Ira Murray
Biographic Data
| ID | 133949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira Murray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira |
| FAMILY NAME | Murray |
| SIGNATURE | MURRAY I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de les Illes Balears |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6594-8423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Building an equitable pipeline of educators by assessing equity and customizing innovative professional development
Our collaborative research team, collectively operating as Leaders for Equity in Educator Development (We LEED), is developing and validating a survey that attempts to measure the knowledge, beliefs, and mindsets (KBMs) of school leaders and teachers regarding racial equity. In this paper, we discuss three major dimensions of our current Wallace Funded research study in progress, starting with the ideation and processes informing how we define an…
Tourism and degrowth
Published online: 18 Dec 2023
Positionality as a Data Point in Race Research
Increasingly, journal editors are requesting researchers to include positionality statements in submissions and publications of manuscripts. These statements are a step in the right direction to help consumers of research identify, make sense of, critique, and understand researchers' roles in race research. However, we stress the need to build positionality framing throughout qualitative research methods, processes, and dissemination. We argue a …
Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Higher Education in Prison Programs
Environmental struggles and insularity
Islands worldwide experience commodification of land and natural resources that is closely related to touristic activity and urbanization. Islands represent the epitome of commodified represented spaces, power, and territorialization, and in this regard, focusing on islands may shed light on how the production of socio-natures shapes the dynamics of capital accumulation, dispossession, and resistance. We explore the contestation of urban-tourist …
Pathways to post-capitalist tourism
Potential to identify and cultivate forms of post-capitalism in tourism development has yet to be explored in depth in current research. Tourism is one of the world's largest industries, and hence a powerful global political and socio-economic force. Yet numerous problems associated with conventional tourism development have been documented over the years, problems now greatly exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Calls for sus…
Socio-ecological transition in a Mediterranean agroecosystem
Using several energy returns on investment indicators (multi-EROI), this article analyses the socioecological transition of an agroecosystem in the western Mediterranean on the island of Mallorca (Spain) over a period of 150 years which saw a change from traditional organic farming to a fossil fuel-based system of agriculture. This circular bioeconomic analysis evaluates the agroecosystem's capacity to produce goods by reproducing itself in 1860,…
Short-term rentals and the rentier growth coalition in Pollença (Majorca)
Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, Majorca has experienced an increase in tourism, which has been made possible partly by the expansion of short-term renting. Research on short-term rentals is a growing field in critical urban and tourism geographies. This paper contributes to these fields by examining the structure of actors involved in the development of short-term rentals and their power relations. Our case study focuses on the m…
Beyond the right to the island
Islands worldwide experience the commodification of land and natural resources owing to touristic activities and urbanization. Islands represent the epitome of commodified spaces, power, and territorialization. Therefore, focusing on islands reveals how the production of socionatures shapes the dynamics of capital accumulation, dispossession, and resistance. By paying attention to the interplay between insularity and socioecological transformatio…
Tourism and degrowth
This article outlines a conceptual framework and research agenda for exploring the relationship between tourism and degrowth. Rapid and uneven expansion of tourism as a response to the 2008 economic crisis has proceeded in parallel with the rise of social discontent concerning so-called “overtourism.” Despite decades of concerted global effort to achieve sustainable development, meanwhile, socioecological conflicts and inequality have rarely reve…
Crisis y desarrollo geográfico desigual en la Unión Europea (2009-2015)
El objetivo central del artculo consiste en indagar el impacto de la crisis financiera de 2008 en las diferentes regiones de la Unin Europea (UE) y reflexionar sobre el propio proceso de construccin de una UE a mltiples velocidades. Para ello se parte del marco terico de la geografa econmica crtica y en concreto la teora del Desarrollo Geogrfico Desigual (DGD). Metodolgicamente se han aplicado tcnicas de anlisis espacial, combinando anlisis facto…
From feudal colonization to agrarian capitalism in Mallorca
The colonization of Mallorca gave rise to a late-feudal agrarian society that evolved towards capitalism based on large estates owned by noblemen who hired large numbers of wage labourers from among smallholders living in agro-towns, the dispossessed remnants of a formerly wealthier peasantry. These well-off peasants originated from when the colonization frontier was open in the 13th and 14th centuries, but had been defeated when three peasant-pl…
The fishing footprint of a tourism-based economy
Since the Balearics are one of the key tourism destinations in Europe, the tourism industry has entailed a radical transformation of coastal life on the islands. In the 1960s and 1970s, fish captures increased enormously due to the expansion of consumption derived from tourism, and through technological improvements. There has been a change in target species from cheap fish consumed by local people towards expensive species consumed by tourists. …
