This book on events-related research marks a watershed in the
development of a "Nordic School" of festival and event research.
Each of the chapters presents a new and interesting approach to the
study of events, in terms of methods, perspectives or content. It
is mostly rooted in management theory but also incorporating other
perspectives that enhance our understanding of the phenomena.
Implications for real-world applications in tourism, hospitality,
and community development are also at the fore.
The scholarship is comprehensive, not focused on only tourism or
economic aspects. Management theory, including stakeholder
management, social networks, and institutionalization processes is
being applied. Attention is being given to the multiple roles
festivals and events play in society, and to evaluation of their
worth and impacts. Innovative methods are being developed to
examine event experiences, innovation processes, and success
factors.
There is now a critical mass of scholars in the Nordic countries
that share a strong interest in event studies, and they are engaged
in collaborative research, making it an appealing and innovative
region for other event students and researchers to visit. It can be
expected that the Nordic school will take an increasingly important
place in the development of event studies, which is now truly
global in terms of scholarship and university degree programs.
This book was originally published as a special issue of
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism.
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