Project

Tourism and politics of place making in the context of the Arab-Israeli onflict

Code
3F023213
Duration
01 October 2013 → 30 September 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Other economics and business
    • Citizenship, immigration and political inequality
    • International and comparative politics
    • Multilevel governance
    • National politics
    • Political behaviour
    • Political organisations and institutions
    • Political theory and methodology
    • Public administration
    • Other political science
Keywords
power Israel Palestine place making tourism
 
Project description

The objective of the ethnographic research is to examine how touristic place-making projects are carried out in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. A genealogical inquiry of the Jordan River Peace Park aims to contribute to the wider academic discussions on politics of tourism place-making and power.