Abstract
Throughout history, events have been bringing people together in a fixed and limited time and space to co-create an experience for participants, spectators, organisers and communities. Events are hosted to please crowds, increase the sense of place or to bring together traders, producers and costumers. Often, local elites such as politicians, prosperous individuals or inventive entrepreneurs play an important role in organising these events. However, the success of an event greatly depends on the involvement of ‘the commons’, that is, the local communities, as they are needed to provide the support, input and critical mass necessary for the event. Local communities are vital stakeholders in the co-creation processes that form successful events (van der Zee & Go, 2013), and the event can provide benefits for local communities if organised in an inclusive way (Jepson & Clarke, 2014). In order to be successful, the relationship between different involved stakeholders, including community members, should be reciprocal (Hede, 2008). This chapter will discuss this reciprocal relationship between community and events and investigate the potential benefits it can have.
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van der Zee, E., Olders, P. (2016). Events: Cause or Consequence of Community Involvement. In: Jepson, A., Clarke, A. (eds) Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137508553_9
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