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A new approach to understanding tourism practices
Bargeman,Bertine Richards,Greg
Bargeman,Bertine
Richards,Greg
Abstract
In spite of renewed attention for practices in tourism studies, the analysis of practices is often isolated from theories of practice. This theoretical paper identifies the main strands of practice theory and their relevance and application to tourism research, and develops a new approach to applying practice theory in the study of tourism participation. We propose a conceptual model of tourism practices based on the work of Collins (2004), which emphasises the role of rituals in generating emotional responses. This integrated approach can focus on individuals interacting in groups, as well as explaining why people join and leave specific practices. Charting the shifting of individuals between practices could help to illuminate the dynamics and complexity of tourism systems.
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Greg Richards is a professor whose research centres on the relationship between tourism, culture and events. He works at the Academy for Leisure and Events of Breda University of Applied Sciences. Dus geen verwijzing naar Tilburg University!
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2020
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Actor-context dichotomy, CO-CREATION, EXPERIENCES, INSIGHTS, Interactions, LEISURE, Practice theory approach, Ritual chains, Tourism participation
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Bargeman, B & Richards, G 2020, 'A new approach to understanding tourism practices', Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 84, 102988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102988