UTILISING FIELD THEORY TO EXAMINE MEGA-EVENT LED DEVELOPMENT

Scholars and practitioners have long been analysing and evaluating the way events, particularly mega-events, serve as a mechanism of change. Powerful descriptions are typically brought to life via event impact and legacy case studies: yet, I argue such work can remain a-theoretical – or – conceptual...

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Published in:Event management 2022-02
Main Author: Duignan, Michael B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive And Relational Mapping Of Field Configuring Events
Event-Led Field Development
Field Configuring Events
Field Theory
Mega-Events
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Summary:Scholars and practitioners have long been analysing and evaluating the way events, particularly mega-events, serve as a mechanism of change. Powerful descriptions are typically brought to life via event impact and legacy case studies: yet, I argue such work can remain a-theoretical – or – conceptually disorganised. I draw on Bourdieu’s field theory and the management study of Field Configuring Events to develop a new analytical framework: the ‘Cognitive and Relational Mapping of Field Configuring Events’ – augmenting and offering a set of concepts to strengthen analysis and conceptual consistency between studies, whilst affording latitude to overlay different disciplinary perspectives. I detail methodological and conceptual advantages afforded alongside six ways the framework could be applied-and-extended across various cases and contexts.
ISSN:1525-9951
DOI:10.3727/152599522X16419948390943