The Salience of Tourism in Politics

Ercil T. A. Charles Jr, Donna Chambers

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Abstract

Research on the link between tourism and politics still remains relatively underdeveloped and more so when one considers the link between this phenomenon and the study of elections or psephology. This is despite the importance of elections to the democratic process and to considerations of the distribution of scarce resources particularly in countries heavily dependent on tourism. This chapter seeks to address this lacuna in scholarship through a theoretical explication of the nature of political issues and voter response. Applied to the development of a possible research agenda, this would aid in exploring the salience of tourism within electoral agendas from a relational perspective.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTourism Research Frontiers: Beyond the Boundaries of Knowledge
EditorsDonna Chambers, Tijana Rakić
Place of PublicationLeeds
PublisherEmerald
Pages87-104
Number of pages18
Volume20
ISBN (Electronic)9781783509942
ISBN (Print)9781783509935
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameTourism Social Science Series
PublisherEmerald
ISSN (Print)1571-5043

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