I have focused my career and education on issues encompassing refugee rights, minority and indigenous rights, child labour and child protection. I have academic and professional experience in the UK, USA, Latin America and Turkey. Supervisors: Dr Marc Brightman
Under the wider umbrella of sustainable tourism, community based tourism is proposed as a panacea... more Under the wider umbrella of sustainable tourism, community based tourism is proposed as a panacea for poverty alleviation in the Global South. This model is actively promoted by the Peruvian government as a way of incorporating poor rural populations in the tourism industry for purposes of economical empowerment. Community based tourism is a new product developed by the market economy, which is in stark contrast with the unique cyclical ontology of Quechua populations. This study aims to understand the interactions of neoliberal business development and Quechua worldview of solidarity and reciprocity in the sphere of community based tourism. Ethnographic methods were utilised to explore the relationships of multiple stakeholders including community members, NGOs and private tourism agencies. A political economy framework has been employed to analyse multi- layered aspects of power, access and equality dynamics. Findings suggest that community based tourism weakens reciprocity and solidarity of the wider community, while simultaneously opening new arenas of reproduction and reinforcement of the local ontology.
Under the wider umbrella of sustainable tourism, community based tourism is proposed as a panacea... more Under the wider umbrella of sustainable tourism, community based tourism is proposed as a panacea for poverty alleviation in the Global South. This model is actively promoted by the Peruvian government as a way of incorporating poor rural populations in the tourism industry for purposes of economical empowerment. Community based tourism is a new product developed by the market economy, which is in stark contrast with the unique cyclical ontology of Quechua populations. This study aims to understand the interactions of neoliberal business development and Quechua worldview of solidarity and reciprocity in the sphere of community based tourism. Ethnographic methods were utilised to explore the relationships of multiple stakeholders including community members, NGOs and private tourism agencies. A political economy framework has been employed to analyse multi- layered aspects of power, access and equality dynamics. Findings suggest that community based tourism weakens reciprocity and solidarity of the wider community, while simultaneously opening new arenas of reproduction and reinforcement of the local ontology.
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