Whose justice? Social (in)justice in tourism boycotts

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ID13136459
AuthorsSiamak Seyfi (0000-0002-2427-7958, University of Oulu, corresponding author), Raymond Rastegar (0000-0002-5794-2096, Taylor's University), Salar Kuhzady (0000-0001-7601-4159, University of Kurdistan), C M Hall (0000-0002-7734-4587, Kyung Hee University), Juha Saarinen (0000-0002-9327-6932, University of Johannesburg)
Year2023
Volume4
Issue2
Pages100103-100103
Publication date2023-07-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-9579 • E-ISSN: 2666-9579
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.annale.2023.100103
OpenAlexW4383213753
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited49

Boycotting has long been acclaimed as an exemplary nonviolent tactic utilized in the pursuit of social justice. Guided by justice and political consumerism literature and using critical media discourse analysis, this study sought to investigate the portrayal of social justice in tourists' discourses surrounding travel boycott campaigns against Myanmar. While online narratives exhibit genuine concern for justice and morality, this research elucidates variations in the expression and application of justice, thereby emphasizing the intricate moral decision-making faced by tourists. Overall, this paper illustrates how social justice discourses may be usurped by tourists as a means to blunt justice narratives, calling for a new ‘moral turn’ in research that is more sensitive yet critical towards social justice in politicized tourism consumption

Boycott · Consumerism · Criminology · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Morality · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Retributive justice · Sociology · Tourism · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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