Search Results for Event Management - Narrowed by: Special events -- Social aspects.

Accessibility, inclusion, and diversity in critical event studies / edited by Rebecca Finkel, Briony Sharp, Majella Sweeney.

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by Finkel, Rebecca, editor.
Call Number 394.2 ACC
Publication Date 2019
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The value of events / edited by Erik Lundberg, [and three others].

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by Lundberg, Erik, editor.
Call Number 394.2 VAL
Publication Date 2017
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Managing and leveraging events : business and social dimensions / Nico Schulenkorf and [4 others].

2024-05-21T10:09:41Z

by Schulenkorf, Nico, author.
Call Number 394.2068 SCH
Publication Date 2022
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Ideological, social and cultural aspects of events [electronic resource] / edited by Omar Moufakkir and Tomas Pernecky.

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by Moufakkir, Omar.
Call Number 658.456 IDE
Publication Date 2014
Summary There is an ever growing importance of events in modern society and until now existing literature on events has been dominated by the economic perspective. Social and Cultural Aspects of Events addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role they have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies - as phenomena that can promote and facilitate human development, including social, societal and individual change. This book provides vital and timely exploration and encourages the study of more diverse themes within event management.
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Power, Politics and International Events [electronic resource] : Socio-cultural Analyses of Festivals and Spectacles

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by Merkel, Udo.
Call Number 394.2
Publication Date 2013
Summary Although the event management field has grown considerably over the last decade, critical, social-scientific studies of the international events industry are rare. This book intends to help fill this void. It focuses on power, social and political relations, conflicts and controversies in the context of international events, popular festivals and famous spectacles. It draws on recent primary research and offers a diverse range of new and intriguing case studies, for example the Arirang Festival in North Korea, the Gay Games, the Gymnaestrada, horse-racing events, the London 2012 Olympics, regional and rural festivals, the World Baseball Classic, World Fairs/Expos and U2 concerts.The main aim of this volume is to bring the critical, social-scientific analysis of events, festivals and spectacles more into the core of the teaching of events management degree programmes. The book draws extensively upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, cultural studies and history.In the process, it addresses key themes such as: political economy politics of popular culture the global and the local regionalism and globalization nations and nationalism international relations and foreign policy.This groundbreaking collection of essays is unique and innovative. It will be an essential source for students, researchers and academics with a keen interest in critical, social-scientific analyses of events.
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