Ethnic Equality, National Identity and Selective Cultural Representation in Tourism Promotion: Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Palmer, Nicola

doi:10.2167/jost826.0

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“…70% of unemployed respondents under the age of 26 years. Education Respondents have a relatively high level of education, 34% of them have already received higher education, and another 25% are still studying [14][15][16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Youth Tourism as a Scientific Research Object

Yunusovich¹

2018

J Tourism Hospit

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Tourism as a Scientific Research Object

Yunusovich¹

2018

J Tourism Hospit

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“…Post-Soviet countries in Central Asia are required to be more creative in building and promoting their national destination images because they share a similar recent history, and it might be challenging to differentiate the different countries from each other based on national identity (Kantarci, 2007). However, the (re)construction of national identities is a complex process that involves geographical as well as symbolic and cultural boundaries where definitions, exclusion/inclusion and the representation of different ethnic groups are crucial elements (Aydingün, 2002;Palmer, 2007;Pretes, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The work by González, Araujo, and Kim (2016) brings up and analyses the relation between the nation building and tourism development processes in Uzbekistan and the promotional strategies of the country. A related study from Kyrgyzstan (Palmer, 2007) investigates how tourism is used in building national identity, which similarly addresses issues of post-Soviet identity formations in a neighbouring country in Central Asia.…”

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Destination image in Uzbekistan – heritage of the Silk Road and nature experience as the core of an evolving Post Soviet identity

Fayzullaev

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Brandt

2018

The Service Industries Journal

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the destination image of Uzbekistan presented by the DMO and the destinations images emerging from user generated content in social media posts. In this study, promotional images and user-generated images on the platform Instagram were examined by using content-semiotic analysis. The main findings show that the destination image of Uzbekistan is dominated by heritage and reference to ancient cultural traditions of the region. However, the image represented through user generated content on Instagram is more diverse and to a larger extent depict the destination through natural heritage and experiences in the natural landscape. Furthermore, Uzbekistan is concurrently trying to create a post-Soviet identity through a focus on its history prior to the Soviet past, with focus on heritage of the Great Silk Road which highlight that destination image construction is related to geo-political processes in society which includes contestations of national identity.

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“…The link between tourism and identity has been explored in diverse contexts, especially in the field of heritage tourism (Ballesteros & Ramirez, 2007;Bandyopadhyay, Morais, & Chick, 2008;Gonzalez, 2008;Hall & Tucker, 2004;Kong, 1999;Palmer, 2007). The way in which heritage tourism contributes to the formation of tourists' identities has been analyzed (Chronis, 2005;Palmer, 1999Palmer, , 2005Pretes, 2003;Stebbins, 1997), as has been the transformation of the identities of the hosts (Boissevain, 1996;Brown, 1999;Chambers, 1997;Howell, 1994;Rogers, 2002) and as a way of generating and consolidating new identities and images (Ashworth & Larkham, 1994;Kroshus, 2003;Light, 2001;Pritchard & Morgan, 2001).…”

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Ethnic Tourism and Minority Identity: Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China

Yang

2013

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

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Ethnic tourism has been employed as a development strategy in many minority communities where options for development are often limited. This research explores the impacts of ethnic tourism development on minority people and their identities in an ethnic community in Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China. Findings reveal that active involvement in tourism and commercialization of Mosuo cultural traditions have resulted in the consolidation of a collective Mosuo identity for economic, social and cultural purposes. Local villagers actively express their identity and re-create their dress, dances and religion to satisfy tourists' desires for authenticity. Tourism has reinforced elements of Mosuo culture, giving it new prestige in the Han-dominated society, but it has also brought numerous changes to Mosuo communities. It is argued that the preservation of minority culture and identity should be enhanced if long-term sustainable development of tourism is to occur and the evolving nature of ethnic identity is to be recognized.

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Ethnic Equality, National Identity and Selective Cultural Representation in Tourism Promotion: Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Cited by 25 publications

References 32 publications

Youth Tourism as a Scientific Research Object

Youth Tourism as a Scientific Research Object

Destination image in Uzbekistan – heritage of the Silk Road and nature experience as the core of an evolving Post Soviet identity

Ethnic Tourism and Minority Identity: Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China

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