Christine Lundberg Editor

Christine Lundberg is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey, Associate Professor (Docent) in Sweden and the co-founder of POPCULTOUR, an international research network on Popular Culture and Tourism. POPCULTOUR is the leading research network on popular culture tourism and events and brings together cross-disciplinary researchers across the world with a shared interest in tourism and events in the wake of popular culture phenomena such as film, TV series, literature, music and fashion.

Vassilios Ziakas is Associate Professor at Plymouth Marjon University with a research interest in sport and leisure policy through the lens of an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to create linkages among the sectors of sport, recreation, leisure, tourism and events. His primary emphasis is on strategic planning for obtaining a range of sustainable community benefits. His research has been published in a range of leading journals and is widely cited. He is author of the book Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach (Routledge, 2014).