The Role of Festival Networks in Regional Community Building

Mair, Judith; Duffy, Michelle

doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9694-7_7

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“…Further, earlier studies indicate that participation in festivals enhances social capital (Arcodia & Whitford, 2007;Jaeger & Mykletun, 2013). Festivals have been shown to promote a sense of community (Hassanli, Walters, & Williamson, 2021), enhance community building (Mair & Duffy, 2020), and ensure community maintenance (Black, 2016) as part of improving social sustainability.…”

Section: Festivals and The Sustainability Of Communitymentioning

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“…A large body of literature indicates that participation in festivals increases individuals' sense of community. Accordingly, festivals promote community awareness (Hassanli et al, 2021), building (Mair & Duffy, 2020) and maintenance (Black, 2016) and enhances social sustainability. The current results, which are characterized by a high sense of community and low level of loneliness, are consistent with the aforementioned findings.…”

Section: Relationship Between Dance At Festivals and Their Sense Of C...mentioning

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Impact of the presence or absence of dancing in festivals on people’s sense of community

Kawase

2024

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Moving together or attending festivals are reported to foster social bonding. However, it remains unclear whether festivals with and without dancing affect individuals’ social bonds and sense of community. Research does not mention whether lasting effects exist over time even when community festivals are held only a limited number of times a year. To address this issue, this study examines the impact of dancing at local festivals on individuals’ sense of community. Accordingly, an online survey was conducted a few months after a community festival, and participants responded three scales: the Brief Sense of Community Scale, Community Consciousness Scale, and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The survey found that (1) the participants who attended and danced at a festival with dancing showed a higher sense of community and lower loneliness level than those who did not dance or those who attended a festival without dancing. (2) These tendencies were not influenced by previous festival attendance patterns. (3) Further, these tendencies were not related to the individuals’ willingness to attend festivals. These results suggest that dancing at festivals, rather than attending festivals without dancing, can promote a sense of community.

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Section: Festivals and The Sustainability Of Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Relationship Between Dance At Festivals and Their Sense Of C...mentioning

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Impact of the presence or absence of dancing in festivals on people’s sense of community

Kawase

2024

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“…The interdependency between place and social relationship can lead to geographic inequity of both physical and mental health outcomes (Kane & Margerison-Zilko, 2017). A place or facility to host festivities can bring good will to a community and offer opportunities to build new networks or revitalize existing ones via social capital (Mair & Duffy, 2020).…”

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Points of Interest (POI): a commentary on the state of the art, challenges, and prospects for the future

Psyllidis

Gao

et al. 2022

Comput.Urban Sci.

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In this commentary, we describe the current state of the art of points of interest (POIs) as digital, spatial datasets, both in terms of their quality and affordings, and how they are used across research domains. We argue that good spatial coverage and high-quality POI features — especially POI category and temporality information — are key for creating reliable data. We list challenges in POI geolocation and spatial representation, data fidelity, and POI attributes, and address how these challenges may affect the results of geospatial analyses of the built environment for applications in public health, urban planning, sustainable development, mobility, community studies, and sociology. This commentary is intended to shed more light on the importance of POIs both as standalone spatial datasets and as input to geospatial analyses.

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“…One owner referred to this as an ‘add-on for the community’, highlighting a common attitude amongst bookshop owners that activities might be undertaken for the benefit of the community (rather than financial benefit). Previous research has found that events such as festivals can play an important role in the maintenance and regeneration of rural communities [ 20 , 21 ] and the impact of festivals and the development of ‘book towns’ is also considerable [ 2 , 19 ]. While there are intrinsic challenges and difficulties associated with the development of book festivals in remote places, e.g.…”

Section: Contributions and Opportunities For Independent Scottish Boomentioning

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Indies in Scotland: Exploring the Unique Role of Independent Bookshops in Scotland’s Towns and Villages

Laing

2020

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This project explores the business practices and cultural place of independent bookshops in Scotland. The research examines the connections that independent bookshops have with their various stakeholders, and investigates the support and policy change bookshops require in order to survive and prosper. The research finds a wealth of expertise and business acumen across Scottish independent booksellers, uniquely driven by a commitment to literacy, community and a love of books. A strong contribution to communities, welfare and social capital is identified. Policy recommendations are made, which recognise the cultural and community contributions made by bookshops, as well as proposing that bookshops be at the centre of policy planning around the regeneration of high streets.

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The Role of Festival Networks in Regional Community Building

Cited by 6 publications

References 52 publications

Impact of the presence or absence of dancing in festivals on people’s sense of community

Impact of the presence or absence of dancing in festivals on people’s sense of community

Points of Interest (POI): a commentary on the state of the art, challenges, and prospects for the future

Indies in Scotland: Exploring the Unique Role of Independent Bookshops in Scotland’s Towns and Villages

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