Power, Politics and International Events

Socio-Cultural Analyses of Festivals and Spectacles

Bibliographic Data

ID19918893
EditorsUdo Merkel (0000-0002-4693-7013)
Year2013
Publication date2013-07-24
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePower, Politics and International Events (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203104590
OpenAlexW1796939296
ISBN9780203104590
Open LibraryOL36209660M
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Although the event management field has grown considerably over the last decade, critical, social-scientific studies of the international events industry are rare. This book intends to help fill this void. It focuses on power, social and political relations, conflicts and controversies in the context of international events, popular festivals and famous spectacles. It draws on recent primary research and offers a diverse range of new and intriguing case studies, for example the Arirang Festival in North Korea, the Gay Games, the Gymnaestrada, horse-racing events, the London 2012 Olympics, regional and rural festivals, the World Baseball Classic, World Fairs/Expos and U2 concerts. The main aim of this volume is to bring the critical, social-scientific analysis of events, festivals and spectacles more into the core of the teaching of events management degree programmes. The book draws extensively upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, cultural studies and history. In the process, it addresses key themes such as: political economy, politics of popular culture, the global and the local, regionalism and globalization, nations and nationalism, international relations and foreign policy. This groundbreaking collection of essays is unique and innovative

Physics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Case studies · Culture populaire · Customs & Traditions · Études de cas · Événements spéciaux · Loisirs · Popular Culture · Recreation · Social aspects · Social Science · Special events

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