TOURISM - An International Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 66 / 2018 / Number 3 ISSN 1332-7461
José L. López-González
Exploring discourse ethics for tourism transformation
Abstract:
The 'critical turn' is defined as a research perspective that explores social transformation in and through tourism by facing the negative impact of strategic-instrumental rationality on this activity. This work explores the features of discourse ethics that may normatively support tourism transformation, a gap that has not been thoroughly discussed in tourism research. For this purpose, the study combines the use of critical and ethical theory with an analysis of discourse ethics in tourism literature to demonstrate that the use of Habermasian discourse ethics needs to be complemented with the Apelian approach. Through these steps the work reveals the theoretical bases of discourse ethics to discuss whether understandings between stakeholders guided by strategic-instrumental rationality can be reached not only in the political sphere —Habermas—, but also in the ethical field —Apel.
Articles in this issue:
- Evaluation of environmentally conscious tourism industry: Case of Croatian counties (254-268)
- Exploring discourse ethics for tourism transformation (269-281)
- Determinants for tourist destinations' international markets access: The case of Southern Ecuador and Germany (282-301)
- Consumers' attitudes towards the introduction of robots in accommodation establishments (302-317)
- Barriers to local community participation in tourism development: Evidence from mountainous state Uttarakhand, India (318-333)
- Institutional conformance of Halal certification organisation in Halal tourism industry: The cases of Indonesia and Thailand (334-348)
- The fourth industrial revolution: Implications for hotels in South Africa and Kenya (349-353)