Event Management

(Previously published as Festival Management & Event Tourism)

Editor-in-Chief: Mike Duignan
www.MikeDuignan.com
Volume 28, 2024

ISSN: 1525-9951; E-ISSN: 1943-4308
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Aims & Scope

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.)

Editorial Board

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Mike Duignan
Associate Professor
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL, USA
Michael.Duignan@ucf.edu
www.MikeDuignan.com

Deputy Editors
Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Griffith University, Australia
James Kennell, University of Surrey, UK
David McGillivray, University West of Scotland, UK
Milena Parent, University of Ottawa, Canada
Emma Wood, Leeds Beckett, UK

Editorial Managing Editor
Aaron Tkaczynski, University of Queensland, Australia

Regional Development Editor
Ubaldino Couto, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, China

Regional Editors

Australia and New Zealand
Clifford Lewis, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Effie Steriopoulos, William Angliss Institute, Australia

Canada
Luke Potwarka, University of Waterloo, Canada
Christine Van Winkle, University of Manitoba, Canada

Central, Western, and South Asia
Jeetesh Kumar, Taylor’s University, Malaysia

China
Chris Chen, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Shushu Chen, University of Birmingham, UK
Zengxian (Jason) Liang, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Ying (Tracy) Lu, University of Kentucky, USA

East Asia
Meng Qu, Hokkaido University, Japan

Europe
Vacant Position

North Africa and Middle East
Majd Megheirkouni, Leeds Trinity University, UK

Southeast Asia
Supina Supina, Bunda Mulia University, Jakarta

South, Western, Eastern, and Central Africa
Kayode Aleshinloye, University of Central Florida, USA
Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

United Kingdom
Marcus Hansen, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Ian Lamond, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Jonathan Moss, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Brianna Wyatt, Oxford Brookes University, UK

United States
Ken Tsai, Iowa State University, USA
Nicholas Wise, Arizona State University, USA

Social Media Editor
Danielle Lynch, Technical University Dublin, Ireland

Podcast Hosts
Alan Fyall, University of Central Florida, USA
James Kennell, University of Surrey, UK

Awards Editor
Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Griffith University, Australia

Curated Collections Editor
Vacant position

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

Thought Leaders
James Bulley OBE, CEO, Trivandi, UK
Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland, UK
Sarah de Carvalho MBE, CEO, It’s a Penalty, UK
Richard Lapchick, Director, Institute for Sport and Social Justice, UK
Genevieve Leclerc, CEO, #Meet4Impact, Canada
Shona McCarthy, CEO, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, UK
Nick Moran, Founder, Phantom Peak, UK
John Siner, Founder, WhySportMatters, USA
Lucy Spokes, Head of Public Engagement and former Director of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, University of Cambridge, UK
John Tasker, Founder, Massive, 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 University, UK
Charles Arcodia, Griffith University, Australia
Sandro Carnicelli, University of the West of Scotland, UK
Willem Coetzee, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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 Kennell, University of Surrey, UK
Eleni Michopoulou, University of Derby, UK
Laura Misener, Western University, Canada
Bri Newland, New York University, USA
Ilaria Pappalepore, University of Westminster, UK
Nikolaos Pappas, University of Sunderland, UK
Luke Potwarka, University of Waterloo, Canada
Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Martin Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Debbie Sadd, Bournemouth University, UK
Martin Schnitzer, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Louise Todd, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Christine Van Winkle, University of Manitoba, Canada
Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta, University of Tasmania, Australia
Lewis Walsh, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Karin Weber, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Nicholas Wise, Arizona State University, USA
Jinsheng (Jason) Zhu, Guilin Tourism University and Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Vassillios Ziakas, University of Surrey, UK

