Tourism and Political Choices of Indigenous Populations in Yucatán
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4501412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Hawn, Jennifer Tison |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 234-247 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x15594397 |
| OpenAlex | W1525827167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
Anthropologists and other social scientists have traditionally decried the effects of tourism on exotic cultures, but contemporary research reveals that this growing resource is being utilized by rational actors to achieve political and social gains. Study of the effects of tourism on the political choices of Maya in Yucatán suggests that tourism helps indigenous actors negotiate favorable terms with state and private actors. Further, the presence of tourists reorganizes the costs and benefits of behaviors such as protests or land invasions. Thus this extrainstitutional behavior is more prevalent in the largest tourist areas (Cancún, Mérida, and Chichén Itzá) and covert behaviors such as pilfering and sick-outs in nontourist areas. Tradicionalmente, los antropólogos y científicos sociales han condenado los efectos del turismo sobre culturas exóticas, pero la investigación contemporánea pone de manifiesto que este recurso creciente está siendo utilizado por actores racionales para lograr beneficios políticos y sociales. El estudio de los efectos del turismo sobre las preferencias políticas de los maya en Yucatán sugiere que el turismo ayuda a los actores indígenas a negociar términos favorables con actores estatales y privados. Además, la presencia de turistas reorganiza los costos y beneficios de conductas como protestas o invasiones de tierras. Entonces, esta conducta extra-institucional es más prevalente en las zonas turísticas más grandes (Cancún, Mérida y Chichén Itzá) y las conductas encubiertas como el rateo y las ausencias colectivas por enfermedad prevalecen en zonas no-turísticas
Ethnology · Geography · Humanities · Indigenous · Maya · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Tourism · Ecology · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education · Sex work and related issues
Political Movements and Violence in Central America
Dynamics of Contention
Mayas in the Marketplace
Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America
Mexican Tourism
Agrarian Revolution
Globalization and the Rise of One Heterogeneous World Culture
Tourism and ethnicity
Economic and Social Impacts of Tourism in Mexico
Alternative Action in Costa Rica
Yucatán in an Era of Globalization
Indigenous Movements and Their Critics
Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century
Resistance without Protest and without Organization
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2021 (52) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |