Federica Burini, University of Bergamo, Italy
Krzysztof Celuch, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Jean-Loup Chappelet, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Gyoyang Chen, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Andres Coca Stefaniak, University of Greenwich, UK
Ubaldino Couto, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, China
Juliet Davis, Cardiff University, UK
Emma Delaney, University of Surrey, UK
Simon Down, University of Birmingham UK and Högskolan Kristianstad, Sweden
Colin Drake, Victoria University, Australia
Jason Draper, University of Houston, USA
Martin Falk, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
Nicole Ferdinand, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Carmel Foley, University Technology Sydney, Australia
Susanne Gellweiler, Dresden School of Management, Germany
David Gogishvili, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
John Gold, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Barbara Grabher, University of Graz, Austria
Jeannie Hahm, University of Central Florida, UK
Kirsten Hallman, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Elizabeth Halpenny, University of Alberta, Canada
Marcus Hansen, Liverpool Johyn Moores University, UK
Luke Harris, University of Birmingham, UK
Najmeh Hassanli, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Burcin Hatipoglu, University of New South Wales, Australia
Christopher Hautbois, University of Paris, France
Claire Haven-Tang, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Ted Hayduck, New York University, USA
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia, Australia
Yoshifusa Ichii, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Jinyoung Im, Oklahoma State University, USA
Dewi Jaimangal-Jones, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
David Jarman, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Allan Jepson, Herts University, UK
Eva Kassens-Noor, Michigan State University, USA
Jamie Kenyon, Loughborough University, UK
Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Nicole Koenig-Lewis, Cardiff University, UK
Joerg Koenigstorder, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Maximiliano Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argetina
Niki Koutrou, Bournemouth University, UK
Jeetesh Kumar, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Koszalin University of Technology, Poland
Chantal Laws, University of Westminster, UK
Weng Si (Clara) Lei, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, China
Clifford Lewis, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Jason Li, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Erik Lundberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Emily Mace, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Judith Mair, University of Queensland, Australia
Matt McDowell, University of Edinburgh, UK
Majd Megheirkouni, Abertay University, UK
James Musgrave, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Barbara Neuhofer, University of Salzburg University, Austria
Margarida Abreu Novais, Griffith University, Australia
Danny O’Brien, Bond University, Australia
Eric D. Olson, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
Faith Ong, University of Queensland, Australia
Ilaria Pappalepore, University of Westminster, UK
Emilio Fernandez Pena, Universitat Autonoma De Barclelona, Spain
Marko Peric, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Hongxia Qi, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Meg Qu (Mo), Hiroshima University, Japan
Bernadette Quinn, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Gregory Ramshaw, Clemson University, USA
Vanessa Ratten, La Trobe University, Australia
Tiago Ribeiro, University of Libson, Portugal
Alector Ribiero, University of Surrey, UK
Darine Sabadova, University of Surrey, UK
Katie Schlenker, Univesity of Technology Sydney, Australia
Hugues Seraphin, Winchester Universtiy, UK
Jonathan Skinner, University of Surrey, UK
Ryan Snelgrove, University of Waterloo, Canada
Sarah Snell, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Sonny Son, University of South Australia, Australia
Ching-Hui (Joan) Su, Iowa State University, USA
Kamilla Swart-Arries, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Adam Talbot, Coventry University, UK
Jessica Templeton, University of Greenwich, UK
Aaron Tham, University of The Sunshine Coast, Australia
Eleni Theodoraki, University of Dublin, UK
Jill Timms, University of Surrey, UK
Danai Varveri, Metropolitan College, Greece
Trudie Walters, Independent, New Zealand
Xueli (Shirley) Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Stephen Wassong, German Sport University, Germany
Craig Webster, Ball State University, USA
Jon Welchy Peachy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Kim Werner, Hochschule Osnabruck, Germany
Mark Wickham, University of Tasmania, Australia
Kyle Woosnam, University of Georgia, USA
Jialin (Snow) Wu, Huddersfield University, UK
Sakura Yamamura, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
Pamela Zigomo, University of Greenwich, UK
*(Remaining Editor-in-Chief for submissions pre-November 2021)
PhD/ECR Editorial Board
Erik L. Lachance, University of Ottawa, Canada (Chair of the PhD/ECR Editorial Board)
Oluwaseyi Aina, The University of The West of Scotland, Scotland
Sarah Ariai, Universtiy of Waterloo, Canada
Elizabeth Ashcroft, University of Surrey, UK
Jordan T. Bakhsh, Universtiy of Ottawa, Canada
Sara Belotti, University of Bergamo, Italy
Nicola Cade, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Libby Carter, Birmingham City University, UK
David Cook, Coventry University, UK
Karen Davies, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Skyler Fleshman, University of Florida, USA
Mu He, University of Alberta, Canada
Meg Hibbins, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Jie Min Ho, Curtin University, Malaysia
Montire Intason, Naresuan University, Thailand
Denise Kamyuka, Western University, Canada
Wanwisa Khampanya, University of Surrey, UK
Jason King, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Truc Le, Griffith University, Australia
Yanning Li, University of Surrey, UK
Kelly McManus, University of Waterloo, Canada
Heelye Park, Iowa State University, USA
Jihye Park, University of Central Florida, USA
Erin Pearson, Western University, Canada
Benedetta Piccio, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Juliana Rodrigues Vieira Tkatch, University of Central Florida, USA
Giulia Rossetti, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Briony Sharp, University of The West of Scotland, UK
Smita Singh, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
Supina Supina, Bunda Mulia University, Indonesia
Darina Svobodova, University of Surrey, UK
Georgia Teare, University of Ottawa, Canada
Yann Tournesac, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Katy Tse, University of Surrey, UK
Lewis Walsh, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Beau Wanwisa, University of Surrey, UK
Ryutaro Yamakita, University of Ottawa, Canada
Emmy Yeung, University of Chester, UK
Ryuta Yoda, Coventry University, UK
Nicole Yu, The University of Queensland, Australia
Azadeh Zarei, The University of Queensland, Australia
Submission Guidelines
Our aim is to make initial submission to Event Management as simple as possible, for all submission routes. Authors can use the following information as a checklist before submitting.
HOW TO SUBMIT: All manuscripts to be submitted via this link:
WHAT TO SUBMIT: Authors are asked to submit four documents:
- Impact Statement
- Title page
- Manuscript
- Submission Checklist (Click here for the Submission Checklist)
Please note: After you have received the first round of peer review comments and you are responding to reviewers’ comments, please ensure you attach a ‘Response to Reviewers’ document on Step 2: File Upload. This will make it easier for the reviewers to see where changes have been made in relation to peer review comments, and how and why you have attended to all peer reviewer points.
Cover letters are optional but we do encourage authors to also provide this to help detail the theoretical, empirical, and/or practical contribution of the manuscript.
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR “IMPACT STATEMENT”: up to 500 words detailing the potential or actual impact of this article on society.
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR “TITLE PAGE”: Please ensure all of the following headings are present and addressed:
- Title (20 words max)
- Author(s) name
- Affiliation (Department, Institution, City, (State), Country)
- Corresponding author and email address
- Corresponding author ORCID
- Declaration of interest
- Part of a Special Issue? If so, state the name of the Special Issue.
WHAT TO INCLUDE AND HOW TO FORMAT MANUSCRIPTS: We provide authors with the flexibility to format and organize manuscripts in they way they prefer for initial submission. Authors will then work with our editorial assistants after acceptance to conform with journal standardized format before publication. We do however have a simple checklist of things below we do require at initial submission stage:
Sections to include:
- Title (up to 20 words, in CAPITAL LETTERS and BOLD)
- Highlights (3-5 highlights, max 80 characters including spaces for each bullet point)
- Abstract (150 words max)
- Keywords (up to 8, placed immediately after the Abstract)
- A “Literature Review” and “Methodology” section must feature, unless not appropriate.
