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Objectives and competences

Objectives: • To present political dimention of tourism and open athical issues in tourism planning and managament of tourism. To analyze tourism as social phenomenon from different political aspects. Competences: • Students form critical opinion on tourism as social phenomenon and understand wider impacts of tourism on society and individuals. Students plan and evaluate sustainable tourism policy.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• basic definitions and concepts in political science, • various aspects of political dimension, • political processes and tourism, • the role of public authorities at the local, regional, national and supranational level in tourism • tourism policy as developmental policy and policy planning, • political leadership, participation and stakeholders for sustainable development of tourist destinations, • tourism as power in the context of diplomacy and neo-colonialism, • ethics in tourism and social responsibility, • politics as tourist travel motive.

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures • Case studies • Problem based learning • Role play • Student debate with arguments • Analysis of tourism policy • Analysis of scientific literature • Video materials

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Students: • Understand and use basic definitions and concepts of political science, • Identify structures and jurisdictions of public authorities in tourism development at different levels, • Analyze different levels of political processes in tourism, • Criticaly evaluate tourism policy, • Analyze stakeholeders in tourism planning and management, • Structure elements of tourism strategy, • Evaluate ethical dilemmas in tourism development.

Readings

Edgell, D. L., Swanson J. R. (2019): Tourism policy and planning: yesterday, today, tomorrow. 3rd Ed. London: Routledge. Fennell, D. A. (2018): Tourism Ethics. 2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit: Channel View Publications. Hall, M. C. (1996): Tourism politics: policy, power and place. Chicester: Wiley. Priporočena dodatna literatura / Recommended additional literature: Della Porta, D. (2003), Temelji politične znanosti. Ljubljana: Sophia. Seznam dodatnih študijskih materialov in revij bo razdeljen študentom ob začetku predavanj. A list of additional study materials (published texts, journals, etc.) will be distributed when the module begins.

Prerequisits

There are no prerequisites for this course.

  • izr. prof. dr. MARJETKA RANGUS, univ. dipl. pol.

  • Written examination: 40
  • Coursework: 30
  • Case study: 30

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  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • TOURISM DESTINATIONS AND EXPERIENCES - 1st