Partizipative Governance von Destinationen und andere Luftschlösser Eine Studie darüber, was eine Gastgebergesellschaft wirklich möchte - und was nicht

Over the last 50 years, scientific research on destination governance has initiated various models focusing on its participatory aspects, such as collaborative and community-based governance. Sociological concepts such as empowerment or social capital were often used as an explanation. However, the implementation of these concepts is still lacking, even though the sustainable development discourse has emphasized the importance of residents' consent regarding local tourism development. This paper shifts the perspective from academic concepts to the actual opinions of host communities, in this case Munich, Germany. To collect in-depth data on the perceptions of local residents, and subsequently analyze if and how they wanted to participate in tourism governance, a qualitative, mixed-methods approach including focus groups and photo elicitation was applied. The empirical results show that residents are not very interested in actively engaging - due to a lack of interest, knowledge and time. Based on that finding, the researcher team expanded and connected current destination governance models so as to subsequently draw recommendations for governance action.