Formatting requirements
- Arial font, size 10 or 12.
- All manuscripts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar.
- In-text citations and ‘References’ (these can be formatted to your choosing but must be consistent).
- Double spaced, with line numbering and page numbers.
- ‘Tables’ and high quality ‘Images’ and ‘Figures’ to be uploaded as separate files.
- Word counts indicated below are the maximum for all sections including tables, figure legends and appendices.
- Clearly identifiable headings with no more than three levels (see example below).
1. HEADING,
1.1 Sub-heading
1.1.1 Sub-sub-heading.
SUBMISSION TYPES:
- Research article (up to 10,000 words)—traditional full-length research articles contribute to theory.
- Research note (up to 2,500 words)—short pieces that are theoretically or methodologically relevant, novel and innovative that can be developed further and advanced by other scholars. Commentaries and debates can be submitted under this submission type too.
- Event case study (up to 10,000 words)—full-length empirically based research articles that rigorously apply theory but do not necessarily seek to develop theory. Authors must however stress the implications of empirical work beyond the event case study context.
- Event education (up to 10,000 words)—full-length pieces focusing on events-related learning and teaching innovation and impact on student education, experience, and performance.
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS EDITORS AND REVIEWERS WILL CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING MANUSCRIPTS
General questions:
- Is there a clear research issue or problem statement presented at the beginning that establishes the “so what” factor?
- Is the theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution of the manuscript clearly stated? And is the significance of this contribution clearly stated?
- Is the manuscript interesting, bold, and/or innovative?
- Is the theoretical framework robust, providing a good conceptual grounding in relevant literature?
- Is the methodology designed and executed in a reliable and valid way?
- Is the manuscript written in a clear and concise way (without “academese”) and accessible to academic and nonacademic audiences?
- Is the argument written in an easy to follow and logical way?
- Are there clear conceptual and practical conclusions drawn on in the latter parts of the manuscript?
- Which of the following submission routes do you think the manuscript is best suited for:
– Research article (strong theoretical or methodological contribution)
– Research Note (shortened version with a strong theoretical or methodological contribution)
– Event Case Study (limited theoretical or methodological contribution, but interesting empirical insights)
– Events Education
Specific events-related questions:
- Does the manuscript present an analysis of contemporary events-related issues?
- Does the manuscript present a balanced perspective on the power and potential of events for good or for bad?
- Do you think this manuscript helps advance events research: how and why?
- Are there clear and well-justified recommendations to help advance the policy and practice of events in the future?
- Does the manuscript present a future academic research agenda that seeks to push the boundaries of events research?
- Is it clear how either descriptive or conceptual features of the event in question impacts on the empirical phenomenon in question? (In other words, does the author position the event simply as the “background” or “context” or are distinct features of the event recognized?)
NB: We ask this last question because in Event Management journal we want continue building a more conceptual understanding as to why events and festivals are particularly interesting organizational constructs to advance theory and knowledge, over let’s say other types of organizations like businesses or government institutions.
ONLINE FAST-TRACK PUBLICATION
Accepted manuscripts will be loaded to Fast Track with DOI links online. Fast Track is an early e-pub system whereby subscribers to the journal can start reading and citing the articles prior to their inclusion in a journal issue. Please note that articles published in Fast Track are not the final print publication with proofs. Once the accepted manuscript is ready to publish in an issue of the journal, the corresponding author will receive a proof from our Production Department for approval. Once approved and published, the Fast Track version of the manuscript is deleted and replaced with the final published article. Online Fast Track publication ensures that the accepted manuscripts can be read and cited as quickly as possible.
COPYRIGHT
- Use of Copyright Material: Authors must attest their manuscript contains original work and provide proof of permission to reproduce any content(artwork, photographs, tables, etc.) in connection with their manuscript, also ensuring their work does not infringe on any copyright and that they have obtained permission for its use. It is important to note that any and all materials obtain via the Internet/social media (including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) fall under all copyright rules and regulations and permission for use must be obtained prior to publication.
- Copyright: Publications are copyrighted for the protection of authors and the publisher. A Transfer of Copyright Agreement will be sent to the author whose manuscript is accepted. The form must be completed and returned with the final manuscript files(s).
AUTHOR OPTIONS
Articles appearing in Event Management are available to be open access and also contain color figures (neither is a condition for publication). Authors will be provided with an Author Option Form, which indicates the following options. The form must be completed and returned with the final manuscript file(s) even if the answer is “No” to the options. This form serves as confirmation of your choice for the options.
- A voluntary submission fee of $125.00 includes one free page of color and a 50% discount on additional color pages (color is discounted to $100.00 per color page).
- Open access is available for a fee of $200.00 for up to 15 pages and $50.00 for each additional page. Color would be discounted to $100.00 per color page.
- Color figures: Your article may contain figures that should be printed in color. There is a charge for figures appearing in color. Cost for color figure in an article $200.00 (if not paying Voluntary Submission Fee or Open Access Fee).
If you choose to have your article be open access, a payment form will be sent with the amount due based on the number of pages at proof stage. The form will need to be completed and returned with payment information and any corrections to the proof prior to publication.
The use of color in articles is an important feature. If you choose to have figures in color a payment form will be provided with your proof, which will need to be completed and returned with any corrections to the proof prior to publication.
PAGE PROOFS
Page proofs will be sent electronically to the designated corresponding author prior to publication. Minor changes only are allowed at this stage. The designated corresponding author will receive a free pdf file of the final press article, which will be sent by email.
DISCLAIMER
Although every effort is made by the publisher and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement appears in this Journal, they wish to make it clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisements herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publisher, the editorial board, editors, and their respective employees, officers, and agents accept no responsibility or liabilitywhatsoever for the consequences of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement.
Event Management (EM) Peer Review Policy
Peer review is the evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field to ensure only good scientific research is published.
In order to maintain these standards, Event Management (EM) utilizes a double-blind review process whereby the identity of the reviewers is not known to authors and the authors are not shown on the article being reviewed.
The peer review process for EM is laid out below:
STEP 1: An article is reviewed for quality, suitability and alignment to the submission formatting guidelines by the Editor-In-Chief and Deputy Editors, and authors will receive either a desk reject, or the article will be progressed to one of our Associate Editors.
STEP 2: If progressed, an Associate Editor will also review for quality and suitability. At this point they may suggest a rejection, or progress and invite reviewers to review the manuscript. We ask reviewers to submit their review within approx. 4-6 weeks (sometimes this can be quicker or slower) and decided is the paper should be an: ‘accept’, ‘minor revision’, ‘major revision’ or ‘reject’.
STEP 3: Authors will then have approx. 4-6 weeks to complete revisions and then resubmit to the journal. The peer review process will then continue until a decision is made by the Associate Editor.
STEP 4: At this point, the article will go to the Editor-In-Chief and Deputy Editors to make a final decision and suggest any final changes required before final acceptance.
STEP 5: After final acceptance, authors will then work with our editorial team to ensure that the article is correctly formatted and suitable for publication. Manuscripts will then be allocated a DOI and uploaded to our fast-track system to have a digital presence online. When the final article is uploaded, we then provide 15 DAYS FREE ACCESS to the article, which can be shared out to networks.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A REVIEWER FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL?
As a reviewer for Event Management you would have the benefit of reading and evaluating current research in your area of expertise at its early state, thereby contributing to the integrity of scientific exploration.
If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for EM please contact the EIC: Mike Duignan at eventmanagementjournal@outlook.com
If you review three papers for one of the Cognizant journals (Tourism Review International, Tourism Analysis, Event Management, Tourism Culture and Communication, Tourism in Marine Environments, and Gastronomy and Tourism) within a one-year period, you will qualify for a free OPEN ACCESS article in one of the above journals.
ETHICS STATEMENT
The publishers and editorial board of Event Management have adopted the publication ethics and malpractice statements of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/core-practices. These guidelines highlight what is expected of authors and what they can expect from the reviewers and editorial board in return. They also provide details of how problems will be handled. Briefly:
Event Management is governed by an international editorial board consisting of experts in event management, tourism, business, sport, and related fields. Information regarding the editorial board members is listed on the inside front cover of the printed copy of the journal in addition to the homepage for the journal at: https://www.cognizantcommunication.com/journal-titles/event-management under the “Editorial Board” tab.
This editorial board conducts most of the manuscript reviews and plays a large role in setting the standards for research and publication in the field. The Editor-in-Chief receives and processes all manuscripts and from time to time will modify the editorial board to ensure a continuous improvement in quality.
The reviewers uphold a peer review process without favoritism or prejudice to gender, sexual orientation, religious/political beliefs, nationality, or geographical origin. Each submission is given equal consideration for acceptance based only on the manuscript’s importance, originality, academic integrity, and clarity and whether it is suitable for the journal in accordance with the Aims and Scope of the journal. They must not have a conflict of interest with the author(s) or work described. The anonymity of the reviewers must be maintained.
All manuscripts are sent out for blind review and the editor/editorial board will maintain the confidentiality of author(s) and their submitted research and supporting documentation, figures, and tables and all aspects pertaining to each submission.
Reviewers are expected to not possess any conflicts of interest with the authors. They should review the manuscript objectively and provide recommendations for improvements where necessary. Any unpublished information read by a reviewer should be treated as confidential.
Authors
Manuscripts must contain original material and must not have been published previously. Material accepted for publication may not be published elsewhere without the consent of the publisher. All rights and permissions must be obtained by the contributor(s) and should be sent upon acceptance of manuscripts for publication.
References, acknowledgments, figure legends, and tables must be properly cited and authors must attest their manuscript contains original work and provide proof of permission to reproduce any content (artwork, photographs, tables, etc.) in connection with their manuscript, also ensuring their work does not infringe on any copyright and that they have obtained permission for its use. It is important to note that any and all materials obtain via the Internet/social media (including but not limited to Face Book, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) falls under all copyright rules and regulations and permission for use must be obtained prior to publication.
Authors listed on a manuscript must have made a significant contribution to the study and/or writing of the manuscript. During revisions, authors cannot be removed without their permission and that of all other authors. All authors must also agree to the addition of new authors. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that this occurs.
Financial support and conflicts of interest for all authors must be declared.
The reported research must be novel and authentic and the author(s) should confirm that the same data has not been and is not going to be submitted to another journal (unless already rejected). Plagiarism of the text/data will not be tolerated and could result in retraction of an accepted article.
When humans, animals, or tissue derived from them have been used, then mention of the appropriate ethical approval must be included in the manuscript.
Publisher
The publishers agree to ensure, to the best of their abilities, that the information they publish is genuine and ethically sound. If publishing ethics issues come to light, not limited to accusations of fraudulent data or plagiarism, during or after the publication process, they will be investigated by the editorial board including contact with the authors’ institutions if necessary, so that a decision on the appropriate corrections, clarifications, or retractions can be made. The publishers agree to publish this as necessary so as to maintain the integrity of the academic record.
Access Current Articles (Volume 26, Number 7)
Volume 26, Number 7
Open Access
Make it Count: Examining Outcomes of Activation and Advertising-Like Event Sponsorship – 1447
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391131
Nataliya Bredikhina and Thilo Kunkel
School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Empirical investigations on an effective sport event sponsorship format have remained sparse. The purpose of this research is to compare the outcomes of activation and advertising-like event sponsorship, explaining the factors that drive change in sponsor brand attitudes among event attendees. We propose that 1) activation should lead to a significantly stronger increase of sponsorship perceptions and sponsor brand attitudes than advertising-like sponsorship, 2) changes in sponsorship perceptions should influence changes in sponsor brand attitudes, and 3) self-congruity with the sponsor should play a mediator role in the relationship between consumers’ sponsorship perceptions and attitudes toward sponsor. To test our assumptions, we conducted a field experiment at an international sport event with two waves of surveys (before/after the event). We compare longitudinal changes in sponsor–event fit, sponsorship authenticity, sponsor brand attitude, and self-congruity with the sponsor for two brands: one pursuing activation and the other one pursuing advertising-like sponsorship. Hypotheses were tested using paired samples t tests and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings reveal that for activating sponsor, improvements in sponsorship perceptions were significantly stronger and explained more variance in changes of sponsor brand attitudes. Self-congruity with the sponsor was a mediator between sponsorship perceptions and sponsor brand attitudes. The study contributes to event sponsorship literature by longitudinally demonstrating that activation is more effective than advertising-like sponsorship in brand promotions and highlights the mediating role of self-congruity in the relationship between sponsorship inferences and sponsor brand outcomes.
Key words: Event sponsorship; Activation; Consumer engagement; Self-congruity
Understanding Business Event Experiences: The Mediating Roles of Eventscape and Business Goal Accomplishment – 1469
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391096
Man-U Io
School of Hospitality Management, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China
Business event attendees always have their business goals to achieve when attending a business event, and hence it is worthwhile to investigate whether and to what extent event experiential benefits can help accomplish attendees’ business goals and enhance their perceived eventscape and satisfaction. This study investigates the roles of attendees’ business goal accomplishment and perceived eventscape in the relationship between event experiential benefits and satisfaction. Based on a quantitative survey for an annually held trade fair and business conference in Macao, a conceptual model and hypotheses are proposed and examined. The results reveal the multimediating roles of the eventscape and business goal accomplishment in the relationships between the three-dimensional experiential benefits and attendees’ satisfaction. The findings indicate how the event experiential benefits, eventscape, and business goal accomplishment interacted with each other to determine attendees’ satisfaction. This study has discussed its theoretical implications and managerial suggestions for enhancing attendees’ experiences with business events.
Key words: Business event; Experiential benefits; Business goal achievement; Eventscape; Satisfaction; Meditating effects
Likable or Authentic? Perspectives of Locals and Tourists in Food Event Experience – 1485
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391104
Yueying Hazel Xu, Yen Nee Christy Ng, Xiuchang Tan, and Chiwai Don Wu
School of Hospitality Management, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Colina de Mong-ha, Macao
With the growing appetite of appreciating local gastronomy and the need of destination branding for culinary tourism, food events have become increasingly popular in many cities. Authenticity has long been recognized as one important factor to evaluate food-related experience; however, the likability of food is rarely examined. The study gives a first attempt to include food likability, a hedonic perspective, together with authenticity, in evaluating food and event experience at a food festival. A valid sample of 447 event attendees was recruited from Macao’s Local Culture & Food Festival. The findings show that food likability and food authenticity significantly influence the perception of culinary event authenticity that further leads to event satisfaction. Differences between local attendees and tourists regarding food evaluation and their event experiences are also examined. Implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions for future study are provided.
Key words: Food event experience; Likability; Authenticity; Hedonic consumption
The Cocreation of Place Meaning at Small-Scale Elite Youth-Based Sport Event – 1503
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391186
Aisulu Abdykadyrova
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
The study uses Morgan’s model of experience space as a framework for understanding the cocreation of place meaning at the 2017 Canadian Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics (2017 CCRG). The efforts of event organizers (experience managers and marketers) to shape place experiences at the event was considered in conjunction with the visitors’ motivations and their interpretation of meanings inclusive of the social and cultural interactions at the event. Research methods included semistructured interviews and e-mail questionnaires. Five place-based themes emerged through categorical aggregation analysis: function, tourist activities, community, performance, and emotion. These findings demonstrated the relevance of the Morgan’s model of experience space. However, modifications to the model were recommended. These include the combination of the achievement, hedonic pleasure and personal meanings components under the label of emotion, and the introduction of a new “performance” component. The 2017CCRG shaped place meaning for athletes, parents, and organizers.
Key words: Place meaning; Cocreation; Elite youth sport event; Rhythmic gymnastics; Small-scale event
Perceptions of Sexual Assault at Music Festivals – 1521
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391195
Karen J. Williams* and Duncan W. Murray†
*UniSA Online, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
†UniSA Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
This article examines perceptions of sexual assault at music festivals. The context of a music festival tacitly encourages women to dress in a way that is consistent with the atmosphere of the event, and in ways that are “on trend.” However, there is strong evidence that victims who dress in more revealing attire face issues in relation to victim blame, with their own culpability questioned. Given recent reports on sexual assault at music festivals, research investigating perceptions by the general public of sexual assault at such festivals, is timely. Utilizing netnography and an instrumental case study approach, data were collected via a discussion forum on the Daily Mail website, with over 900 responses examined. Employing thematic analysis, core themes to emerge included: victim blame, self-responsibility for safety and its connection with dress, context and location, that no assault occurred, and aspects of the victim’s appearance. These themes are unpacked and then discussed as reflective of the broader issue of rape culture. Practical implications regarding policy and event reputation are provided.
Key words: Sexual assault; Music festivals; Netnography; Rape culture; Victim blame
A Post-COVID Strategy for Event Planners – 1537
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391069
Dave McMahon,* Joe Spencer,† and Lisa Witzig‡
*Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA
†College of Business, Anderson University, Anderson, SC, USA
‡Department of Marketing, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
The authors propose a strategy to help event planners pivot and adjust to the post-COVID world. This involves the use of social media and sales force automation (SFA). The authors explain how both of these can be accomplished in a low cost, easy to learn and use manner by adopting LinkedIn. The authors also present three tools that will help the event planner assess if they and their personnel are ready to make such a change. The authors conclude with a set of managerial imperatives that include not only how to be proactive and competitive but also the operational adjustments that will be necessary for the mode of operation, the reach of the planner, how online presence and content will drive awareness, the role and definition of personnel, how client relationships are conducted, and how the different facets of the event itself will change.
Key words: Event planner; Alignment; Marketing; Operations
How Consumers’ Need for Variety and Social Consumption Influences Festival Patronage and Spending – 1549
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391087
Nadine Waehning,* Charles Chi Cui,† Ignazio Cabras,‡ and Xuemei Bian‡
*Management School, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
†University of Westminster, London, UK
‡City Campus East, University of Northumbria in Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
This article investigates the influence of motivational goals such as variety seeking and social consumption on consumers’ patronage and spending at craft beer festivals. In doing so, we develop and test a number of hypotheses by examining information collected via means of a survey questionnaire proposed in 2017 to visitors of a large beer festival in the UK. Findings of our analysis unveil how cognitive engagement affects individuals’ behavior with regard to responding to and financially engage with beer festivals. Results also identify cognitive engagement as an important mediator of the effects related to variety seeking and social consumption. From a managerial perspective, findings reveal important attributes affecting consumers’ drivers towards craft beers, contributing to understand which dimension of consumer engagement influence their behaviors. Overall, the study provides fresh empirical evidence in terms of identifying and recognizing consumers’ behaviors with regard to defining future trends in the craft beer sector.
Key words: Variety seeking; Cognitive engagement; Patronage and spending; Craft beer festivals
Perceived Impacts of COVID-19 in Conference Tourism: A Partial Least Squares (PLS) Analysis – 1565
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391113
Jorge Marques,*† Mana Khoshkam,‡§ and Shaian Kiumarsi¶
*Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies (REMIT), University Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, Portugal
†Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra, Portugal
‡Department of Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
§Health & Industry Research Center, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
¶Graduate School of Business (GSB), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
The purpose of this article is to explore the perceived impacts of COVID-19 in participating in academic events, relating the attractiveness of destinations and tourist opportunities as pull factors. Remote communication technologies have also been put into perspective to understand how they can influence future participation in events. A partial least squares (PLS) was used to test both research model and hypotheses. This study supports that COVID-19 has profoundly affected participation in events and has an impact on the attractiveness of the destination and tourist opportunities. During the pandemic context, remote communication technologies have replaced physical presence at events and are expected to continue to be present in future events. However, it is anticipated that technology will not permanently replace physical presence at events, due to the social character it represents. Also, destination attractiveness and tourist opportunities will be important in the decision to participate in physical events. This article addresses the current topic of COVID-19 and the impact on the future of physical events and gives some indicators that may contribute to a better planning of destinations in the recovery of this sector, namely by enhancing the tourist attractiveness of destinations as pull factor.
Key words: Event attendance; Destination attractiveness; Tourism opportunities; Remote communication technologies; COVID-19
How Can We Reduce Conference Venues’ Use of Single-Use Plastics? – 1577
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391140
Julie Whitfield,* Petra Svobodova,* and Don J. Webber†
*Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University Business School, Bournemouth University, Pool, UK
†Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Society-level discourse on single-use plastics (SUPs) increases awareness of their negative environmental impacts and reduces their usage by environmentally aware individuals, firms, and governments. This article makes a unique and timely contribution to the literature by exploring why conference venues have not been proactive in reducing their usage of SUPs. Application of a questionnaire approach to collect primary data about venues’ attitudes and practices towards their level and reduction in usage of SUPs reveals that although venues claim to be motivated to reduce delegates’ use of SUPs, they state that excessive costs inhibit their ability to do so, and that legal and government regulations have the strongest influence on their use of SUPs. Our findings provide a frame of reference and an order of policy priority to ensure SUPs reduction by venues.
Key words: Single-use plastics (SUPs); Convention centers; Environmental awareness; Legislation
Event Revisit Intention in the Context of COVID-19 Risks – 1591
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391168
Soyoung Boo* and Tony Jooho Kim†
*J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
†Hart School, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA
With the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic widely visible in the event industry, event organizers face challenges regarding customer retention in the form of return visits. Because event revisit intention is crucial to predicting event attendees’ behavior, this study attempts to examine the likelihood of return for customers who have prior event (state fair) experience. Drawing from previous studies on event-related hazards and safety risks, our proposed framework suggests that a certain type of trust (i.e., social trust and confidence) reduces perceived risk, leading to increased event revisit intention in a time of pandemic. To test hypothesized relationships among trust, perceived risk, and event revisit intention, consumer information was gathered through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing platform. Key findings that emerge include the fact that trust in events is a strong predictor of event revisit intention, while perceived risk mediates the relationship between trust and revisit intention, albeit weakly. These results offer event organizers insights into how to enhance revisit intention in the face of health risks and ongoing uncertainty.
