Chinese narrative in international development and volunteer tourism
A case study of a Chinese organisation’s practice in Mathare, Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yi Wang (0000-0003-2228-7009, East China University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 2306-2324 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2022.2091539 |
| OpenAlex | W4284993914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
Volunteer tourism has become an increasingly popular phenomenon over the globe in recent decades. However, less attention is being paid to the receiving end of volunteer tourism and there are rarely narratives from Chinese figures. This paper seeks to address this research gap not only in volunteer tourism, but in a broader context of international development. By analysing a Chinese volunteer tourism organisation’s practice in Mathare, Kenya, this paper discusses the distinctiveness and commonality of the Chinese development approach from the national–international level to the grassroots level. It illustrates the rather polarised debate amongst the key stakeholders involved in this study, about prioritising the physical or psychological dimensions of the local needs, which further highlights the unchallenged structural inequality in Chinese development interventions of volunteer tourism. Considering forms of power among stakeholder groups and across levels, the research makes recommendations for Chinese volunteer tourism from which collaborations and a higher level of community empowerment can happen
Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Empowerment · Geography · Grassroots · Narrative · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Stakeholder · Tourism · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Travel-related health issues
Public Policy in the Community
The Development of Cross-Cultural (Mis)Understanding Through Volunteer Tourism
‘Doing development’
The possible negative impacts of volunteer tourism
Title unavailable
Motivations and Satisfaction of Volunteer Tourism for the Development of a Destination
Localizing global sport for development
On the Division of Labor in Society
Qualitative Research in Action
Volunteer tourism
Inclusive globalization
Urban Sport-for-Development Initiatives and Young People in Socially Vulnerable Situations
Sustaining China-Africa relations
Appealing to Goodwill or Yolo-Promoting Conservation Volunteering to Millennials
Effects of International Volunteering and Service
Cross-Cultural Psychology as a Solution to Global Inequality
Volunteer tourism
The motivations and expectations of international volunteer tourists
Understanding community attitudes towards volunteer tourism
Capital deployment and exchange in volunteer tourism
Oppression, emancipation, and volunteer tourism
Volunteer Tourism—“involve Me and I Will Learn”
The Politics of Aesthetics in Volunteer Tourism
Postcolonialism and international development studies
A Ladder Of Citizen Participation
China fuels its future with Africa's riches
Volunteer Tourism as a Transformative Experience
The emergence of a fourth pillar in development aid
Volunteering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |