Investigating the recovery of community events in Scotland, post-COVID-19

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作者
Davies, Nick [1 ]
Robbins, Lindsay [1 ]
Baxter, Daniel [2 ]
Viol, Maren [3 ]
Graham, Alannah [1 ]
Halas, Aleksandra [1 ]
机构
[1] Glasgow Caledonian Univ, Glasgow, Scotland
[2] Glasgow Caledonian Univ, Dept Fash Mkt Tourism & Events, Glasgow, Scotland
[3] British Univ Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
关键词
Event management; Community events; COVID-19; Community cohesion; Resilient communities; Social sustainability; LOCAL-COMMUNITY; TOURISM; ORGANIZERS; IMPACTS; MODEL;
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10.1108/IJEFM-03-2023-0024
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
PurposeCommunity events are significant for building community identity and cohesion. During 2020-2021, events largely halted due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and many communities lacked the capacity to recover their events quickly, in comparison to larger more well-resourced events. The study aims to understand and learn from the experiences of Scottish community event practitioners' during the disruption and recovery period for their events.Design/methodology/approachA targeted qualitative questionnaire elicited open-ended responses from people involved in the management and operation of community events in Scotland. Focus groups were also conducted with relevant practitioners to further elicit data.FindingsFour key themes emerged as follows: (1) COVID-19 fractured stakeholder networks and impacted the ability of community events to operate. Practices adapted to incorporate virtual events. (2) Events were considered as important for place-building and wider collective community benefits. This was brought more into focus for practitioners as a result of the pandemic. (3) Local authorities were variable in the level and support they gave community events. (4) Some positive changes were enforced through COVID-19, such as collaboration between small event collectives that can build resilience for community events in the future.Originality/valueThe research provides an analysis of community events, which are often small-scale, diverse, local, unique to destinations and under-researched compared to large events. It particularly builds understanding of their resilience to sectoral disruption, through the lens of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, an extraordinary disruptive event. This paper provides practical strategies for community actors and local authorities to improve event delivery and leverage community events as place-builders.
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页码:537 / 558
页数:22
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