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TRANS-TOURISM An integrated approach for the study of transformative role of tourism in the 21st century Project approved by the Croatian Science Foundation IP-11-2013 call. Basic information. TRANS-TOURISM: Objective .
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TRANS-TOURISMAn integrated approach for the study of transformative role of tourism in the 21st century Project approved by the Croatian Science Foundation IP-11-2013 call Basicinformation
TRANS-TOURISM: Objective To critically investigate the role of tourism in attaining the vision for sustainable world of peace and harmony and to develop tools and options in order to provide policy proposals and practical models to harness the transformative power of tourism
TRANS-TOURISM: Aim and objectives AIMS: • to find a fresh ways of theorising transformative power of tourism by drawing together the work conducted in economic, cultural, social and political contexts of tourism research and • develop models to mainstream the transformative tourism practices into the general tourism products and thus maximise tourism’s capacity to contribute to human wellbeing, social justice, peaceful relationships and environmental preservation Objectives: • To integrate literature on the range of views on transformative power of tourism as a catalyst of peace, social justice, well-being and to identify key practices and leaders in transformative tourism world-wide and nationally • To identify the cultural creatives travel patterns in Europe and Croatia and to capture the transformative power of travel experiences (the impact of travel experiences on their values and behaviours) on behaviour change upon their return home • To gain insight into the motivations and practices of pioneering change-makers who create transformational programs and travel products
TRANS-TOURISM: Aim and objectives • To deepen an understanding of the transformation travel experiences from participant perspective and their long-term impacts • To canvas policy makers, industry leaders and community representatives receptiveness to transformational view of tourism and integration of transformational experiences into design of their products and experiences • To articulate a coherent research agenda on the inference between tourism and attainment of just and inclusive societies • To mainstream models of transformative tourism in order to foster activities which can facilitate societal transformation thru tourism
TRANS-TOURISM: Team • Renata Tomljenović- PrincipalInvestigator) • IrenaAteljević • SandaČorak • DanielaA. Jelinčić (Institute for Development and International Relations) • SnježanaBoranić-Živoder • ZrinkaMarušić • NedaTelišman Košuta • NevenIvandić • NikolaČelić • Ivan Sever
TRANS-TOURISM: Budget and outputs • Total budget: 585,700 kn over 4 years: • Output: • 11 research papers submitted to leading journals and conferences • 5 conference presentations • 1 PhD thesis • 9 research reports/working papers