Tourism capitalism and island urbanization
The Balearic Islands are one of the main tourism regions in Europe, and tourism has been the structural capitalist activity of urban growth there since the 1950s. Mapping tourist accommodation in the Balearics might help spatially explain the important socio-spatial transformation of a small archipelago in the Western Mediterranean. This paper analyses the diffusion of tourist accommodations as the main vehicle for urbanization since the 1950s. T…
Tourism Capitalism and Island Urbanization
The Balearic Islands are one of the main tourism regions in Europe, and tourism has been the structural capitalist activity of urban growth there since the 1950s. Mapping tourist accommodation in the Balearics might help spatially explain the important socio-spatial transformation of a small archipelago in the Western Mediterranean. This paper analyses the diffusion of tourist accommodations as the main vehicle for urbanization since the 1950s. T…
Pathways to post-capitalist tourism
Potential to identify and cultivate forms of post-capitalism in tourism development has yet to be explored in depth in current research. Tourism is one of the world's largest industries, and hence a powerful global political and socio-economic force. Yet numerous problems associated with conventional tourism development have been documented over the years, problems now greatly exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Calls for sus…
Positionality as a Data Point in Race Research
Increasingly, journal editors are requesting researchers to include positionality statements in submissions and publications of manuscripts. These statements are a step in the right direction to help consumers of research identify, make sense of, critique, and understand researchers' roles in race research. However, we stress the need to build positionality framing throughout qualitative research methods, processes, and dissemination. We argue a …
Tourism and degrowth
Published online: 18 Dec 2023
Short-term rentals and the rentier growth coalition in Pollença (Majorca)
Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, Majorca has experienced an increase in tourism, which has been made possible partly by the expansion of short-term renting. Research on short-term rentals is a growing field in critical urban and tourism geographies. This paper contributes to these fields by examining the structure of actors involved in the development of short-term rentals and their power relations. Our case study focuses on the m…
From feudal colonization to agrarian capitalism in Mallorca
The colonization of Mallorca gave rise to a late-feudal agrarian society that evolved towards capitalism based on large estates owned by noblemen who hired large numbers of wage labourers from among smallholders living in agro-towns, the dispossessed remnants of a formerly wealthier peasantry. These well-off peasants originated from when the colonization frontier was open in the 13th and 14th centuries, but had been defeated when three peasant-pl…
Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Higher Education in Prison Programs
Environmental struggles and insularity
Islands worldwide experience commodification of land and natural resources that is closely related to touristic activity and urbanization. Islands represent the epitome of commodified represented spaces, power, and territorialization, and in this regard, focusing on islands may shed light on how the production of socio-natures shapes the dynamics of capital accumulation, dispossession, and resistance. We explore the contestation of urban-tourist …
Socio-ecological transition in a Mediterranean agroecosystem
Using several energy returns on investment indicators (multi-EROI), this article analyses the socioecological transition of an agroecosystem in the western Mediterranean on the island of Mallorca (Spain) over a period of 150 years which saw a change from traditional organic farming to a fossil fuel-based system of agriculture. This circular bioeconomic analysis evaluates the agroecosystem's capacity to produce goods by reproducing itself in 1860,…
The fishing footprint of a tourism-based economy
Since the Balearics are one of the key tourism destinations in Europe, the tourism industry has entailed a radical transformation of coastal life on the islands. In the 1960s and 1970s, fish captures increased enormously due to the expansion of consumption derived from tourism, and through technological improvements. There has been a change in target species from cheap fish consumed by local people towards expensive species consumed by tourists. …
Tourism Capitalism and Island Urbanization
The Balearic Islands are one of the main tourism regions in Europe, and tourism has been the structural capitalist activity of urban growth there since the 1950s. Mapping tourist accommodation in the Balearics might help spatially explain the important socio-spatial transformation of a small archipelago in the Western Mediterranean. This paper analyses the diffusion of tourist accommodations as the main vehicle for urbanization since the 1950s. T…
Tourism capitalism and island urbanization
The Balearic Islands are one of the main tourism regions in Europe, and tourism has been the structural capitalist activity of urban growth there since the 1950s. Mapping tourist accommodation in the Balearics might help spatially explain the important socio-spatial transformation of a small archipelago in the Western Mediterranean. This paper analyses the diffusion of tourist accommodations as the main vehicle for urbanization since the 1950s. T…
Tourism Capitalism and Island Urbanization
The Balearic Islands are one of the main tourism regions in Europe, and tourism has been the structural capitalist activity of urban growth there since the 1950s. Mapping tourist accommodation in the Balearics might help spatially explain the important socio-spatial transformation of a small archipelago in the Western Mediterranean. This paper analyses the diffusion of tourist accommodations as the main vehicle for urbanization since the 1950s. T…
