<i>‘This book brings together a fascinating range of perspectives on the role that tourism can play in promoting peace. By covering issues including the role of the media, social movements, dark tourism sites and education the expertly edited book provides a stepping-stone for renewed scholarly enquiry into this important area of research.’</i>
- Bruce Prideaux, Central Queensland University, Australia,
<i>‘Whether tourism leads to peace or not has been a subject of debate for several decades. In this edited volume, a diverse group of contributors offers several fresh perspectives regarding this topic. Anyone who is interested in this research area should consider adding this book to their collection.’</i>
- Dimitri Ioannides, Mid Sweden University, Sweden,
This highly prescient Research Agenda critically examines the delicate intersection of peace and tourism and proposes further research in order to explore how tourism may contribute to peace or, conversely, hinder the peacebuilding efforts of destinations in conflict.
Anna Farmaki brings together a wealth of expertise from scholars who present the peace and tourism nexus from a variety of different perspectives, using both empirical evidence and conceptual research to support cases. Chapters discuss tourism as a peace-builder, the acceptance of dark tourism, a gender approach to peace through tourism, and corporate social responsibility as a contributor to peace in conflict-ridden situations. This innovative and forward-thinking Research Agenda provides a vital contribution to this burgeoning area of research, carrying implications for local communities, tourist destinations and wider society at large in conjunction with the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Providing a much-needed re-examination of the connection between peace and tourism, this book will prove essential reading for students, academics and researchers interested in human geography, political geography and geopolitics, tourism management and business and management. Considering many practical outcomes of tourism policy, this book will also benefit professionals working in tourism, foreign policy, public policy and international relations.