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Role of Festivals in Stimulating the Development of Event Tourism

Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields
The research topic related to the role of festivals in event tourism is relevant as the impact of this tourism on the world economy and socio-cultural development is currently growing.
A. Akhundova
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Can cultural festivals function as counterspaces for migrants and refugees? The case of the New Beginnings Festival in Sydney

Leisure Studies, 2020
Despite the recognised benefits of cultural festivals, it is still unclear how they may assist marginalised groups in mitigating the adverse effects of marginalisation.
N. Hassanli   +2 more
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Participant well-being and local festivals: the case of the Miri country music festival, Malaysia

, 2020
PurposeFestivals are becoming a growing commodity for countries keen to increase their portfolio of tourist attractions. The benefits experienced by the local community and the visitors at festivals are multi-faceted.
Kim-Lim Tan   +3 more
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Festival Lessons

Science, 2014
For a university that is over 800 years old, 20th anniversaries are rather modest. Yet in March, the University of Cambridge will reflect on 20 years of organizing the Cambridge Science Festival in the United Kingdom. During this year's event, topics ranging from string theory to sustainability will be examined through talks, demonstrations, debates ...
Leszek, Borysiewicz, Nicola, Buckley
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Contributions to social sustainability through the sensuous multiculturalism and everyday place-making of multi-ethnic festivals

, 2020
While previous research has addressed the potential for multi-ethnic festivals to contribute to sense of belonging and instill multicultural values and place identities in urban areas, many are critical of how festivals and events contribute to social ...
K. A. McClinchey
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Community art festivals and sustainable rural revitalisation

, 2020
The links between art events and sustainable development in rural contexts where revitalisation is pressing is becoming increasingly obvious. The village of Mitarai is an example of a small peripheral community in Japan faced with the impacts of ...
Meng Qu, J. Cheer
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The Hope and Glory Festival

2022
Events have become an integral element of public policy and place making in the last 20 years with numerous towns and cities looking to capitalise from the positive impacts that they can deliver – economic, regeneration, socio-cultural and political (Foley et al., 2012). Whilst there are many successes in embedding events within public policy there are
Laura Dixon, Lindsey Gaston
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Festivals’ social impacts and emotional solidarity

, 2020
Interactions between local people and guests/visitors are the main elements of tourism experience. And local festivals, considered as a significant part of festival tourism, are quite important in this context.
Nisan Yozukmaz   +2 more
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Anthropology and Festivals: Festival Ecologies

Ethnos, 2015
Festivals and carnivals are significant contemporary phenomena in societies across the world. In many of these contexts, the numbers of events calling themselves festivals are growing.1 They range ...
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Sexual harassment and violence at Australian music festivals: Reporting practices and experiences of festival attendees

, 2020
Despite the well-documented under-reporting of sexual violence, to date, no research has considered reporting practices within the specific context of music festivals.
B. Fileborn   +2 more
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