Abstract
The negative social and environmental impacts of the global tourism industry have been widely documented, yet there is still potential for tourism to function as a force of social justice. In this article I suggest that a political ecology perspective merging Marxist and poststructuralist lines of analysis can help to highlight both the key drivers of tourism's negative impacts and ways that these can be challenged in the interest of tapping into tourism's progressive potential. From a Marxist perspective, the tourism industry can be understood as a key mechanism by means of which the capitalist system expands and reproduces itself, while from a poststructuralist perspective it can be understood as a central element of neoliberal governance. Challenging tourism's corrosive effects, therefore, requires confronting both of these dynamics in pursuit of a post-capitalist, postneoliberal politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Turismo y crisis, turismo colaborativo y ecoturismo |
| Subtitle of host publication | XV Coloquio de Geografía del Turismo, el Ocio y la Recreación de la AGE |
| Editors | M. Blàzquez, M. Mir-Gual, I. Murray, G.X. Pons |
| Publisher | Universitat de les Illes Balears |
| Pages | 19-29 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 2016-January |
| Edition | 23 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788461751150 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
| Event | XV Coloquio del Grupo 10 de Geografía del Turismo, Ocio y Recreación - Palma, Spain Duration: 4 Oct 2016 → 6 Oct 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | Monografies de la Societat d'Historia Natural de les Balears |
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| Number | 23 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1696-5426 |
Conference
| Conference | XV Coloquio del Grupo 10 de Geografía del Turismo, Ocio y Recreación |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Palma |
| Period | 4/10/16 → 6/10/16 |
Keywords
- Marxist perspective
- Political ecology of tourism
- Poststructuralist perspective