Event Studies: Theory, Research and Policy for Planned Events / Edition 4

by Donald Getz, Stephen J. Page

Overview

Event Studies is the only book devoted to developing knowledge and theory about planned events. It focuses on event planning and management, outcomes, the experience of events and the meanings attached to them, the dynamic processes shaping events and why people attend them.

This title draws from a large number of foundation disciplines and closely related professional fields to foster interdisciplinary theory focused on planned events. This revised edition has been updated to reflect and examine a number of substantial and important new ideas.

New to the fourth edition:

• new sections on the evolution of design theory, management, planning and marketing theory applied to events, sensory stimulation, leadership, and the nature of crises and security issues;

• new content on critical event studies and what this means for research and practice, the life-cycle model for event programming, and an action plan for how events can be a positive force in sustainable cities;
• new and additional case studies from a wide range of international events, and reviews of the evolving theory of contemporary research in events studies are included throughout.

This will be an invaluable resource for all undergraduate students of events studies throughout their degree programmes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367085636
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/12/2019
Series:	Events Management
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Donald Getz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada. He works as a management consultant and also holds guest positions at several universities. In addition to event studies, his areas of expertise include wine and food tourism, evaluation and impact assessment, consumer research and special-interest travel. Professor Getz co-founded and was Editor-in-Chief of Event Management: An International Journal.

Stephen J. Page is Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Business and Management at Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, UK. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of West London and is an Honorary Professor at Cardiff Metropolitan University and the University of Plymouth. He has worked as a tourism consultant with different organizations, including the United Nations World Tourism Organization, OECD, VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Harrah’s Casinos and Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand, among many other clients. He is the author and editor of 43 books on tourism, leisure and events and is Editor of the leading tourism journal, Tourism Management.

Table of Contents

List of figures ix

List of tables xi

List of events in focus xiii

List of expert opinions xiv

Series preface xv

Preface to the fourth edition xvi

Acknowledgements xvii

Part I Introductory concepts in event studies

1 Introduction and overview of event studies 3

What is event studies? 3

A framework for understanding and creating knowledge about planned events 10

How the literature has evolved 17

Major subdivisions (discourses) within event studies 22

Forces, trends and issues 31

Major trends 37

Developments in event studies 46

2 The world of planned events 50

Describing and classifying events 50

Planned events 58

Planned versus unplanned events 68

Description and examples of the major event forms 72

Events at the margin 90

Part II Foundation disciplines and closely related fields

3 The contribution of anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies and psychology to event studies 97

Introduction 97

Anthropology 98

Sociology 104

Integrating emerging discourses from critical event studies: accessibility and inclusion in event practices 109

Philosophy 117

Religious studies 122

Psychology 124

Social psychology 134

4 The contribution of economics, management, political science, law, history, human geography and future studies to event studies 139

Economics 139

Management 151

Political science 165

Law 170

History 172

Human geography 179

Future studies 185

5 The contribution of closely related professional fields to event studies 191

Introduction 191

Leisure studies 191

Tourism studies 203

Hospitality studies 210

Education and interpretation 211

Communications, media and performance studies 216

Arts and cultural management 220

Cultural studies 220

Sport management and sport studies 222

Venue, club and assembly management 223

Theatre studies 224

Health studies 226

Urban and community studies 228

Rural studies 230

Aboriginal, ethnic and multicultural studies 231

Visitor studies 234

Part III Framework for understanding and cheating knowledge

6 The event experience and meanings 239

Defining 'experience' 240

The concept of 'experience': its development and constituent elements 241

The 'experience economy' 246

Approaches to event experiences 250

A model of the planned event experience 255

Generic and specific types of planned event experiences 261

Meanings attached to planned event experiences 275

7 Event design 284

What is design? 285

Creativity and innovation 290

Designing event settings 294

Theming, programming and service design 309

Evidence and research-based design 316

8 Antecedents and decision-making 321

What are antecedents? 322

Do people need events? 325

The event travel career trajectory (ETCT) 327

Barriers and constraints 334

Decision-making 337

9 Event management, planning and marketing 342

Introduction 343

Leadership 344

Inter-organizational behaviour and stakeholder management 356

Planning and decision-making 357

Operations and logistics 361

Marketing and communications 363

Resources and financial management 365

Human resource management 369

10 Outcomes: evaluation and impact assessment 380

Introduction 381

Key terms and concepts 381

The forces-pressure-state-impact-response model (FPSIR) 385

Logic and theory of change models 386

Social outcomes 388

Cultural outcomes 392

Built-environment outcomes 394

Nature and ecological processes 396

Economic impacts 401

Comprehensive benefit and cost evaluation 404

11 Events and public policy 409

Public policy and events 409

Justifying public-sector involvement 412

Economic policy and events 419

Cultural policy and events 420

Social policy and events 422

Environmental policy and events 424

Public policy-making 425

Part IV Conclusion

12 Science, knowledge and theory for event studies 433

A framework for knowledge creation 433

Philosophy and knowledge 437

Research methodologies 442

Research, knowledge creation and theory development for event studies 456

An agenda for research and theory development 464

Future perspectives 474

References 477

Index 538

Editorial Reviews

‘The authors of this book have been part of, and also made significant contributions to, the development of event studies since its early beginnings. This publication therefore presents a uniquely insightful overview of event studies up to date. This book ought to be a "must" for libraries of researchers and students of event studies.’

Tommy D. Andersson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

‘Both students and practitioners interested in event studies will be delighted to see a new edition of this popular text in which core concepts are supported by well-integrated international case studies illuminating the practical realities of running events. Updated with fresh case studies, and material on contemporary issues such as the greening of events and virtual events, the book is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge and theory about planned events.’

Simon Hudson, University of South Carolina, USA

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