Memorial places and controversies: preserving memory or encouraging tourism?

Lieux de mémoire et controverses: préserver la mémoire ou encourager la mise en tourisme ?

Koffi Selom Agbokanzo () and Inès Guguen-Gicquel ()
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Koffi Selom Agbokanzo: LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Nantes Univ - IUT Saint-Nazaire - Nantes Université - Institut Universitaire de Technologie Saint-Nazaire - Nantes Université - pôle Sciences et technologie - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université
Inès Guguen-Gicquel: LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Nantes Univ - IUT Saint-Nazaire - Nantes Université - Institut Universitaire de Technologie Saint-Nazaire - Nantes Université - pôle Sciences et technologie - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université

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Abstract: This ongoing work aims to study the issues related to the preservation of memory and the development of tourism at memorial sites. It seeks to identify the controversies that arise between the various stakeholders in relation to these sites and to understand how to take them into account in the development and management of tourism policy. Using the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes as a case study, the conceptual framework of controversies and Actor-Network Theory (ANT), data collection and intra- and inter-group analysis are currently being deployed. This action research will help to support the promotion of memorial sites by involving and considering the views of each of the actors involved.

Keywords: controversies; preservation; memorial places; Actor-Network Theory; tourism; lieux de mémoire; controverses; préservation; théorie de l'acteur-réseau; tourisme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05-05
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Published in 13è conférence annuelle de l’Association Française de Management du Tourisme (AFMAT 2026), Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France; IAE Amiens, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, May 2026, Valenciennes, Amiens, France

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