The relevance of practice theories for tourism research |
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| Institution: | 1. Wageningen University, Environmental Policy Group, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands;2. Wageningen University, Cultural Geography Group, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;1. Hospitality Management, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, 53MS02, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom;2. Dpt. of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Alicante, PO Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain;1. The University of Queensland, Australia;2. Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands;1. School of Communication, Box 5619, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5619, USA;2. LEAP Institute for the Arts, 1778 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA |
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| Abstract: | Practice theories offer a new perspective on tourism, by not focussing on individual agents or social structures, but on social practices as the starting point for theorising and conducting research. Illustrated by the practice of Arctic expedition cruising, we discuss the basic premises of practice theories and their potential applications to tourism studies, including various ways of conceptualising social practices, the principle idea of a flat ontology, the methodological implications and the relevance for tourism policies. Practice theories could contribute to the agenda of tourism studies in three ways, i.e. by enabling in-depth analysis of performed tourism consumption or production practices, by facilitating analysis of change in tourism over time and by unravelling the embeddedness of tourism practices. |
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| Keywords: | Practice theory Social practice Materiality Flat ontology Practice-arrangement bundles Expedition cruising |
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