Event studies : theory, research and policy for planned events / Donald Getz, Stephen J. Page.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of figures (p. ix)
• List of tables (p. xi)
• List of events in focus (p. xiii)
• List of expert opinions (p. xiv)
• Series preface (p. xv)
• Preface to the fourth edition (p. xvi)
• Acknowledgements (p. xvii)
• Part I Introductory concepts in event studies
• 1 Introduction and overview of event studies (p. 3)
• What is event studies? (p. 3)
• A framework for understanding and creating knowledge about planned events (p. 10)
• How the literature has evolved (p. 17)
• Major subdivisions (discourses) within event studies (p. 22)
• Forces, trends and issues (p. 31)
• Major trends (p. 37)
• Developments in event studies (p. 46)
• 2 The world of planned events (p. 50)
• Describing and classifying events (p. 50)
• Planned events (p. 58)
• Planned versus unplanned events (p. 68)
• Description and examples of the major event forms (p. 72)
• Events at the margin (p. 90)
• Part II Foundation disciplines and closely related fields
• 3 The contribution of anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies and psychology to event studies (p. 97)
• Introduction (p. 97)
• Anthropology (p. 98)
• Sociology (p. 104)
• Integrating emerging discourses from critical event studies: accessibility and inclusion in event practices (p. 109)
• Philosophy (p. 117)
• Religious studies (p. 122)
• Psychology (p. 124)
• Social psychology (p. 134)
• 4 The contribution of economics, management, political science, law, history, human geography and future studies to event studies (p. 139)
• Economics (p. 139)
• Management (p. 151)
• Political science (p. 165)
• Law (p. 170)
• History (p. 172)
• Human geography (p. 179)
• Future studies (p. 185)
• 5 The contribution of closely related professional fields to event studies (p. 191)
• Introduction (p. 191)
• Leisure studies (p. 191)
• Tourism studies (p. 203)
• Hospitality studies (p. 210)
• Education and interpretation (p. 211)
• Communications, media and performance studies (p. 216)
• Arts and cultural management (p. 220)
• Cultural studies (p. 220)
• Sport management and sport studies (p. 222)
• Venue, club and assembly management (p. 223)
• Theatre studies (p. 224)
• Health studies (p. 226)
• Urban and community studies (p. 228)
• Rural studies (p. 230)
• Aboriginal, ethnic and multicultural studies (p. 231)
• Visitor studies (p. 234)
• Part III Framework for understanding and cheating knowledge
• 6 The event experience and meanings (p. 239)
• Defining 'experience' (p. 240)
• The concept of 'experience': its development and constituent elements (p. 241)
• The 'experience economy' (p. 246)
• Approaches to event experiences (p. 250)
• A model of the planned event experience (p. 255)
• Generic and specific types of planned event experiences (p. 261)
• Meanings attached to planned event experiences (p. 275)
• 7 Event design (p. 284)
• What is design? (p. 285)
• Creativity and innovation (p. 290)
• Designing event settings (p. 294)
• Theming, programming and service design (p. 309)
• Evidence and research-based design (p. 316)
• 8 Antecedents and decision-making (p. 321)
• What are antecedents? (p. 322)
• Do people need events? (p. 325)
• The event travel career trajectory (ETCT) (p. 327)
• Barriers and constraints (p. 334)
• Decision-making (p. 337)
• 9 Event management, planning and marketing (p. 342)
• Introduction (p. 343)
• Leadership (p. 344)
• Inter-organizational behaviour and stakeholder management (p. 356)
• Planning and decision-making (p. 357)
• Operations and logistics (p. 361)
• Marketing and communications (p. 363)
• Resources and financial management (p. 365)
• Human resource management (p. 369)
• 10 Outcomes: evaluation and impact assessment (p. 380)
• Introduction (p. 381)
• Key terms and concepts (p. 381)
• The forces-pressure-state-impact-response model (FPSIR) (p. 385)
• Logic and theory of change models (p. 386)
• Social outcomes (p. 388)
• Cultural outcomes (p. 392)
• Built-environment outcomes (p. 394)
• Nature and ecological processes (p. 396)
• Economic impacts (p. 401)
• Comprehensive benefit and cost evaluation (p. 404)
• 11 Events and public policy (p. 409)
• Public policy and events (p. 409)
• Justifying public-sector involvement (p. 412)
• Economic policy and events (p. 419)
• Cultural policy and events (p. 420)
• Social policy and events (p. 422)
• Environmental policy and events (p. 424)
• Public policy-making (p. 425)
• Part IV Conclusion
• 12 Science, knowledge and theory for event studies (p. 433)
• A framework for knowledge creation (p. 433)
• Philosophy and knowledge (p. 437)
• Research methodologies (p. 442)
• Research, knowledge creation and theory development for event studies (p. 456)
• An agenda for research and theory development (p. 464)
• Future perspectives (p. 474)
• References (p. 477)
• Index (p. 538)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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.