Tag: Brendon Knott

The Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events, edited by Harry Arne Solberg, Rasmus K. Storm and Kamilla Swart (Edward Elgar) examines the hosting of major sporting events and the impacts they can have on stakeholders. Christian Tolstrup Jensen has read an impressive compilation of scientific studies in the field of major sport event research that gives the initiated reader a useful and nuanced overview of the state-of-the-art in event studies, its understudied areas and a who-is-who in the field.

Event Management, an International Journal, has been meeting the research, educational, and analytic needs of the rapidly growing profession focused on global events for more than 20 years. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Restarting Athens Marathon During COVID-19 Uncertainty by Christina Karadimitriou; Alkiviadis Panagopoulos, Ioulia Poulaki; Nikolaos Pappas.

The International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM), a refereed journal published four times per year, aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Internationalisation and martial arts: the case of Carlson Gracie's Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym by Heloisa Alexander Fonseca Soares, Renato Dourado Cotta de Mello, Clarice Secches Kogut.

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘The competent child and (in)competent others. Horse-riding school activities for preschool children by Annika Rosén, Gabriella Thorell & Susanna Hedenborg (open access).

The International Journal of Event and Festival Management advances knowledge in the field of events management and enhances the uptake of such knowledge by academics in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Volunteer experiences at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games by Pam Kappelides, Shane Barry, Eunjung Kim, Liz Fredline, Graham Cuskelly.