Editorial Advisory Board
Rutendo Musikavanhu, University of Westminster, UK (Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board)
Emma Abson, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Eylin Aktas, Pamukkale University, Turkey
John Armbrecht, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Jarrett Bachman, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada
Ken Backman, Clemson University, USA
Sheila Backman, Clemson University, USA
Carissa Baker, University of Central Florida, USA
Jina Hyejin Bang, Florida International University, USA
Rui Biscaia, University of Bath, UK
Charles Bladen, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
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, Northwest Missouri State University, USA
Diana (Dee) Clayton, Oxford Brooks University, UK
J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak, University of Greenwich, UK
Juliet Davis, Cardiff University, UK
Leon Davis, Teeside University, UK
Emma Delaney, University of Surrey, UK
Valerio Della Salla, University of Bologna, UK
Anthony Dixon, Troy University, USA
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
Jenny Flynn, University of the West Scotland, UK
Carmel Foley, University Technology Sydney, Australia
Susanne Gellweiler, Dresden School of Management, Germany
David Gogishvili, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
John Gold, University College of London, UK
Barbara Grabher, University of Graz, Austria
Jeannie Hahm, University Central Florida, UK
Kirsten Hallman, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Elizabeth Halpenny, University of Alberta, Canada
Marcus Hansen, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Luke Harris, University of Birmingham, UK
Najmeh Hassanli, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Burcin Hatipoglu, University New South Wales, Australia
Ted Hayduck, New York University, USA
Christopher Hautbois, University of Paris, France
Claire Haven-Tang, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia, Australia
Yoshifusa Ichii, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Jiyoung 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
Seth Kirby, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Nicole Koenig-Lewis, Cardiff University, UK
Joerg Koenigstorfer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Maximiliano Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina
Niki Koutrou, Bournemouth University, UK
Martinettte Kruger, North-West University, South Africa
Jeetesh Kumar, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Ian Lamond, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Chantel 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
Ying (Tracy) Lu, University of Kentucky, USA
Mervi Luonila, Center for Cultural Policy Research, Finland
Erik Lundberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Emily Mace, Angila Ruskin University, UK
Judith Mair, University of Queensland, Australia
Matt McDowell, University of Edinburgh, UK
Majd Megheirkouni, Leeds Trinity University, UK
Jonathan Moss, Leeds Beckett University, UK
James Musgrave, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Barbara Neuhofer, University of Salzburg, Austria
Margarida Abreu Novais, Griffith University, Australia
Pau Obrador, Northumbria University, UK
Danny O’Brien, Bond University, Australia
Eric D. Olson, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
Faith Ong, University of Queensland, Australia
Emilio Fernandez Pena, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Marko Perić, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Hongxia Qi, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand
Meng Qu (Mo), Hokkaido University, Japan
Bernadette Quinn, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Tareq Rasul, Australian Institute of Business, Australia
Vanessa Ratten, La Trobe University, Australia
Tiago Ribeiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Alector Ribiero, University of Surrey, UK
Giulia Rossetti, Oxford Brooks University, UK
DarineSabadova, University of Surrey, UK
Katie Schlenker, University Technology Sydney, Australia
Hugues Seraphin, Winchester University, UK
Ryan Snelgrove, University of Waterloo, Canada
Sarah Snell, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Sonny Son, University of South Australia, Australia
Raphaela Stadler, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
Effie Steriopoulos, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Nancy Stevenson, University of Westminster, UK
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
Sylvia Trendafilova, University of Tennessee, USA
Danai Varveri, Metropolitan College, Greece
Peter Vlachos, University of Greenwich, UK
Trudie Walters, Canterbury Museum and Lincoln University, New Zealand
Xueli (Shirley) Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Stephen Wassong, German Sport University, Germany
Craig Webster, Ball State University, USA
Jon Welty Peachey, Gordon College, USA
Kim Werner, Hochschule Osnabrück, Germany
Mark Wickham, University of Tasmania, Australia
Kyle Woosnam, University of Georgia, USA
Jialin (Snow) Wu, University of Huddersfield, UK
Sakura Yamamura, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
Pamela Zigomo, University of Greenwich, UK

