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Stakeholder stories: Exploring social tourism networks (2020)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2020). Stakeholder stories: Exploring social tourism networks. Annals of Tourism Research, 83, Article 102979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102979

Social tourism networks are uniquely diverse, as they include beneficiaries who are usually excluded from tourism participation. They often rely on collaborations with social organisations outside of tourism. This paper discusses the ‘Large Scale Lis... Read More about Stakeholder stories: Exploring social tourism networks.

Prospect: The Future of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Ahead (2018)
Journal Article
Causevic, S., Minnaert, L., Morgan, N., & Pritchard, A. (2018). Prospect: The Future of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Ahead. Tourism Analysis, 23(2), 177-181. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354218x15210313504517

Since its inception in 2005, Critical Tourism Studies (CTS) has profiled itself as a network of scholars who share a vision of producing and promoting social change in and through tourism practice, research, and education. It has sought to legitimize... Read More about Prospect: The Future of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Ahead.

Ten Years of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Less Traveled (2018)
Journal Article
Morgan, N., Pritchard, A., Causevic, S., & Minnaert, L. (2018). Ten Years of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Less Traveled. Tourism Analysis, 23(2), 183-187. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354218x15210313504535

This introduction to the Special Issue describes and reviews the development of the Critical Tourism Studies Network and its unfolding values-led humanist and transformative perspective. It defines its philosophical roots and its inquiry–learning–act... Read More about Ten Years of Critical Tourism Studies: Reflections on the Road Less Traveled.

Tourists of the world, unite! The interpretation and facilitation of tourism towards the end of the Soviet Union (1962–1990) (2014)
Journal Article
Assipova, Z., & Minnaert, L. (2014). Tourists of the world, unite! The interpretation and facilitation of tourism towards the end of the Soviet Union (1962–1990). Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 6(3), 215-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2014.907300

After decades of relative neglect by the Soviet state, leisure and tourism provision in the USSR underwent a period of rapid growth and institutionalisation between 1962 and 1990. This paper explores the ideological role attributed to leisure activit... Read More about Tourists of the world, unite! The interpretation and facilitation of tourism towards the end of the Soviet Union (1962–1990).

Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012 (2013)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2014). Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012. Contemporary Social Science, 9(2), 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2013.838290

The rising cost of staging the Olympic Games has resulted in closer scrutiny on their potential economic impacts. Employment and skills development are often used at the bidding stage to – at least partly – justify the cost of the Games. This article... Read More about Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012.

Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty (2013)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2014). Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty. Tourism Management, 40, 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.002

Social tourism initiatives tend to facilitate access to tourism for groups who would otherwise be financially unable to participate in holidays. The tourism products offered in social tourism vary between individual and group holidays, and day trips.... Read More about Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty.

Social Tourism as Opportunity for Unplanned Learning and Behavior Change (2012)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2012). Social Tourism as Opportunity for Unplanned Learning and Behavior Change. Journal of Travel Research, 51(5), 607-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287511431324

Tourism can be considered an educational experience: it is often portrayed as an integral part of personal development, that can be deep and meaningful, and that can change the way tourists think and act on their return. Relatively little however is... Read More about Social Tourism as Opportunity for Unplanned Learning and Behavior Change.

What is social tourism? (2011)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2011). What is social tourism?. Current Issues in Tourism, 14(5), 403-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2011.568051

This article examines the definitions and implementations of the concept of ‘social tourism’ that are in use in Europe today. Examples show that the concept has been implemented in many different ways to suit national contexts and that the justificat... Read More about What is social tourism?.

An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008) (2011)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2012). An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008). Tourism Management, 33(2), 361-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.04.005

The use of mega sporting events to achieve social goals for socially excluded groups is heavily contested. Comparative evidence regarding the effects of the Olympic Games for these groups is scarce, and there is an even greater dearth of studies focu... Read More about An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996–Beijing 2008).

Tourism and social policy (2009)
Journal Article
Minnaert, W., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2009). Tourism and social policy. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(2), 316-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2009.01.002

Social Tourism for low-income groups forms part of social policy in several countries of mainland Europe, but little research evidence of its benefits exists. This study empirically examines these benefits in terms of increases in social and family c... Read More about Tourism and social policy.

Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations (2006)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2006). Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 7(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830406778493533

Although social tourism has been seen in a number of countries as having potential to counter social exclusion, formulating a definition for the term is difficult. "Social tourism" is used to describe a variety of initiatives for a variety of differe... Read More about Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations.