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Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us" (2015)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015). Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us". In J. Brown, & N. F. Johnson (Eds.), Children’s Images of Identity: Drawing the Self and the Other (1-13). Sense Publishers

No abstract available.

From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & Halkier, H. (2014, October). From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism. Presented at 23rd Nordic Symposium in Tourism and Hospitality Research

Although a lot of previous research on destination management had focused on the relevance of destination marketing organisations in improving destination competitiveness (Pike & Page, 2014), increasingly reforms on destination governance have shifte... Read More about From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism.

An introduction to the future (2014)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., Backer, E., & Smith, K. (2014). An introduction to the future. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (3-9). Routledge

No abstract available.

Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lees, G., Morrison, A., & Robertson, M. (2014, December). Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study. Presented at ANZMAC Annual Conference 2014

The paper seeks to further understand the sport market structure. In doing so it considers whether New Zealand sport event markets follow the Duplication of Purchase Law or whether they are highly demographically segmented. It analyses a single sourc... Read More about Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study.

Engaging the multi-generational workforce in tourism and hospitality (2014)
Journal Article
Barron, P., Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2014). Engaging the multi-generational workforce in tourism and hospitality. Tourism Review, 69(4), 245-263. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-04-2014-0017

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present strategies that hospitality and tourism organisations might adopt as a means of encouraging employee engagement, thus enabling the more effective management of an increasingly multi-generational work... Read More about Engaging the multi-generational workforce in tourism and hospitality.

Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., Anastasiadou, C., Theodoraki, E., & Viol, M. (2014, September). Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Paper presented at International Conference on Remembering in a Globalizing World: The Play and Interplay of Tourism, Memory, and Place

No abstract available.

Scenarios for the future of events and festivals: Mick Jagger at 107 and Edinburgh Fringe (2014)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Musarurwa, N. (2014). Scenarios for the future of events and festivals: Mick Jagger at 107 and Edinburgh Fringe. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (36-50). (1). Routledge

Introduction: a tipping point The power of festivals and events is multifarious. As both historic artefacts and barometers of current beliefs, opinions and the state of society, events and festivals can be inordinately useful tools. Festivals have al... Read More about Scenarios for the future of events and festivals: Mick Jagger at 107 and Edinburgh Fringe.

Dissemination of Solar Energy Technologies for Rural Electrification in Kenya – Challenges & Opportunities (2014)
Report
Kerr, G., & Amakobe, W. (2014). Dissemination of Solar Energy Technologies for Rural Electrification in Kenya – Challenges & Opportunities. Nairobi, Kenya: African Centre for Technology Studies

Understanding the challenges and opportunities in the solar energy technology value chain is essential for key actors in order to disseminate these technologies for rural electrification in
Kenya. Once the challenges and opportunities have been iden... Read More about Dissemination of Solar Energy Technologies for Rural Electrification in Kenya – Challenges & Opportunities.

Exploring film induced tourism implications on onsite heritage interpretation at heritage visitor attractions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bakiewicz, J., & Leask, A. (2014, June). Exploring film induced tourism implications on onsite heritage interpretation at heritage visitor attractions. Presented at 7th World Conference for Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure

Intorduction
The previous research in the area of film induced tourism, although widely acknowledged, was not concerned with built heritage sites which have inherent restrictions and specific audiences and are more challenging in terms of their mana... Read More about Exploring film induced tourism implications on onsite heritage interpretation at heritage visitor attractions.

Tracking Discourses of Occupation and Genocide in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory (2014)
Thesis
Wight, C. (2014). Tracking Discourses of Occupation and Genocide in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory. (Thesis). University of Plymouth

Tourism visits to sites associated to varying degrees with death and dying have for some time inspired academic debate and research into what has come to be popularly described as ‘dark tourism’. Research to date has been based on the mobilisation of... Read More about Tracking Discourses of Occupation and Genocide in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory.

An Exploration of a Niche Sport Event’s Role in Visitors’ Perception of a Rural Destination: The Case of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (2014)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Newland, B. L., & Darby, P. (2014). An Exploration of a Niche Sport Event’s Role in Visitors’ Perception of a Rural Destination: The Case of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. International journal of sport management, 15(2), 193-218

This article investigates whether a niche sport event in a rural location influences visitor perceptions of a destination. The work explores how rural sport events can affect tourism. To better understand rural sport tourism, a case study of the UCI... Read More about An Exploration of a Niche Sport Event’s Role in Visitors’ Perception of a Rural Destination: The Case of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

Writing the PhD Journey(s): An Autoethnography of Zine-Writing, Angst, Embodiment, and Backpacker Travels (2014)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2015). Writing the PhD Journey(s): An Autoethnography of Zine-Writing, Angst, Embodiment, and Backpacker Travels. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 44(2), 143-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241614528708

Doing PhD is a “black box.” While inputs, outputs, and milestones are visible, there is a sizeable gap in our understanding of candidates’ lived experiences. This may cause some academic advisors to erroneously assume their students’ experiences are... Read More about Writing the PhD Journey(s): An Autoethnography of Zine-Writing, Angst, Embodiment, and Backpacker Travels.

Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050 (2014)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., & Yeoman, I. (2014). Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050. Tourism Recreation Research, 39(3), 321-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2014.11087004

This conceptual paper uses a scenario planning process to facilitate possible futures for literary festivals, a form of festival tourism that has grown rapidly in the developed and developing countries of the world in the early decades of the 21st Ce... Read More about Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050.

The Future of Events and Festivals (2014)
Book
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., Backer, E., & Smith, K. A. (Eds.). (2014). The Future of Events and Festivals. Routledge

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 has been instrumental in stimulating the creation of more tertiary education... Read More about The Future of Events and Festivals.

Lessons from China: Understanding what Chinese students want (2013)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2013). Lessons from China: Understanding what Chinese students want. English Australia Journal : the Australian Journal of English Language Teaching, 28(2), 38-52

Students from the People's Republic of China are the single largest cohort of international students in Australia, and although attempts have been made to understand their needs and desires in situ, few scholars have considered the recently reformed... Read More about Lessons from China: Understanding what Chinese students want.

A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai (2013)
Book
Stanley, P. (2013). A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai. Routledge

Tens of thousands of Western ‘teachers’, many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, a... Read More about A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai.

Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions (2013)
Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2013). Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions. In P. Legohérel, E. Poutier, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Revenue Management for Hospitality and Tourism,

This chapter focuses on how revenue management might be suitable for use as a tool in developing the effective management of heritage visitor attractions (HVAs). It begins with an explanation of the terms to be used within the chapter and the challen... Read More about Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions.