If it’s not fun, it’s not sustainable - pathways to social change through connectedness, leading to action, leading to change at music & arts festivals.
(2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- This thesis aims to test the idea that the more connected you are to the people around you, the more likely you are to act collectively or in the best interest of the collective. I tested this using Music and Arts festivals, a context in which people feel connected faster and more intuitively than in everyday life. Collective identity theory served as a basis and data was collected through qualitative interviews. My analysis shows that there exists a special kind of connectedness at festivals that causes people to act more positively to those around them, leading to action and more environmentally sustainable everyday lives; Illustrating that conditions exist specifically at festivals for building connectedness leading to action, for... (More)
- This thesis aims to test the idea that the more connected you are to the people around you, the more likely you are to act collectively or in the best interest of the collective. I tested this using Music and Arts festivals, a context in which people feel connected faster and more intuitively than in everyday life. Collective identity theory served as a basis and data was collected through qualitative interviews. My analysis shows that there exists a special kind of connectedness at festivals that causes people to act more positively to those around them, leading to action and more environmentally sustainable everyday lives; Illustrating that conditions exist specifically at festivals for building connectedness leading to action, for example a shared mindset, shared values, community, and most of all fun, giving us insight into what conditions are beneficial in creating social and environmental change in other parts of society. (Less)
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- author
- Jager, Reece LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Music and Arts festivals, Connectedness, Collective identity, Collective action, Sustainability science
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2022:009
- language
- English
- id
- 9081564
- date added to LUP
- 2022-05-30 09:26:09
- date last changed
- 2022-06-02 10:54:34
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abstract = {{This thesis aims to test the idea that the more connected you are to the people around you, the more likely you are to act collectively or in the best interest of the collective. I tested this using Music and Arts festivals, a context in which people feel connected faster and more intuitively than in everyday life. Collective identity theory served as a basis and data was collected through qualitative interviews. My analysis shows that there exists a special kind of connectedness at festivals that causes people to act more positively to those around them, leading to action and more environmentally sustainable everyday lives; Illustrating that conditions exist specifically at festivals for building connectedness leading to action, for example a shared mindset, shared values, community, and most of all fun, giving us insight into what conditions are beneficial in creating social and environmental change in other parts of society.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
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title = {{If it’s not fun, it’s not sustainable - pathways to social change through connectedness, leading to action, leading to change at music & arts festivals.}},
year = {{2022}},
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