PhD/ECR Editorial Board
Erik L. Lachance, University of Ottawa, Canada (Chair of the PhD/ECR Editorial Board)
Oluwaseyi Aina, University of the West of Scotland, UK
Sarah Ariai, University of Waterloo, Canada
Elizabeth Ashcroft, University of Surrey, UK
Jibin Baby, North Carolina State University, USA
Jordan T. Bakhsh, University of Ottawa, Canada
Sara Belotti, University of Bergamo, Italy
Nicola Cade, University of Essex, UK
Libby Carter, Birmingham City University, UK
Rosa Codina, University of Westminster, UK
David Cook, Coventry University, UK
Karen Davies, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Skyler Fleshman, University of Florida, USA
Chris Hayes, Teeside University, UK
Mu He, University of Alberta, Canada
Meg Hibbins, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Jie Min Ho, Curtin University, Australia
Montira Intason, Naresuan University, Thailand
Orighomistan Jekhine, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Denise Kamyuka, Western University, Canada
Wanwisa Khampanya, University of Surrey, UK
Jason King, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Truc Le, Griffith University, Australia
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
Claire Roe, University of Derby, UK
Briony Sharp, University of the West of Scotland, UK
Smita Singh, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
Supina Supina, Bundu Mulia University, Jakarta
Darina Svobodova, University of Surrey, UK
Georgia Teare, University of Ottawa, Canada
Yann Tournesac, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Katy Tse, University of Surrey, UK
Beau Wanwisa, University of Surrey, UK
Brianna Wyatt, Oxford Brooks University, 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

Call for Papers - Technology Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Events

Special Issue: Technology Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Events

The special issue is supported by the International Conference (THE INC 2024) “Technology Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Tourism, Hospitality and Events”, which is the official conference of ATHENA (Association of Tourism Hospitality and Events Networks in Academia), and will be held from 5th till 7th June 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Guest Editors
Dr. Eleni Michopoulou, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Email: e.michopoulou@derby.ac.uk

Dr. Iride Azara, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Email: i.e.azara@derby.ac.uk

Prof. Nikolaos Pappas, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
Email: nikolaos.pappas@sunderland.ac.uk

In recent years, several studies have been dedicated to event-related technological aspects, often under the prism of experience design, event thinking and interaction, or focusing on the artificial intelligence and robots. However, those studies have only just began to explore the underpinning principles and aspects of the contribution of technology in business competitiveness and the formulation of consumer experiences. Moreover, the event-related theoretical and applied aspects of technology need to be approached from a multidisciplinary point of view, to enable a better understanding of the internal and external dynamics that affect their evolution and development.

This special issue welcomes theoretical, empirical, experimental, and case study research contributions. These contributions should clearly address the theoretical and practical implications of the research in reference. Both conceptual and empirical work are welcome. The event-related technology enabled competitiveness and experiences can be viewed under a variety of prisms, including but not limited to:

Competitiveness, sustainability and corporate social responsibility
Consumer behaviour, decision-making, expectations, experience and satisfaction
Smart events cities / destinations / infrastructure
Culture, heritage, place -making and storytelling in events
AR/VR/XR, Metaverse
Human resources, equality, diversity, and labour operations in events
Robotics, AI, Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics
Emerging and innovative research methods and methodologies
Sharing/gig economy, collaborative consumption, value co-creation
Innovation, creativity and change management
IT, ICT, e-tourism, social media, gamification and mobile technologies
Marketing, advertising, branding and reputation management in events
Policy, planning, and governance
Health, well-being, quality of life and wellness
Training and events education
Other interdisciplinary areas related with events

Review Process
Each paper submitted for publication consideration is subjected to the standard review process designated by the Event Management journal. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the Editor-in-chief along with the guest editors will decide whether particular submissions will be accepted, revised or rejected. Please note that the review process will start after the full paper submission deadline.

Submission Guidelines
Please submit the papers to the journal’s online platform under the Submission Guidelines tab.

Full Paper Submission Deadline: Sunday, 16th March 2024.
Expected Publication Date: Mid or end of 2025.

Note: Please be advised that the review process will start after the submission deadline.

All papers should follow the submission guidelines of the Event Management journal.

