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The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival (2016)
Book Chapter
Jarman, D. (2016). The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival. In L. PLatt, & I. R. Lamond (Eds.), Critical Event Studies (277-308). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52386-0_14

The development of event studies as a field of research and education has misunderstood and misrepresented the social networks that underpin the industry. Such relationships are too often characterised in terms of stakeholders, which prioritises inst... Read More about The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Events management education. (2011)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2011). Events management education. In The Routledge Handbook of Events. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch30

This chapter considers the development of events management education and the close association that this has with the development of academic research in the events management sector. The chapter starts with an introduction to the sector and the eme... Read More about Events management education..

Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival (2011)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Rihova, I. (2011). Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 2(3), 202-217. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951111170281

Purpose – Using the inaugural Edinburgh International Magic Festival (EIMF) as a case study, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the motivational factors prevalent in a group of young event and festival volunteers.Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival.