Governance, the state and sustainable tourism: a political economy approach

BRAMWELL, Bill (2011). Governance, the state and sustainable tourism: a political economy approach. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19 (4-5), 459-477.

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Abstract

Collective actions are often needed to promote the objectives of sustainable tourism in destinations. Governance is the basis of these collective actions. This paper contends that research on the governance of tourism and sustainability would benefit from greater use of social theory. It shows how one social theory, a strategic-relational political economy approach, can offer insights into state interventions affecting tourism and sustainability in destinations. The paper uses a literature review and case studies incorporating ideas from this approach to understand the state's influences on tourism and sustainability. Case studies are taken from Germany, China, Malta, Turkey and the UK. A range of distinctive perspectives and themes associated with this approach are assessed. They include the approach's holistic, relational and dialectical perspective, its focus on the state's roles in regulating the economic and political systems, its concern with the interactions between agency and structure, and the adaptation of state activities at different spatial scales and at different times, together with the concepts of path dependence and path creation. These perspectives and themes are directions for future research on governance, the state and sustainable tourism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	UoA26
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Sheffield Business School Research Institute > Service Sector Management
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.576765
Page Range:	459-477
Depositing User:	Rebecca Jones
Date Deposited:	28 Sep 2012 10:41
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 10:15
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6388

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