Tourism and Politics aims to disseminate ideas on the critical discourse of tourism and tourists as they relate to politics, through a series of case studies from around the world written by specialists with an emphasis on linking theory to practice. That tourism is a profoundly important economic sector for most countries and regions of the world is widely accepted, even if some of the detail remains controversial. However, as tourism matures as a subject, the theories underpinning it necessarily need to be more sophisticated; tourism cannot be simply 'read' as a business proposition with a series of impacts. Wider questions of politics, power and identity need to be articulated, investigated and answered. While the making and consuming of tourism takes place within complex political milieux with multiple stakeholders competing for benefit, the implications are not fully understood. Literature on tourism and politics is surprisingly limited. This book will make a substantial contribution to the theoretical framework of tourism.

Introduction Tourism and Politics: Introduction, P. M. Burns, M. Novelli; Chapter 1 Democracy and Tourism: Exploring the Nature of an Inconsistent Relationship, Linda K. Richter; POLITICS, DEMOCRACY, AND ORGANISATIONS; Chapter 2 Tourism as Political Platform: Residents' Perceptions of Tourism and Voting Behaviour, Reil G. Cruz, Lisa Grace S. Bersales; Chapter 3 Privatisation during Market Economy Transformation as a Motor of Development, Heike Bähre; Chapter 4 Group Politics and Tourism Interest Representation at the Supranational Level: Evidence from the European Union, Constantia Anastasiadou; Chapter 5 The Politics of Exclusion? Japanese Cultural Reactions and the Government's Desire to Double Inbound Tourism, Malcolm Cooper, Radaslawa Jankowska, Jeremy Eades; Chapter 6 Taming Tourism: Indigenous Rights as a Check to Unbridled Tourism, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles; Chapter 7 Celebrating or Marketing the Indigenous? International Rights Organisations, National Governments and Tourism Creation, Susan Keitumetse; Chapter 8 The Politics of Institution Building and European Co-operation: Reflections on an EC TEMPUS Project on Tourism and Culture in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tom Selwyn, Jonathan Karkut; SCAPES, MOBILITY AND SPACE; Chapter 9 Towards the Responsible Management of the sociocultural Impact of Township Tourism, Pranill Ramchander; Chapter 10 Hegemony, Globalisation and Tourism Policies in Developing Countries, Andrea Giampiccoli; Chapter 11 The Politics of Tourism: Ethnic Chinese Spaces in Malaysia, K. Thirumaran; Chapter 12 Preparing Now for Tomorrow: The Future for Tourism in Scotland up to 2015, Una McMahon-Beattie, Yeoman Ian; Chapter 13 Governing Tourism Monoculture: Mediterranean Mass Tourism Destinations and Governance Networks, Giorgio Conti, Carlo Perelli; Chapter 14 The MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh03: Delivering Local Inclusion?, Gavin Reid; Chapter 15 The Lost Gardens and Airport Expansion: Focalisation in Heritage Landscapes, M. W. J. Spaul; CIRCULATION, FLOWS AND SECURITY; Chapter 16 The War Is Over So Let the Games Begin, Adrian Devine, Robert Connor, Frances Devine; Chapter 17 Hostile Meeting Grounds: Encounters between the Wretched of the Earth and the Tourist through Tourism and Terrorism in the 21st Century, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles; Chapter 18 Defending Voyeurism: Dark Tourism and the Problem of Global Security, Debbie Lisle; Chapter 19 At time of publication this chapter had been also accepted for publication in the Journal of Tourism, Culture and Communication (late 2006)., Ana María Munar; Chapter 20 The End of Tourism, the Beginning of Law?, Brian Simpson, Cheryl Simpson;