The fishing footprint of a tourism-based economy
Since the Balearics are one of the key tourism destinations in Europe, the tourism industry has entailed a radical transformation of coastal life on the islands. In the 1960s and 1970s, fish captures increased enormously due to the expansion of consumption derived from tourism, and through technological improvements. There has been a change in target species from cheap fish consumed by local people towards expensive species consumed by tourists. …
From feudal colonization to agrarian capitalism in Mallorca
The colonization of Mallorca gave rise to a late-feudal agrarian society that evolved towards capitalism based on large estates owned by noblemen who hired large numbers of wage labourers from among smallholders living in agro-towns, the dispossessed remnants of a formerly wealthier peasantry. These well-off peasants originated from when the colonization frontier was open in the 13th and 14th centuries, but had been defeated when three peasant-pl…
Tourism and degrowth
This article outlines a conceptual framework and research agenda for exploring the relationship between tourism and degrowth. Rapid and uneven expansion of tourism as a response to the 2008 economic crisis has proceeded in parallel with the rise of social discontent concerning so-called “overtourism.” Despite decades of concerted global effort to achieve sustainable development, meanwhile, socioecological conflicts and inequality have rarely reve…
Crisis y desarrollo geográfico desigual en la Unión Europea (2009-2015)
El objetivo central del artculo consiste en indagar el impacto de la crisis financiera de 2008 en las diferentes regiones de la Unin Europea (UE) y reflexionar sobre el propio proceso de construccin de una UE a mltiples velocidades. Para ello se parte del marco terico de la geografa econmica crtica y en concreto la teora del Desarrollo Geogrfico Desigual (DGD). Metodolgicamente se han aplicado tcnicas de anlisis espacial, combinando anlisis facto…
Beyond the right to the island
Islands worldwide experience the commodification of land and natural resources owing to touristic activities and urbanization. Islands represent the epitome of commodified spaces, power, and territorialization. Therefore, focusing on islands reveals how the production of socionatures shapes the dynamics of capital accumulation, dispossession, and resistance. By paying attention to the interplay between insularity and socioecological transformatio…
Socio-ecological transition in a Mediterranean agroecosystem
Using several energy returns on investment indicators (multi-EROI), this article analyses the socioecological transition of an agroecosystem in the western Mediterranean on the island of Mallorca (Spain) over a period of 150 years which saw a change from traditional organic farming to a fossil fuel-based system of agriculture. This circular bioeconomic analysis evaluates the agroecosystem's capacity to produce goods by reproducing itself in 1860,…
Short-term rentals and the rentier growth coalition in Pollença (Majorca)
Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, Majorca has experienced an increase in tourism, which has been made possible partly by the expansion of short-term renting. Research on short-term rentals is a growing field in critical urban and tourism geographies. This paper contributes to these fields by examining the structure of actors involved in the development of short-term rentals and their power relations. Our case study focuses on the m…
Environmental struggles and insularity
Islands worldwide experience commodification of land and natural resources that is closely related to touristic activity and urbanization. Islands represent the epitome of commodified represented spaces, power, and territorialization, and in this regard, focusing on islands may shed light on how the production of socio-natures shapes the dynamics of capital accumulation, dispossession, and resistance. We explore the contestation of urban-tourist …
Pathways to post-capitalist tourism
Potential to identify and cultivate forms of post-capitalism in tourism development has yet to be explored in depth in current research. Tourism is one of the world's largest industries, and hence a powerful global political and socio-economic force. Yet numerous problems associated with conventional tourism development have been documented over the years, problems now greatly exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Calls for sus…
Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Higher Education in Prison Programs
Tourism and degrowth
Published online: 18 Dec 2023
Positionality as a Data Point in Race Research
Increasingly, journal editors are requesting researchers to include positionality statements in submissions and publications of manuscripts. These statements are a step in the right direction to help consumers of research identify, make sense of, critique, and understand researchers' roles in race research. However, we stress the need to build positionality framing throughout qualitative research methods, processes, and dissemination. We argue a …
Building an equitable pipeline of educators by assessing equity and customizing innovative professional development
Our collaborative research team, collectively operating as Leaders for Equity in Educator Development (We LEED), is developing and validating a survey that attempts to measure the knowledge, beliefs, and mindsets (KBMs) of school leaders and teachers regarding racial equity. In this paper, we discuss three major dimensions of our current Wallace Funded research study in progress, starting with the ideation and processes informing how we define an…
Economics (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Tourism (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic geography (6 works) · Economy (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 works) · Law (4 works)