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Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway (2012)
Journal Article
Butler, G., & Hannam, K. (2012). Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 10(4), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2012.718441

This paper critically examines the methods of transportation used by independent tourists and how importantly they value mobility throughout their journeys. While independent tourists are frequently identified as being adventurous and highly mobile,... Read More about Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway.

Environmental security and tourism (2012)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012). Environmental security and tourism. In A. Holden, & D. Fennell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the EnvironmentTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203121108.ch47

he concept of security has been rather undertheorised in tourism studies despite recent attempts to do so. For example, in the introduction to their edited text, Tourism, Security and Safety, Pizam and Mansfeld (2006) attempt to develop a threefold t... Read More about Environmental security and tourism.

Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development (2012)
Journal Article
Gunsoy, E., & Hannam, K. (2012). Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development. Tourism Planning and Development, 9(3), 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2012.688067

The development of tourism has recently emerged as a key factor for the remote Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus. Due to its relatively unspoilt nature and well-preserved traditional lifestyle, community tourism was chosen as the most appropriate pro... Read More about Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development.

Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces (2012)
Journal Article
Diekmann, A., & Hannam, K. (2012). Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(3), 1315-1336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2012.02.005

This paper engages with contemporary debates about tourism mobilities by examining a central tension in contemporary social science research, namely a concern, on the one hand, with theories that help us to analyse various representations of social l... Read More about Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces.

Producing ceramic art works through tourism research (2011)
Journal Article
Thompson, F., Hannam, K., & Petrie, K. (2012). Producing ceramic art works through tourism research. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(1), 336-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.06.006

It might appear initially that the diverse fields of ceramics and tourism do not have much in common. However, printed pictorial ceramic objects have been widely available since the 1860s as touristic souvenirs. The relationships between art and tour... Read More about Producing ceramic art works through tourism research.

Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities (2008)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2008). Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities. Geography Compass, 2(1), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00079.x

Tourism is frequently acclaimed as one of the world's largest and most pervasive industries. Research into tourism has grown rapidly in recent years with many new books and journals appearing. In particular, this article notes that perhaps three new... Read More about Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities.

Contested representations of war and heritage at the Residency, Lucknow, India. (2006)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2006). Contested representations of war and heritage at the Residency, Lucknow, India. International Journal of Tourism Research, 8(3), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.567

This paper discusses the contemporary politics of heritage tourism in India and focuses upon contested representations of The First War of Indian Independence/The Indian Mutiny of 1857. The severity of this conflict has been written about extensively... Read More about Contested representations of war and heritage at the Residency, Lucknow, India..

European Viking Themed Festivals: An Expression of Identity (2006)
Journal Article
Hannam, K., & Halewood, C. (2006). European Viking Themed Festivals: An Expression of Identity. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 1(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/17438730608668463

Viking themed festivals are now widespread throughout Europe and are a popular expression of heritage identity. The Anglo-American stereotypical representation of Viking heritage is of sea-faring, sexist and bloodthirsty men raping and pillaging. In... Read More about European Viking Themed Festivals: An Expression of Identity.

Tourism Management Issues in India’s National Parks: An Analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park (2005)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2005). Tourism Management Issues in India’s National Parks: An Analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park. Current Issues in Tourism, 8(2-3), 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500508668212

This paper analyses contemporary tourism management issues in India’s national parks. It begins by setting India’s national parks in the context of national parks globally, before examining the historical development of national parks in India itsel... Read More about Tourism Management Issues in India’s National Parks: An Analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park.

Discourse Analysis in Tourism Research A Critical Perspective (2005)
Journal Article
Hannam, K., & Knox, D. (2005). Discourse Analysis in Tourism Research A Critical Perspective. Tourism Recreation Research, 30(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2005.11081470

Increasing numbers of researchers in the field of tourism studies are using discourse analysis as a means of critical investigation when faced with qualitative or textual forms of data, such as written documents, or visual materials such as photogra... Read More about Discourse Analysis in Tourism Research A Critical Perspective.

Tourism and Forest Management in India: The Role of the State in Limiting Tourism Development (2004)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2004). Tourism and Forest Management in India: The Role of the State in Limiting Tourism Development. Tourism Geographies, 6(3), 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461668042000269647

This paper considers the intersection of tourism and forest management in India. It is demonstrated that there are major conflicts between the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the Ministry of Environment and Forests at both discursive and materia... Read More about Tourism and Forest Management in India: The Role of the State in Limiting Tourism Development.

Viking heritage tourism: Authenticity and Commodification (2001)
Journal Article
Halewood, C., & Hannam, K. (2001). Viking heritage tourism: Authenticity and Commodification. Annals of Tourism Research, 28(3), 565-580. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0160-7383%2800%2900076-1

This paper explores the key dimensions of the emerging Viking heritage tourism in Europe which consists of museums, heritage centers, theme parks, village reconstructions, and seasonal trading fairs or markets supplemented by the activities of Viking... Read More about Viking heritage tourism: Authenticity and Commodification.

Educating an Environmental Elite: The Training of the Indian Forest Service (2000)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2000). Educating an Environmental Elite: The Training of the Indian Forest Service. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 9(4), 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/10382040008667661

The Indian Forest Service is an elite environmental civil service and in this paper I analyse the current education and training which a member of the Indian Forest Service receives. Following a discussion of my ethnographic research methodology, I... Read More about Educating an Environmental Elite: The Training of the Indian Forest Service.

Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service (2000)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2000). Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service. Environment and History, 6(2), 205-228. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734000129342280

This paper discusses the historical identity of the Indian Forest Service, the elite environmental organisation which controlled and managed nearly a third of India during the late nineteenth century. This organisation has been widely criticised by n... Read More about Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service.

Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service (1999)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (1999). Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 42(2), 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640569911226

This paper examines the impact of various social, economic and political changes on the work of the Indian Forest Service, the elite organization concerned with environmental management in India. It is noted that whilst many leading authors criticiz... Read More about Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service.

Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India (1998)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (1998). Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 89(1), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9663.00006

This article examines the continuities and discontinuities between the Chipko ecological movement and the recent regional movement for a separate State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. The movement for a separate Uttarakhand State within the I... Read More about Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India.