Theoretical activity in sustainable tourism research

Bill Bramwell

Annals of Tourism Research, 2015, vol. 54, issue C, 204-218

Abstract: There is growing recognition in tourism and sustainable tourism research of the need for a fuller engagement in theoretical activity. The paper examines how different research strategies in recent articles on sustainable tourism have advanced theoretical understanding in this research field. The articles advance thinking through ideas and concepts connected with political ecology, mobilities, transition pathways, and behavioural and systems change. They are evaluated using a typology of research strategies associated with theoretical work, using a broad perspective on this work. The research strategy typology was developed for the paper, and it is explained and illustrated. While the papers on sustainable tourism use a range of strategies associated with theoretical activity, there is only limited engagement with “big” social theories.

Keywords: Theoretical activity; Knowledge creation; Sustainable tourism; Political ecology; Mobilities; Transition pathways (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2015.07.005

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