Nightlife as a source of social wellbeing, community-building and psychological mutual support after the Covid-19 pandemic

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Abstract

The nightlife sector means the economy and culture but also social wellbeing. However, whenever nightlife does get discussed, it seems always to be about licensing, regulation, crime, culture-led strategies of urban regeneration and urban benchmarking, and we still lack an appropriate understanding about the benefits of night culture beyond these topics. In this critical commentary, I wish to comment on the potential of nightlife as an efficient time–space mechanism for social well-being, community-building and multicultural understanding and even psychological mutual support especially after the Covid-19 pandemic amidst the newly emerging and still undefined world.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)505-513
Number of pages8
JournalAnnals of Leisure Research
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Community-building
  • Europe
  • Nightlife
  • Post-pandemic
  • Social well-being

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