Event Volunteering : International Perspectives on the Event Volunteering Experience

Smith, Karen A. and Lockstone-Binney, Leonie and Holmes, Kirsten and Baum, Tom, eds. (2014) Event Volunteering : International Perspectives on the Event Volunteering Experience. Routledge Advances in Event Research Series . Routledge, Abington. ISBN 978-0-415-82103-2

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Abstract

This book is the first to showcase and advance international research into the volunteering experience at events, drawing on the work of key scholars in this field. Events of all sizes benefit from volunteer support but event volunteering research is frequently case study-based and individually these cases make a limited impact. This text brings together cases from around the world, specifically including those that expand theoretical and methodological boundaries. It features mega events like the 2012 Olympics and the 2011 Rugby World Cup, alongside music festivals and sports events. New areas that are examined include the benefits of event volunteering for students, the role of volunteers in social enterprise events and new methodological approaches to researching this phenomenon, specifically ethnographic and cross-national studies.

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