The Power Issue on Tourism Studies:

An Analytical Framework based on the Contributions of Political Economy of Power

Authors

  • Juliana Ferreira da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Bruno Martins Augusto Gomes Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • José Ricardo Vargas de Faria Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Thiago Duarte Pimentel Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Keywords:

Tourism; Power; Political Economy of Power.

Abstract

General definitions conceptualize and analyze power relations from different perspectives. Tourism studies are not an exception to that. This study aims to highlight theoretical approaches of power in tourism studies and correlate them with Political Economy of Power (EPP), emphasizing its contributions to the advance of this topic of study in tourism. How is the issue of power addressed in tourism studies? Are there other contributions that can be pointed out to improve such investigations? Based on bibliographic research in books and scientific articles published between 2000 and 2018, tourism studies on power were identified in three main streams: local power, multidirectional power and power from habits of subjects in interaction. The EPP brings depth to some concepts and makes a semantic contribution, by verifying concepts and highlighting elements that allow the definition of power characteristics.

Author Biographies

Juliana Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Mestre. Pesquisadora de Doutorado em Políticas Públicas na Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil. Currículo: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3948407308028996. E-mail: fs.juliana1@gmail.com

Bruno Martins Augusto Gomes, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutor. Professor na Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil. Currículo: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4598097456621468. E-mail: gomesbma@ufpr.br

José Ricardo Vargas de Faria, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutor. Professor e pesquisador dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas (4P) e Planejamento Urbano (PPU) na Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil. Currículo: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2623694283407305. E-mail: jrvfaria@ufpr.br

Thiago Duarte Pimentel, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutor. Professor visitante Universidade Québec/Montreal. Professor na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Currículo: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3862323454964593 E-mail: thiago.pimentel@ich.ufjf.br

Published

2023-08-29