Tag: Richard Shipway

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.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Skating to Legitimacy: Institutional Work Practices within Collegiate Club Hockey by Alicia B. Romano, Logan Schuetz, Brent D. Oja & Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe.

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: “DOING GENDER” IN CRITICAL EVENT STUDIES: A DUAL AGENDA FOR RESEARCH by Katherine Dashper & Rebecca Finkel.

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: WACKINESS AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF THE WORLD ALTERNATIVE GAMES by Lucia Aquilino, Nicholas Wise, John Harris.

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: WHEN WOMEN ATHLETES TRANSGRESS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF IMAGE REPAIR AND SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSE by Rachel Allison, Ann Pegoraro, Evan Frederick & Ashleigh-Jane Thompson.

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: NEGOTIATING COSTS AND BENEFITS AMONG 2008 OLYMPIC VOLUNTEERS: A SOCIAL EXCHANGE PERSPECTIVE by Yan Wang, Inge Derom, MarcTheeboom.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the wide range of topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, cultural, informal and virtual activities, urban and rural recreation, sport, media and physical activities. Editor’s pick from the current issue: HIGHLAND GAMES AS SERIOUS LEISURE: BECOMING A MASTERS ATHLETE by James Bowness.

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. Editor’s pick from the current issue: FROM LEGACY RHETORIC TO BUSINESS BENEFITS: A CASE STUDY OF THE GOLD COAST 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES by Joan Carlini, Alexandra Coghlan, Alana Thomson, and Andrew O’Neil.

The Journal of Sport & Tourism (JS&T) aims to publish research that makes a clear contribution, substantively, theoretically or methodologically, to the body of knowledge relating to all aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism.