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Description of  Event Power: How Global Events Manage and Manipulate

"Rojeks argument is a psychological one, although his message is political: global events build on peoples needs to feel empowered and jointly engaged in the pursuit of a higher purpose they allow a break from daily routines, provide an illusion of intimacy and social membership, and create a sense of self-validation and personal gratification. In short, participation in such events makes us feel good. At the same time, the real effect of global events seems to be the maintenance of global inequality and social injustice, as well as huge profits for the organizations involved in planning, commercializing and securing these happenings. In sketching out this palliative function of global events from the perspective of peoples needs on the one hand, and unveiling their puppet masters backstage on the other, Rojeks book presents a compelling account of the role of organized events in modern society." Read more