Response to Calver et al.’s “The (In)Visibility of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Research in Events Management Journals”: The Vital Need to Emphasize Justice

Abstract

Recent research by Calver et al. has revealed that event management studies have failed to adequately engage with concerns for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). This analysis is intended to respond to that research, recommending that issues of structural justice are also essential to include in our efforts if our goals for meaningful transformations are to be realized. A brief analysis of Indigenous Australian Welcome to Country protocols will be offered to illustrate the imperative for justice concerns to frame our EDI initiatives in events management. Scholarly debates and dialogues such as this are an important means by which we mature the academic field of event management but also more importantly, we work to ensure that event management leads to just and equitable outcomes for societies that convene them.