Key words: Social trust; Confidence; Affective-based trust; Cognitive-based trust; Perceived risk; Event revisit intention; COVID-19
A Bibliometric Exploration of Events Literature in and Outside the Core Journals – 1607
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391177
Richard Fletcher* and James Bostock†
*Arts and Festivals Management, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
†Sport, Outdoor and Exercise Science, University of Derby, Derby, UK
There are various positions on what literature represents “core” event management research and to what degree “peripheral” tourism and hospitality (T&H) literature influences and overlaps with this field. Previous literature reviews have made progress but methodological challenges remain. The influences of journal lists, performance-based research funding systems, and selective databases are discussed regarding the journal selection of events researchers. An exploratory approach to charting the core and periphery of events-related research was taken. Firstly, the relevance of a wide range of journals to event management research was tested using a measure of interrater agreement. Twenty-four of the 53 journals reviewed were selected as relevant. Secondly, a bibliometric analysis of highly cited articles was carried out. Two hundred seventy-two of 480 articles from 2008–2018 were selected and further examined using citation analysis. Three, four-star journals accounted for 60% of all references within the sample, despite only accounting for 23% of the total article volume. Quantitative research and articles about festivals or sports events were predominant in the sample, although the research methodology used and types of events chosen by individual articles had limited or no effect on the number of citations received. Most (77%) authors were based in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and North America. Future reviews are advised to investigate blended approaches, open data, nonselective databases, and international perspectives.
Key words: Literature review; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Interrater agreement; Journal ranking; Event management; Open data
The Role of Meeting Size in Attendees’ Psychological Response and Consequence Behavior: A Social Anxiety Approach – 1623
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948694784
Ying (Tracy) Lu,* Wei Wei,† Laurie Wu,‡ Jason Swanson,* and Donald Getz§
*Department of Retailing and Tourism Management, College of Agriculture, Food & Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
†Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
‡School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
§Professor Emeritus of Tourism, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada
This research was to examine the effects of meeting size on attendee experience at association meetings. From perspectives of social anxiety, this research investigates how meeting size influences attendees’ social anxiety levels; how attendees’ perceived self-esteem and group identity at meetings moderate the effects of meeting size on social anxiety; and how attendees’ perceived social anxiety influences their satisfaction with meeting attendance and perceived return-on-investment (ROI) of the meeting. With a survey of 470 attendees, results showed that the bigger the meetings are, the less social anxiety attendees will feel. The impact of meeting size is further moderated by self-esteem and group identity. Furthermore, attendees’ felt social anxiety negatively affects their meeting satisfaction and perceived ROI of the meeting. Theoretical and practical contributions of the research are discussed.
Key words: Meeting size; Social anxiety; Self-esteem; Group identity
Toward Attachment: Motivation to Participate in Charity Sporting Events – 1637
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948694856
Keri Schwab, Marni Goldenberg, and Kevin Lin
Experience Industry Management Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Charity sporting events (CSEs) are special events, focused on a cause, with an added element of physical activity, and operate with the goal to raise funds, awareness, and garner support for an organization’s cause. CSEs have become increasingly meaningful and popular in recent years among various nonprofit organizations. Using the psychological continuum model (PCM) as the theoretical framework, this study examined the factors that contribute to participants’ motivation. This mixed-method study included a postevent questionnaire that was administered to participants in a cycling event (N =104) to investigate the relationships among recreation and charity motives, event attachment, and behavioral intention. Also interviews (N = 58) were conducted examining motives. Results revealed that recreation and charity motives both have a significant impact on event attachment, but slightly more so for this small-scale event than a large event. Implications for management and future research were discussed.
Key words: Charity sporting events (CSEs); Sporting events; Recreation motivation; Charity motives; Psychological continuum model
RESEARCH NOTE
In Times of Restricted Mobility: Cancel, Change Date, or Change Format of Tourism Conferences – 1653
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391014
Martin Thomas Falk and Eva Hagsten
University of South-Eastern Norway, School of Business, Department of Business and IT, Gullbringvegen, Norway
The aim of this article is to examine how tourism conference organizers react to the restricted mobility incurred by the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Do they cancel, change format, or change date for the event? This study contributes to an initial analysis of how organizers of international academic conferences in the tourism and hospitality industry deal with whole groups of participants who are no longer mobile and therefore cannot actively network personally. This uniquely compiled data covers a large representative number of conferences in this field. A Multinomial Logit model is used to estimate the options available. Data are based on unique information on almost 100 conferences, meetings, and congresses in the tourism and hospitality sector, including related fields such as leisure and recreation, planned to be held during the period of March to November 2020. Descriptive evidence shows that approximately one out of five conferences changes to a virtual format, somewhat more than half moves the date (mainly to the year 2021), and the remaining 25% cancel the event without alternative offers. Estimation results reveal that the decision to change to an online format increases nonlinearly over time in the form of an inverse U-shaped curve. This indicates a certain resistance to virtual conferences, although with more time for planning, a gradual adaptation to the actual situation appears to be possible. Longer conferences are less likely to change format. The probability of cancellations is lower for association conferences, which are held regularly.
Key words: Cancellation; Video conferencing; Virtual conference; Online conference; Travel; Tourism and hospitality; Multinomial Logit model
RESEARCH NOTE
Robots and Events: Participant Preferences for Robot Services – 1663
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948391050
Craig Webster* and Stanislav Ivanov†
*Department of Applied Business Studies, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
†School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Varna University of Management, Varna, Bulgaria
Robots are rapidly taking over tasks in the workplace. However, there has been little or no research on the specifics of how the public views the use of robotic technologies in events. In this research note, we use data from a large-scale international survey to learn about how the general public views the use of robots in events and what attitudes and demographics are associated with acceptance of greater use of robots as labor in events. The findings show that the public is most supportive of using robots to supply information at events and least supportive of using robots as entertainers at events. However, regressions illustrate a general willingness to have robots do tasks for events and a generally positive attitude towards robots. These attitudes are best correlated with the acceptance of higher ratios of robots in the labor force at events.
Key words: Robots; Attitudes towards robots; Acceptance of robotic technologies; Events
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Event Management – Special Issue:
Festivals and Storytelling: Creating experiences through stories, places & spaces
Guest Editors:
Dr Brianna Wyatt (Oxford Brookes University)
Dr Giulia Rossetti (Oxford Brookes University)
Special Issue Timeline
- 15 September 2022 – Deadline for authors to submit abstract proposals
- 15 October 2022 – Acceptance of abstract proposals and notification
- 15 March 2023 – Authors to submit full manuscripts for initial screening
- 15 June 2023 – Return of manuscripts with comments by Guest Editors
- 20 August 2023 – Authors to submit revised and final manuscript
- Publication of manuscript – Online as soon as papers are accepted and as part of the special issue in 2024.
People populate the darkness; with ghosts, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief that makes things happen.
– Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Neil Gaiman’s storytelling helps us to see that people are not necessarily separate, because we all influence each other in some way, and because of that, people are connected across both time and space (Boyer, 2019). Such connectedness can be seen through storytelling in festival experiences, as cultures across the world share commonalities through the storytelling of myths, legends, lore, and forms of heritage and cultural practice. While storytelling may be traditionally understood as imaginary constructions, it is reliant on narratives that weave together social time and human actions (Bory, 2020). Although in practice storytelling may vary across cultures and time, it is commonly used as a way to create connections, a way to build community, celebrate cultural diversity, and preserve cultural identity, thereby fulfilling critical social and individual needs (Del Negro & Kimball, 2021; McCullum Baldasaro et al., 2014).
Storytelling is particularly important for creating tourism and event experiences (Moscardo, 2020). As prisms of shared meaning and experiences that incorporate experience design, social interactions, traditions, symbolic values, and affective benefits (Morgan, 2008; Richards, 2019), festivals use storytelling to stage unique and memorable experiences. Specifically, festival storytelling exists as an ongoing narrative delivered through the festival space, people, performances, material culture and artefacts, spirituality, and general design aesthetics, including branding and promotional materials (Dębicka-Borek, 2022; Dal Falco & Vassos, 2017).
Blending the older vernacular with the newly invented, festival storytelling draws on global traditions, cultural beliefs, myths and legends, and historical and current events to communicate, through artistry and expression, shared meanings and values that underpin a festival’s purpose, brand identity, and influence (Cox, 2019; Evans, 2016; Sobol, 2018). Storytelling is used to attract and maintain an audiences’ attention and help them to identify and connect with something or someone within the festival story or message (Mei, Hagensen, Kristiansen, 2018). Because storytelling can affect how festival audiences think of, view, remember, and experience one’s own culture and that of others (Ryan, 2008), it can help to create a sense of identity and space, impact individual and public memory, and enable audiences to experience and learn more deeply about different people and places (Dal Falco & Vassos, 2017; Ngoepe et al, 2021). Although storytelling can be influenced by physical, social or cultural environments and circumstances (Ryan, 2008), the purpose of storytelling is not simply to convey information or narratives, but to enrich, enhance and infuse these communications with meanings, values and symbolism (Mei et al, 2018).
Festival storytelling is made possible through thematic integration, in which the festival location and space, topic or genre (folklore, ghost stories, war stories, animal tales, etc.), and tropes or conceptual framings (home, blessing, curse, tradition, etc.) are interwoven between literal and figurative levels to create harmony between these varying elements for a complete story (Sobol, 2018). Embedded in this interwoven harmony are multi-frame narratives that unify an outer-frame story of meaning and value (Sobol, 2018). Festival storytelling is thus brought to life through the reimagination of spaces and creation of enchanting atmospheres that support interwoven narratives to create effective storyscapes – consumption spaces with narratives as the focal point (Lovell & Griffin, 2022). Some festivals may utilise tangible heritage or cultural resources to enhance the storyscape, such as the festival’s landscape and/or architecture, buildings of historical or cultural significance; or they may promote their intangible riches, such as being the place of a particular people, artistry and/or creativity, song, dance, stories, and/or culture (Hayes & MacLeod, 2007; Jung, 2021). In some capacities, festivals may also utilise activities and entertainment, food and drink, and even the language used by both festival organisers and attendees to enhance the overall storyscape (Hayes & MacLeod, 2007). More recently, festivals have become more reliant on technology, such as augmented and virtual reality, gesture control and embedded computing to engage audiences with others and the festival spaces for a more co-creative storytelling experience (Dal Falco & Vassos, 2017). If designed effectively, festivals, as storyscapes, can be affective and transport audiences temporarily to unattainable places of different cultures, myths, legends, heritage, or secular themes (Lovell & Thurgill, 2021).
Festival storytelling thus brings people together through common themes of art, culture, and entertainment (Richards, 2019) and impacts on audience understanding of different phenomena, as well as on their psychological wellbeing and future behavioural intentions (Kitchen & Filep, 2019). Within this scope, festival storytelling can not only educate and entertain audiences (Rossetti & Quinn, 2019, 2021), but also contribute to the enhancement and quality of local life, as well as the revival of local pride, an increased sense of social cohesion, and facilitate learning about different cultures, heritage, and customs (Akhoondnejad, 2016).
What we are looking for:
The aim of this special journal issue is to focus on how storytelling can be used within festivals to create unique and memorable experiences. We are looking for papers that address the importance of storytelling for festivals and audience experiences, both conceptually and practically.
This special journal issue welcomes abstract proposals from a range of interdisciplinary studies, including (but not limited to) festivals and events, tourism and hospitality, heritage and cultural studies, public history and sociology, experience design. It also welcomes proposals from varying methodological perspectives and encourages both empirical and case study submissions, as well as theoretical and conceptual studies.
Each abstract proposal and subsequent accepted article must integrate the main themes of storytelling and festivals equally. Each abstract and subsequent accepted article must also address the practical and theoretical importance of the article (i.e. how the article would benefit both industry and existing discourse and/or future research).
Example topics include, but are not limited to:
- Storytelling and historical / cultural representations
- Storytelling and authenticity
- Festivals as storyscapes
- Storytelling and place-making / identity-making
- Storytelling and popular culture
- Supernatural storytelling
- Faith based storytelling
- Indigenous storytelling
- Storytelling & festival spaces/places (venues, landscapes, historic sites, monuments)
- Commodification through storytelling
- Digital / virtual storytelling
- Co-created storytelling
- Storytelling techniques at festivals
- Contested and uncomfortable storytelling
- Storytelling to promote UN SDGs
- Inclusion and storytelling
- Methodological discussions on storytelling at festivals
- Storytelling and repeat visitation
- Storytelling and festival tourism
- Storytelling and festivals in a post-Covid environment
Example themes / talking points include, but are not limited to:
- The impact of storytelling on community development
- How storytelling influences audience engagement
- How festival storytelling can educate and influence citizenship (local, national, global)
- How storytelling enables relationships between locals and audiences
- The relationship between authenticity and commercialism in festival storytelling
- How to manage tensions or issues relating to in/authenticity in festival storytelling
- Experience design techniques to enhance storytelling in festivals
- How to design storytelling for all ages within a single festival experience
- How to manage co-created storytelling experiences
- How storytelling has endured within a festival experience over time
- How storytelling can be used within festivals to improve future generations
- Links between physical and virtual/digital festival storytelling
- How festivals tell stories across geographical levels (local, regional, national, international)
- How festivals can tell stories via music, sport, food, dance, art…
Special Issue Timeline
- 15 September 2022 – Deadline for authors to submit abstract proposals
- 15 October 2022 – Acceptance of abstract proposals and notification
- 15 March 2023 – Authors to submit full manuscripts for initial screening
- 15 June 2023 – Return of manuscripts with comments by Guest Editors
- 20 August 2023 – Authors to submit revised and final manuscript
- Publication of manuscript – Online as soon as papers are accepted and as part of the special issue in 2024.
Author Instructions
If interested in contributing, please email an abstract not exceeding 500 words (including references) with the paper title, name of author/s, affiliation & corresponding email address to the guest editors: Dr Brianna Wyatt at bwyatt@brookes.ac.uk & Dr Giulia Rossetti at grossetti@brookes.ac.uk. Any questions can be directed to the guest editors of the special journal issue.
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Event Management
Guest Editor: Vanessa Ratten
Email: v.ratten@latrobe.edu.au
Special Issue: Events and Social Entrepreneurship
Extended abstract due: 30 October 2022
Final full paper due: 30 January 2023
Events can be used as a way to achieve social objectives at the community, national and international level (Duignan, 2021). Increasingly social entrepreneurs are utilising events as a platform to communicate a non-profit or societal initiative (Mackellar, 2006). Social entrepreneurs have always coalesced around the production and delivery of events, but the linkage between events and social entrepreneurship has been recently highlighted by Gurlek (2022) who stressed the need for more research in this area. Social entrepreneurship is useful at events as it involves any form of business activity that has a non-profit or altruistic goal (Al-Qudah, Al-Okaily and Alqudah, 2022). The focus of social entrepreneurship is normally on trying to help society by combining societal needs through business practices (Dacin, Dacin and Tracey, 2011). This comes at a time when event owners and organisers are increasingly and explicitly placing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) at the heart of social sustainability objectives.
As a concept social entrepreneurship is well developed due to its usefulness in terms of engaging with entrepreneurial activity via public and private partnerships (Klarin and Suseno, 2022). This means it can involve private entities as well as government bodies engaging in social events that provide a sense of collaborative governance that have a commercial purpose (Krane, Ebdon and Franklin, 2020). Initially social entrepreneurship focused on non-profit activity that small and community enterprises engaged in but more recently it has been studied to understand more larger scale projects that enable a particular issue or cause to gain attention. This has led to more diversity in the way it is studied and practiced as researchers, practitioners and policy makers acknowledge that it can be done in a small-scale context such as through local markets and community fairs or farmers markets but also in large scale context in terms of international sporting events.
Social entrepreneurship events are a distinct form of events that enable the combination of not-for profit or social objectives within an event setting (Mauksch, 2017). There are many ways social entrepreneurship can be utilised in an event context in terms of how an event incorporates a social and innovative goal in terms of how, when and why the event is conducted (Duignan and Pappalepore, 2021). For example, Miragaia, Ferreira and Pombo (2017) discuss how the sponsorship of sport events can be a form of social entrepreneurship. This provides a way for corporations to highlight their social responsibility obligations through sport event sponsorship (Miragaia, Ferreira and Raten, 2017). An example of this is Reebok sponsoring women’s running events with proceeds going to the Cancer Council and McDonalds sponsoring local community sports. However, some events have been sponsored by companies as a way to divert attention from less savoury business activity. In the past this was evident with Benson & Hedges a cigarette company sponsoring many cricket events. Generally most sport sponsorship events are considered positive as they enable a way for business to link social entrepreneurship to sport programs through social capital development at the community level (Miragaia, Martins, Kluka and Havens, 2015).
Events that incorporate a social entrepreneurship element can do this in a direct or indirect way. For example, a direct social entrepreneurship activity at an event might be the selling of merchandise such as clothing that supports a charity or a percentage of the ticket sales being used to fund Ukrainians in need due to the Russia/Ukraine crisis. Indirect social entrepreneurship can take on a variety of different forms such as the profits of an event being then given to a homeless shelter or religious organisation. This means when considering how social entrepreneurship occurs in an event context, a holistic understanding and acknowledgement of its complexity needs to be taken. This includes focusing on when the social entrepreneurship at an even happens. Mostly it is conjunction with an event such as fun run events being tied to a social enterprise such as one that helps migrants find employment or alternatively a farmers market taking the entry proceeds to be used in a social enterprise that such as Habitat for Humanity that builds houses for those in need. The why part of the social entrepreneurship and event concerns the reason considered as being important to highlighting the non-profit or social aspect of an event. This can include events that are liked to certain crises such as bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic that seek to help social enterprises fund their ventures. Every year the Mallacoota Fundraising Group organises events such as the production of their calendar that is produced with the proceeds going to fund emergency services and wildlife welfare (https://www.mallacootafundraisinggroup.com.au). During the COVID-19 pandemic Keith Urban organised a drive in music event where health care workers could drive in their cars to the Stardust Drive-In in Watertown, Tennessee to listen to him perform his concert (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-drive-in-concert-social-distancing-1000791/).
There are innovative ways events are being conducted particularly in terms of technology utilised and strategies adopted (Colombo and Richards, 2017). Moreover, some events are utilising entrepreneurial leveraging in order to increase participation rates (Duignan, Down and O’Brien, 2020). Events might be held in person whilst others in a hybrid or online form (Hall, 2006; Larson, 2009). Therefore, there can also be engagement activities between the event organizers, participants, sponsors and government entities (Schubler, Grabher and Muller-Seitz, 2015). This can occur through crowdfunding activities or innovative financial platforms that enable people to participate in events in a face-to-face or online format. Technology entrepreneurship in the form of financial technology has changed the way people pay for and consume services. This has led to social entrepreneurs developing online platforms that utilise technology to advertise events. An example of this is the platform (gigsemcasa.com), which started during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to enable a online concert to take place without an audience (https://www.macaubusiness.com/portugal-platform-for-live-music-shows-at-home-launches-with-free-gig-on-friday/).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic events have had to be more entrepreneurial in the way they are managed (Ratten, 2021). This brings in interesting new ideas about the reason and motives for holding an event. Whilst most events are profit-orientated increasing numbers of events also have a social objective in terms of fulfilling some form of community need. This means events such as koala conservation day to raise funds to plant trees for koalas and girls night in pajama party that raises funds for women’s cancers combine social entrepreneurial activities. Other social enterprises such as the Surfrider Foundation are making facemasks and other merchandise to be sold at surf contests (see https://shop.surfrider.org/collections/face-masks)
The United Nations Sustainable Development goals can be linked to the use of social entrepreneurship at events. This includes goal 3 about good health and wellbeing being a focus of events such as Keep Australia Clean day in which people walk around and pick up rubbish. Goal 13 about climate action and goal 14 about life below water relate to events that are organised by The Marine Mammal Center and Sea Life Trust that often take the form of entertainment events such as concerts. Goal 11 about industry, innovation and infrastructure is emphasised through the sponsorship of events by businesses for a particular cause. This includes the Auskick events sponsored by banks that aim to encourage children to be involved in football. Other goals such as 11 about sustainable cities and communities and goal 12 about responsible consumption and production are evident in other social enterprise events such as those focusing on energy consumption such as dark night events in which areas of the city turn off their lights for a night to conserve energy and focus attention on climate change (https://www.earthhour.org.au/).
The aim of this special journal issue is to focus on how events can be used as a source for social good. This means achieving social objectives through staging different kinds of events related to culture, sports and other topics. This special journal issue welcomes articles from a range of methodological perspectives including case study and empirical as well as theoretical and conceptual articles. Each article submitted should integrate the social entrepreneurship and events management literature and if possible incorporate a discussion on the United Nations sustainable development goals. The practical and theoretical importance of the research should be evident in each article submitted to the special journal issue. Examples of potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Community fairs and social event initiatives
- Online event management and philanthropy
- Social entrepreneurship at regional events
- Sport events and the role of social-based endeavours
- Entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19 related events
- Entrepreneurial social marketing at events
- The usage of sustainable development goals at events
Initial extended abstract should be submitted to the guest editor then full papers via the journal’s online platform with a note on the title page saying that this is part of the special journal issue.
Any questions can be directed to the guest special journal issue editor.
References
Al-Qudah, A. A., Al-Okaily, M., & Alqudah, H. (2022). The relationship between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development from economic growth perspective: 15 ‘RCEP’ countries. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 12(1), 44-61.
Colombo, A., and Richards, G. (2017). Eventful cities as global innovation catalysts: The Sónar Festival network. Event Management, 21(5), 621-634.
Dacin, M. T., Dacin, P. A., & Tracey, P. (2011). Social entrepreneurship: A critique and future directions. Organization science, 22(5), 1203-1213.
Duignan, M.B. (2021). Leveraging Tokyo 2020 to re-image Japan and the Olympic city, post-Fukushima. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, In Press.
Duignan, M.B., and Pappalepore. I. (2021). How do Olympic cities strategically leverage New Urban Tourism? Evidence from Tokyo. Tourism Geographies, In Press.
Duignan, M.B., Down, S., and O’Brien, D. (2020). Entrepreneurial leveraging in liminoidal Olympic transit zones. Annals of Tourism Research, In Press.
Gürlek, M. (2022). Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Hospitality and Events: A State of the Art. Planning and Managing Sustainability in Tourism, 59-78.
Hall, C. M. (2006). Urban entrepreneurship, corporate interests and sports mega-events: the thin policies of competitiveness within the hard outcomes of neoliberalism. The Sociological Review, 54(2_suppl), 59-70.
Klarin, A., & Suseno, Y. (2022). An Integrative Literature Review of Social Entrepreneurship Research: Mapping the Literature and Future Research Directions. Business & Society, 00076503221101611.
Krane, D., Ebdon, C., & Franklin, A. L. (2020). Social entrepreneurship and the challenge of collaborative governance of civic events: Brazil, Korea, and the United States. In Urban studies and entrepreneurship (pp. 119-142). Springer, Cham.
Larson, M. (2009). Festival innovation: Complex and dynamic network interaction. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 9(2-3), 288-307.
Mackellar, J. (2006). An integrated view of innovation emerging from a regional festival. International Journal of Event Management Research, 2(1), 37-48.
Mauksch, S. (2017). Managing the dance of enchantment: An ethnography of social entrepreneurship events. Organization, 24(2), 133-153.
Miragaia, D., Ferreira, J., & Pombo, I. (2017). Sponsorship of sports Events: A tool to develop social entrepreneurship and the corporate social responsibility. In Social Entrepreneurship in Non-Profit and Profit Sectors (pp. 107-121). Springer, Cham.
Miragaia, D. A., Ferreira, J., & Ratten, V. (2017). Corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship: Drivers of sports sponsorship policy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 9(4), 613-623.
Miragaia, D. A. M., Martins, C. I. N., Kluka, D. A., & Havens, A. (2015). Corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and sport programs to develop social capital at community level. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 12(2), 141-154.
Ratten, V. (2021). Sport entrepreneurial ecosystems and knowledge spillovers. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 19(1), 43-52.
Schüßler, E., Grabher, G. and Müller-Seitz, G. (2015). Field-configuring events: arenas for innovation and learning?. Industry and Innovation, 22(3), 165-172.
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OLYMPICS, MEGA- AND MAJOR- EVENTS
EVENT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE CALL
PUBLISH DATE: 2021-2022
GUEST EDITORS:
Dr Michael B. Duignan, Head of Department and Reader in Events, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, UK.
Dr Mike Duignan – Video overview of special issue:
https://youtu.be/IPKHEir_dA4
Prof Laurence Chalip, Head of Department and Professor in Sports Management, School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management, George Mason University, USA.
Prof Laurence Chalip – Thoughts on human rights and the Olympics, mega- and major-events:
https://youtu.be/A1LBPz4VnyI
BACKGROUND
The Olympics, mega- and major- events have a long history of human rights abuse (Amnesty International, 2021a). An increasing body of work over the last two decades have advanced a rights-based agenda in the context of large-scale events (e.g. Caudwell and McGee’s (2017) Special Issue on ‘Human Rights and Events, Leisure and Sport’ and more recently the European Funded ‘Event Rights’ (2020) project). Specific case study works have too sought to frame stakeholder exclusion as a human rights issue, as numerous social groups find have been identified to be exploited in one way or another in the melee of planning, delivery, and in the post-event legacy periods (e.g. Talbot and Carter, 2018; Duignan, Pappalepore and Everett, 2019). Indeed, large scale events too act as a platform for amplifying human rights abuses already existing in the host city and/or country context, as well as those produced as a direct and indirect result of hosting. For example, the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup not only exposed limited national legislation protecting labour rights in Qatar, but this was also evidenced by poor working and living conditions, as well as delayed salaries for those working on the Khalifa Stadium (Amnesty International, 2021b). Occurring over protracted time-periods and geographical boundaries, the host country and city provides a useful incubator to examine human rights issues.
Owners and organisers of large-scale events acutely recognise human rights abuses as a problem that warrants new policy interventions and closer practical relations with host cities and countries, whether that be the Commonwealth Games Foundation’s (2017): ‘Transformation 2022 Strategy – A Human Rights Commitment’, through to the “International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) human rights strategy and policy commitment” (…) looking at “further embedding human rights in the good governance principles, and the establishment of the previously announced Human Rights Advisory Committee.” (IOC, 2020). This is part of a wider movement of large events pressuring hosts to consider embedding principles and objectives aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2021). Furthermore, local organisingcommittees increasingly work with human rights organisations to tackle specific types of abuses. For example, ‘It’s a Penalty’: an international charity dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking in host cities, works directly with Olympic venues to screen campaign videos to warn fans of the signs and how to report potential abuses (https://itsapenalty.org/)
This CFP on Human Rights and the Olympics, Mega- and Major-Events hopes to 1) expose significant human rights abuses that have not been adequately amplified to date; 2) bring together a disparate body of work looking at human rights; 3) publish existing and on-going work evaluating the legacy of previous events or looking forward to events in the year of 2021 and beyond; 4) identify good practice, like It’s a Penalty’s work, that illustrates the power of large-scale events for exposing and tackling human rights abuses too; 5) encourage scholars to act as a critical friend and work with policy makers and/or industry to help stimulate positive change.
We are looking for:
- Multidisciplinary research papers that draw on a range of different ideas, concepts, theories and traditions appropriate to explain the human rights issue under investigation.
- Scholars may wish to take a global perspective (i.e. by drawing on a range of event examples and cases to illustrate the ubiquity of the human rights abuse), or for example may present a specific human right issue in a specific event case study.
- All papers must provide a set of policy and/or industry recommendations centred around the following themes:
- EDUCATE– educating stakeholders and raising awareness of the chosen human rights issue.
- EQUIP– equipping stakeholders and those affected to help tackle chosen human rights issue.
- ENCOURAGE– how to encourage stakeholders and those affected to come forward to report chosen human rights issue.
N.B. Clarify how educate, equip, and encourage recommendations have transferability beyond the context you are speaking about to have more universal and/or value across numerous events.
Though this list in not exhaustive, below are examples of human rights issues found across major events:
- Human trafficking
- Freedom of speech
- Labour rights and worker exploitation
- Lack of personal safety
- Poverty and socio-economic deprivation
- Athlete abuse
- LGBTQ+ rights
- Torture and execution
- Police brutality
- Black Lives Matter
- Forced evictions and displacement
- Host community disruption
- Gentrification and indirect displacement
- Racism
- Sexism
For those looking for a deeper understanding regarding the types of human rights issues and the ways these can be analysed and tackled across the entire lifecycle of major events, we have provided two documents below.
- The United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner (https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/pages/listofissues.aspx) has a comprehensive list of human rights issues and related resources; and
- The Institute for Business and Human Rights provides a useful overview of the ways human rights issues can be analysed and tackled across the entire lifecycle of major events too (https://www.sporthumanrights.org/uploads/resources/The_MSE_Lifecycle_-_Embedding_Human_Rights_from_Vision_to_Legacy.pdf)
References
Amnesty International UK. (2021a). Sports and Human Rights. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/sport-and-human-rights
Amnesty International UK. (2021b). Qatar World Cup: The ugly side to the beautiful game. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/qatar-world-cup-ugly-side-beautiful-game
Commonwealth Games Foundation. (2017). Transformation 2022 Strategy – A Human Rights Commitment. Available at: https://thecgf.com/content/cgf-human-rights-statement
Duignan, M.B., Pappalepore, I., & Everett, S. (2019). The ‘summer of discontent’: Exclusion and communal resistance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Tourism Management, 70, 355-367.
EventRights. (2021). Introduction. Available at: http://eventrights.net/
IOC. (2020). IOC moves forward with its human rights approach. Available at: https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-moves-forward-with-its-human-rights-approach
It’s a Penalty. (2021). Introduction. Available at: https://itsapenalty.org/
Raco, M., & Tunney, E. (2010). Visibilities and invisibilities in urban development: Small business communities and the London Olympics 2012. Urban Studies, 47(2), 2069–2091.
Talbot, A., & Carter, T. (2018). Human rights abuses at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Leisure Studies, 37(1), 77–88.
Deadlines
- Deadline for extended abstracts of max 500 words by 12th March, 2021.
Note: send your abstract to: M.Duignan@surrey.ac.uk
- Confirmations of acceptance/rejection by 19th March, 2021.
- Deadline to submit full paper by 11th October, 2021.
If you have any questions, please email: M.Duignan@surrey.ac.uk
