Place and power in tourism development

Tracing the Complex Articulations of Community and Locality

Bibliographic Data

ID5909003
AuthorsRaoul V Bianchi (0000-0002-0998-9025, London Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Raoul Bianchi
Year2003
Volume2003
Issue1
Pages13-32
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1695-7121 • E-ISSN: 1695-7121
PublisherUniversity of La Laguna (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.25145/j.pasos.2003.01.002
OpenAlexW2101290252
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited75

This paper outlines the case for the analysis of tourism, power and place in the development process from a critical sociological perspective. It draws on recent trends in the sociology of development to develop existing theoretical models in a manner which transcends the more rigid dualisms between structure and agency on the one hand, and, the concerns of power and identity on the other. As in recent works from noted scholars such as Picard and Wood (1997), the relationship between tourism and processes of development and social transformation are more nuanced and varied than previous 'theoretical' models in tourism have recognised. Hence, this paper examines the issue by considering four major thematic areas of relevance to the study of tourism and its diverse relationships to processes of social change: the relations of community, consumption, production and place

Locality · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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