Submission Guidelines

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.
All in-text citations and References must be submitted following APA Publication Manual, 7th edition (see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html and/or the 7th APA author quick guide changes).
For a sample published article choose an open access file on the online Ingenta Connect site (https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/em)
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.

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 may also contain color figures (not 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 $50.00 per color page). (Not a condition for publication).

Open Access is available for a fee of $200.00. Color would be discounted to $50.00 per color page. (Not a condition for publication).

The use of Color Figures in articles is an important feature. Your article may contain figures that should be printed in color. Color figures are available for a cost of $100.00 per color page. This amount would be discounted to $50.00 per color page if choosing to pay the voluntary submission fee or the open access option as indicated above. (Not a condition for publication).

If you choose any of the above options, a form will be sent with the amount due based on your selection, at proof stage. This form will need to be completed and returned with payment information and 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.

Author Option Payment

Articles appearing in publications are available to be published as Open Access and/or with color figures. A voluntary submission fee is also an option if you choose to support this publication. These options are NOT required for publication of your article.

You may complete the Author Option Payment Form here.

The designated corresponding author will receive a free pdf file of the final press article via email.

Peer Review Policy

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.

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Volume 27, Number 5

Residents’ Major Sport Event Social Value: A Systematic Review of Theory – 643
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16799771985479

Jordan T. Bakhsh,* Marijke Taks,† and Milena M. Parent†

*Department of Management, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
†Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Residents’ major sport event (MSE) social value is a central topic for event scholars and managers. Despite its popularity, reviews have focused on empirical findings of impact-based studies; not considering resident investments of these studies nor the theoretical underpinnings of this social phenomenon. Therefore, the present systematic review of theory considers investment and impact-based studies to addresses this gap. We screened 934 records, of which only three met all our inclusion criteria. Findings revealed four theoretical concepts to understand residents’ MSE social value: affinity with sport, income, event expectation, and transparency. The combination of these concepts offers a conceptual framework that guides scholars and practitioners to create social value more strategically for residents. Findings revealed the paucity of studies that examine residents’ MSE social impact in relation to their MSE investment and calls for future investigations on residents’ investments and impacts in relation to each other.

Key words: Sport event; Legacy; Public relations; Sports value; Impact

The Impact of Boothscape on Exhibitor Behavior, Performance, and Satisfaction: An Internal Service Climate Theory Perspective – 659
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16830662072062

Shinyong Jung,* Soyoung Boo,† and Hyung Joon Choe‡

*White-Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
†J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
‡School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Drawing on servicescape theory and internal service climate theory, the aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of exhibit booth design, also known as boothscape (a word made up by blending booth and servicescape) and the causal relationships between boothscape and exhibitor behavior, performance, and satisfaction. Key findings include that exhibitors’ perception of boothscape is shaped by a variety of factors including ambient condition, style and layout, signage and graphics, and functionality. The findings suggest that boothscape may promote exhibitor booth behavior and performance, which, in turn, increases satisfaction. Exhibit staff with positive booth behaviors and performance are likely to have greater satisfaction. The study also highlights the importance of exhibitor performance in increasing exhibitor satisfaction at a tradeshow.

Key words: Trade show; Boothscape; Exhibitor behavior; Exhibitor performance; Internal service climate theory

Developing “Eventful” Mega-Event Hosting Legacy Indicators – 675
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16820528697852

Leonie Lockstone-Binney,* Judith Mair,† and Kirsten Holmes‡

*Department of Tourism, Sport & Hotel Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
†Tourism Discipline, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
‡Department of Marketing, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

It is touted that mega-event host cities can strategically use the skills, knowledge, and networks developed from hosting as a catalyst to bid for and host subsequent events. There is currently scant research to support this claim. This study set out to develop and refine a set of indicators that can be used to assess an event hosting legacy. Based on the concepts of “eventful cities” and “event portfolios,” a review of secondary data sources was conducted to compile a list of draft indicators that could evaluate an event hosting legacy in respect of assessing the skills, knowledge, and networks required to host future events. These measures were refined by an expert Delphi panel over three rounds to arrive at a final set of 12 indicators. An agenda for future research to confirm the reliability and validity of these indicators is discussed.

Key words: Hosting capacity; Hosting legacy; Eventfulness; Skills; Knowledge; Networks

Festival Feels: Exploring The Motivations of Generation Z Festival-Goers in Ireland – 691
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16830662072071

Feargus D. Dunne, Sheila A. O’Mahony, and Tadhg L. O’Shea

School of Business, Computing, and Humanities, Munster Technological University, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland

This article explores the motivations of Generation Z festival-goers’ decision to attend festivals. This research used an online, self-administered questionnaire that was distributed to a sample of Generation Z festival-goers in Ireland and measured several festival motivational constructs while employing structural equation modeling (SEM). Generation Z’s attendance at a festival is directly impacted by their anticipation of the festival, the festival’s attractions, and the flow that they experience during the festival. The anticipation that Generation Z has towards festivals is directly impacted by the festival’s attractions, their interest in socialization with known and external groups during the festival, the flow experienced at the festival, and to a lesser extent, perceived popularity, and accumulated social capital. External socialization and event attractions were also found to have a direct effect on flow. The research reveals that the positive relationship between the flow experienced at festival events and the level of anticipation of festival events is amplified for that cohort of Generation Z with higher levels of inhibition. As few studies to date have focused on the motivations of Generation Z festivalgoers, this article makes an important theoretical contribution in this area.

Key words: Generation Z; Festivals; Festival motives; Attendee motivations; Festival attendance; Flow

Wrc 2021 Croatia During the Pandemic: Do Environmental Consciousness and Place of Residence Affect Respondents’ Perception of Impacts and Support? – 713
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948695305

Marko Perić and Vanja Vitezić

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia

Even when held during the COVID-19 pandemic, motorsport events can have a wide range of impacts on host communities. Based on the case of 2021 World Rally Championship race that was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia, this study examines whether respondents’ level of environmental consciousness and place of residence influence perception of impact and support for the event and sport tourism. Four-hundred sixty-two valid responses were collected, of which 194 respondents were from Zagreb (host city) and 268 were from Rijeka (nonhost city). An exploratory factor analysis reduced the number of event impacts to seven factors. Social and indirect economic impacts outweighed direct economic impacts. Both environmentally conscious respondents and nonhost city residents perceive most impacts as more intense than less environmentally conscious respondents and host city residents. In particular, environmentally conscious nonhost residents tend to overestimate the impact of the event and give it the most support.

Key words: Sporting event; COVID-19 pandemic; Event impacts; Residents’ support; WRC 2021 Croatia Rally

Intention to Attend Local Events in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Australia – 729
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16817925582104

Insun Sunny Son, Chris Krolikowski, and Ella Fleming

UniSA Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

This study examines the intention of local residents to attend events in their neighborhood when mass gatherings are being perceived as a risky activity, particularly due to a public health risk, and investigates the differences in behavioral intention by personal factors. The survey findings show a strong willingness of community members to attend events and that it varies across household types and the number of previous visits to events. Age and gender, which were shown in previous studies to affect risk perception, have not been found relevant in the context of willingness to attend local events. The identified factors from a focus group, such as trust in government regulations, familiarity with the place, as well as previous positive experiences at events, can be seen as important to reinforce the willingness of residents to attend local events in times of crisis.

Key words: Event industry; Resilience; Recovery; Behavioral intention; COVID-19; Australia

Being Rather Than Becoming Managers: Dilemmas Facing Event First Level Managers – 745
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16836740488004

Timothy J. Yeardley

UK Centre for Event Management, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK

Significant research into the development of managers and leaders primarily focuses on the development of middle to senior managers. This could explain why there is little research into the development of first level managers (FLMs), and in the events industry, there is no evidence of research into UK event first level managers (EFLMs). This research aims to broaden understanding around what training UK EFLMs receive and the type of managerial styles and competencies training they undertake when commencing their managerial careers. The findings suggest that EFLMs get no or very little formal management development. Despite this lack of training, EFLMs are already enacting preformed approaches, not necessarily the most appropriate, when managing event teams and these managerial styles are based mostly around previous workplace experiences. These findings assist EFLMs and those involved in event HR managerial and leadership training to capitalize on EFLMs being, rather than becoming, event managers.

Key words: First level management; Event first level managers; Training; Development; Soft skills; Competencies; Event management; Managerial styles and philosophies

Addressing Athlete Social Media Distractions During Events: Examining Effective and Ineffective Approaches – 763
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16830662072080

Michelle Hayes,* Kevin Filo,* Caroline Riot,* and Andrea Geurin†

*Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
†Director of the Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University, London, UK

Based on the understanding that social media can distract athletes and impact performance during major sport events, this research sought to understand how sport organizations help athletes address social media distractions. Underpinned by social cognitive theory, the research adopted a phenomenological qualitative research design to two studies. Study One analyzed sport organizations’ social media policies while Study Two used interviews with 15 current Olympians to uncover the effectiveness of their approaches. Three themes emerged including best practices education, insufficient social media policies and frameworks, and personalized support. The research identified proactive and reactive measures used to manage social media distractions. The findings contribute to social cognitive theory by revealing athletes’ openness to learning new ways to manage social media use during events and draw from the experiences of peers. The findings can inform event management practice through real-time support of athletes on event grounds as well as through active promotion of healthy social media use in and around an event.

Key words: Sport events; Social cognitive theory

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Event Industry – 781
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16836740488013

Zahed Ghaderi,* Alireza Abdollahi,† Fatemeh Shekari,‡ Matthew Walker,§ and Niloufar Farrokhzad¶

*Department of Tourism College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
†School of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
‡Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
§G. Brint Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
¶Business Administration, School of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

In an effort to reveal insights related to the interdisciplinary nature of event-related research, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to assimilate current knowledge from articles published in the Scopus database between 2000 and 2022. We examined publication trends and citation keywords co-occurrence clustering analysis, as well as acknowledged contributions from select authors, institutions, and countries to map research trends and trajectories. After article vetting (N = 1,582 articles), a cocitation analysis of the prior literature identified four major clusters: (1) determinants of consumer decision making in event tourism, (2) mega-sport event legacies, (3) event and tourism experiences, and (4) event content, size, and scope. Finally, a content analysis was performed to reveal the most significant insights about prior research in the event and tourism space.

Key words: Event tourism; Bibliometric analysis; MICE; Mega-events; Small-scale events

RESEARCH NOTE

Private Events for Public Benefit? Events and the Emergence of Public–Private Parks – 809
https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16796167688112

Andrew Smith

School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster, London, UK

Hiring out sites, particularly urban parks, to the organizers of private events is now an important way that some public spaces are funded. Government austerity, and the additional pressures that COVID-19 has placed on government finances, means this approach to public space management is becoming more visible and widespread. By focusing on some notable cases from south London, this research note highlights this trend and its implications. The analysis unpicks the notions of private and public to better understand outdoor events and explores whether paid entry events deliver net benefits for the public. Some parks now switch between functioning as public spaces and event venues and are governed beyond the state. This suggests hybrid, “public–private” parks are emerging. The piece concludes with some recommendations for research that captures this different way of thinking about events: not as amenities that require public funds, but as contested ways of funding public amenities.

Key words: Parks; Festivals; Funding; Green space; Austerity; Public space

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Special Issue - Festivals and Storytelling

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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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

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Dębicka-Borek, E. (2022). Hunt without hunting: The reflexivity of all the stories behind Paruveta (Hunting Festival/Procession) in Ahobilam. The Journal of Hindu Studies, 15(1), 26-62. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhs/hiab024

Evans, T. H. (2016) Folklore, intertextuality, and the folkloresque in the works of Neil Gaiman. In M. D. Foster & J. A. Tolbert (Eds.) The folkloresque: Reframing folklore in a popular culture world (pp. 64-80). University Press of Colorado.

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Special Issue - Events and Social Entrepreneurship

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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Special Issue - Human Rights and the Olympics

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

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