New Investment: An Exploratory Case Study of Three Mature Edinburgh Festivals and Their Future Funding Opportunities

Lin, Kuan Wen; Stein, Patrick; Goldblatt, Joe

doi:10.3727/152599511x13082349958271

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“…However, scholars also recognize that the traditional financial routes for festival funding are not well developed and often face many constraints (Lin et al . ).…”

Section: Understanding Festivals: the Evidencementioning

confidence: 97%

“…Sponsors and stakeholders are aware that, by supporting festivals within communities, they help stimulate local economies and foster a positive image of the destination (Johansson and Kociatkiewicz 2011;Van Aalst and van Melik 2012). However, scholars also recognize that the traditional financial routes for festival funding are not well developed and often face many constraints (Lin et al 2011).…”

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Expanding the Domain of Festival Research: A Review and Research Agenda

Wilson

Arshed

Shaw

et al. 2016

Int J Management Reviews

116

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Festivals are an important sub‐field within event studies which, until recently, have not been studied as separate experiences. A systematic review of the emerging literature on festivals reveals several key characteristics. While festivals are diverse in nature and geographical location, scholarly interest focuses on five main themes: the motivations for organizing, funding and attending festivals; the experiences of festival attendees; the relationship between festivals and their local environments; the economic and sociocultural impacts of festivals; and the management of festivals. Despite growing interest in festivals as research sites, little attention has been afforded to investigating festival processes. In particular, considerations of how festivals are established, and which individuals are involved in their initiation and regular staging, offer opportunities for research. This paper highlights the significant role festivals play within their local communities, including their facilitation of social cohesion and regional identity. Our study reveals that the literature rarely discusses the development of festivals over time and the wider networks in which festivals are embedded. This critical review of festival research identifies various research gaps and directions for future research to develop theory and practical understanding of festivals.

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“…However, scholars also recognize that the traditional financial routes for festival funding are not well developed and often face many constraints (Lin et al . ).…”

Section: Understanding Festivals: the Evidencementioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expanding the Domain of Festival Research: A Review and Research Agenda

Wilson

Arshed

Shaw

et al. 2016

Int J Management Reviews

116

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“…However, it is increasingly likely that public investment will be based on an ability to draw down private money through sponsorship, investment, or donation (Wood 2017; Mermiri 2011). Judging success on the amount of private sector “match funding” received also offers an alternative metric for evaluating events (Lin, Stein, and Goldblatt 2011).…”

Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One argument is that event funding should be evaluated through a performance-based system focused on post-performance rather than supply-side investment; that is, success leads to greater funding rather than funding in advance of success (Hazledine 2011). The reward for success is therefore a “topping up” of revenue (Lin, Stein, and Goldblatt 2011). As an economist, Hazledine (2011) saw the systems for arts funding (in New Zealand) as a poor use of public finance and argued for change.…”

Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Regional Event Tourism Funding Policies: A Strategic-Relational Critique of Current Practice

Ormerod

Wood

2020

Journal of Travel Research

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Taking a strategic-relational approach we critique a range of event tourism funding policies and practices that seek to create regional and/or national event strategies. A multiple case study method combining document analysis and key informant interviews within selected regions provides insights into the political nature of event funding, the equity of its distribution, and the decision processes involved. Programs were found to operate in a sensitive and complex context due to intertwined power relationships between policy and agency embedded within governments. We conclude that to bring about broader benefits and legacies a paradigm shift is needed to rebalance economic and social outcomes within funder objectives and governance structures. This needs to include innovation in evaluation and wider more meaningful stakeholder engagement. The study shows that without fundamental change in policy, national and regional funding programs are likely to continue to operate within their existing narrow remit.

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

Davies,

Robbins,

Baxter

et al. 2023

IJEFM

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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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New Investment: An Exploratory Case Study of Three Mature Edinburgh Festivals and Their Future Funding Opportunities

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Expanding the Domain of Festival Research: A Review and Research Agenda

Expanding the Domain of Festival Research: A Review and Research Agenda

Regional Event Tourism Funding Policies: A Strategic-Relational Critique of Current Practice

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

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