BRAMWELL, B. and LANE, B. (2005). From niche to general relevance? Sustainable tourism, research and the role of tourism journals. Journal of tourism studies, 16 (2), 52-62. [Article]
Abstract
This paper considers research
issues in sustainable tourism,
based on the experience and
views of the Editors of the
journal dedicated to the
subject. It argues that
sustainable tourism is more
than a niche area of study, and
that researchers are now
beginning to recognise and
examine its full breadth and
relevance. It reviews the roles
of academic journals in the
study of sustainable tourism.
It notes the impact and
implications for sustainable
tourism research and
publishing of the rapid growth
in tourism journals and
papers. It contends that
sustainable tourism's
relevance would be better
recognised if more research
adopted broader research
perspectives, with subject
matter set in its socio-economic
and ecological contexts, and
approaches embedded in the
social and natural sciences.
The field would gain from
more use of flexible
perspectives, notably “postnormal”
science and “postdisciplinary”
work, and a
hybrid mix of approaches.
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