The ‘Critical Turn’ in Tourism Studies: A Radical Critique

Bianchi, Raoul

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“…According to Chambers (2007) critical tourism researchers appeared hesitant to embrace "the political underpinnings and normative values inherent in a critical realist perspective" (2007, p.116) and she surmised that an expressly political agenda might be 'unfashionable' in the context of a tourism academy, which had seemingly embraced ontological relativism. Bianchi (2009) has argued that the critical turn in tourism through its focus on the "discursive, symbolic and cultural realms" (p.487) has neglected to engage with structural analyses of power and inequality in tourism which are inherent to global and neo-liberal capitalist structures. Bianchi takes a neo-Marxist approach and in his discussion suggests that through redirecting attention to "historical materialist methods of enquiry" (p.487), the critical turn in tourism can therefore move beyond being merely an academy of hope to a "project that is emancipatory in substance" (p.498).…”

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Tourism and decolonisation: Locating research and self

Chambers

Buzinde

2015

Annals of Tourism Research

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This paper critically explores decolonial theory and its relevance for tourism studies. We suggest that while postcolonial and related critical theoretical perspectives furthered understandings of the consequences of colonisation, such critical theorising has not provided an epistemological perspective of tourism which legitimises the cosmologies of, and actively empowers, traditionally marginalised groupings. We review published tourism research which adopts critical and postcolonial perspectives, and argue that while these have been valuable in terms of exposing the existence and effects of dominant discourses and practices in tourism, their emancipatory objectives are limited because tourism knowledge is still predominantly colonial. Epistemological decolonisation is thus presented as a more radical project which can provide an 'other' way of thinking, being and knowing about tourism.

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Tourism and decolonisation: Locating research and self

Chambers

Buzinde

2015

Annals of Tourism Research

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“…Enclave tourism also stresses the environmental, cultural, and social resources; reduces local access to resources; causes resident displacement; and creates a sense of powerlessness (Buncic, 2008;Carlisle, 2010;Freitag, 1994Freitag, , 1996. Yet, this neoliberal tourism development strategy has been supported because of the suggested ''trickledown effect'' of money and capital to lower socioeconomic classes that should result (Bianchi, 2009;Brennan, 2004). By exploring the impact of neoliberal tourism development on household income and material assets, manifested in large-scale enclave tourism development, this study indirectly investigates the extent to which economic impacts are trickling down to the local communities impacted by this type of development.…”

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Tourism development in the Dominican Republic: An examination of the economic impact to coastal households

Duffy

Stone

Chancellor

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Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Coastal tourism projects are promoted in the Dominican Republic as national-level economic development initiatives that will create jobs for local residents, subsequently benefiting the households in these communities. However, the economic benefits of tourism can be severely weakened as a result of the neoliberal economic policies that guide such projects. Like other economically developing countries-particularly small island nations-the Dominican Republic embraced neoliberal policies that have ultimately reshaped the country's economic, political, cultural, and physical landscape. As a result, transnational companies, foreign investors, and large-scale enclave tourism projects are the dominant form of tourism development in the Dominican Republic. Though companies' revenue and profit data are not available for analysis of economic leakage, households can be investigated to understand the level of economic benefits obtained by residents of the local communities. Toward this end, 360 household surveys were collected to examine household income and material assets across 12 coastal communities in three regions of the Dominican Republic. Because of the noted differences in previous development literature, gender of the head of households and whether the household was dependent on income from tourism employment were compared across these measures after adjusting for regional differences. Results indicate that the gender of the head of the household and tourism dependency positively predicted household income, while only gender of the head of the household predicted material assets.

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“…The market is also a product of beliefs and trust, and the space in a tourist setting is a result of socially-constructed wishes and desires. But at the same time, the study of RT should not be limited to discourses and representations, since its physical, economic and social effects are certainly tangible, and social action is framed within power structures currently defined by globalisation and policies inspired by neoliberalism (Bianchi, 2009).…”

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“…El mercado es también producto de creencias y de confi anza, y el espacio turístico, resultado de deseos socialmente construidos. Pero al mismo tiempo, el estudio del TR no debe quedar limitado a discursos y representaciones, pues sus consecuencias físicas, económicas y sociales son bien tangibles y la acción social está enmarcada por estructuras de poder defi nidas en la actualidad por la globalización y las políticas de inspiración neoliberal (Bianchi, 2009). …”

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El turismo residencial internacional en el nordeste de Brasil: un análisis de partes interesadas Antonio Aledo Tur, Tristan Loloum, Guadalupe Ortiz Noguera, Hugo García Andreu

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This paper analyses the system of actors involved in the development of residential tourism on the north east coast of Brazil. The study observes the socio-political effects of the 2001-2008 real estate boom, focused on the promotion of second homes in closed residential areas. Stakeholder Analysis (SA) is used to identify the various actors' roles and positions within a particular social space in a tourist setting which is exposed to transnational and real estate interests. The method reveals an unequal and conflict-ridden social reality. The results show that residential tourism shapes the local socio-political configuration, strengthening some actors (urban developers, real estate companies) whilst positioning others in a situation of dependence (local communities, cities). Palabras clave ResumenEl presente artículo analiza el sistema de actores implicados en el desarrollo turístico-residencial en el destino turístico de Pipa, en la costa del nordeste brasileño. El estudio contempla los efectos sociopolíticos del boom inmobiliario (2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) orientado a la promoción de urbanizaciones cerradas de segunda residencia. Se utiliza el método de Análisis de Partes Interesadas (API) para identificar las distintas funciones y posiciones de los actores en un socioespacio turístico expuesto a intereses inmobiliarios y transnacionales. El método empleado revela una configuración social desigual y conflictiva. Los resultados muestran que el turismo residencial internacional modela la configuración sociopolítica local, fortaleciendo a unos actores (constructoras, inmobiliarias) y colocando a otros en situación de dependencia (poblaciones locales, municipios).

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The ‘Critical Turn’ in Tourism Studies: A Radical Critique

Cited by 287 publications

References 62 publications

Tourism and decolonisation: Locating research and self

Tourism and decolonisation: Locating research and self

Tourism development in the Dominican Republic: An examination of the economic impact to coastal households

El turismo residencial internacional en el nordeste de Brasil: un análisis de partes interesadas Antonio Aledo Tur, Tristan Loloum, Guadalupe Ortiz Noguera, Hugo García Andreu

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