Critical Event Studies: Issues and Perspectives
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Ong, F., Lockstone-Binney, L., & Ali-Knight, J. (2018)
Critical Event Studies: Issues and Perspectives. Event Management, 22(6), 865-874. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599518x15346132863193
In considering critical event studies, a brief reference to critical pedagogy is made before an initial look at Critical Management Studies (CMS) prior to consideration of Crt...
Event Design in outdoor music festival audience behaviour (a critical transformative research note)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Hutton, A., & Brown, S. (2018)
Event Design in outdoor music festival audience behaviour (a critical transformative research note). Event Management, 22(6), 1073-1081. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599518x15346132863157
This work, a conceptual forward-looking paper, examines the management of audiences at music festivals now and indicates a critical manoeuvre of focus for the future. The theo...
Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education
Presentation / Conference
Robertson, M. (2018, July)
Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education. Paper presented at Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2018 Event Education & Research: Coming of Age
Visioning is a process which focusses on a preferred future condition (Bazzanella et al., 2012). In the context of a small to medium sized town, economic and social pressures ...
Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration
Journal Article
Jaimangal-Jones, D., Robertson, M., & Jackson, C. (2018)
Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 9(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-05-2018-0032
This special issue has at its centre the theme Event Futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. This theme was the basis of the Association for Events Management Educa...
Event Venue Satisfaction and Its Impact On Sponsorship Outcomes
Journal Article
Michelini, L., Iasevoli, G., & Theodoraki, E. (2017)
Event Venue Satisfaction and Its Impact On Sponsorship Outcomes. Event Management, 21(3), 319-331. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599517x14942648527536
The importance of sponsorship as a marketing communications tool is well recognized in the event literature. Despite the growth in event sponsorship investments and the increa...
The event and festival life cycle – developing a new model for a new context
Journal Article
Holmes, K., & Ali-Knight, J. (2017)
The event and festival life cycle – developing a new model for a new context. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29(3), 986-1004. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-10-2015-0581
Purpose
The events and festivals literature relies on theories and models borrowed from tourism studies which may insufficiently account for the unique characteristics of even...
Sustainable festivals and events – an inquiry of leadership and futures
Thesis
Robertson, M. J. (2016)
Sustainable festivals and events – an inquiry of leadership and futures. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/979708
As a societal phenomenon, festivals and planned events are discussed in a wide policy context. They have entered a broader discussion with regard to sustainability in which th...
The Future of Events and Festivals
Book
I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. A. Smith (Eds.), (2014)
The Future of Events and Festivals
The growth of events and festivals has been significant over the last decade and a wide range of skills are essential to ensure those events are successful. This requirement h...
Festival management innovation and failure
Journal Article
Carlsen, J., Andersson, T. D., Ali‐Knight, J., Jaeger, K., & Taylor, R. (2010)
Festival management innovation and failure. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 1(2), 120-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/17852951011056900
Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the concepts, types and implications of festival innovation and failure.
Design/methodology/approach – A review of extant literature is ...
Progressing socio-cultural impact evaluation for festivals
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Rogers, P., & Leask, A. (2009)
Progressing socio-cultural impact evaluation for festivals. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 1(2), 156-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407960902992233
The research project reported in this paper set out to advance the knowledge base of socio‐cultural festival evaluation and, through industry and academic liaison, produce a r...