Critical Tourism Studies-Japan: Recentering politics and ethics in a transforming tourism landscape

• Project/Area Number: 25K03367
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
• Research Institution: Wakayama University
• Principal Investigator: Doering Adam 和歌山大学, 観光学部, 教授 (70784560)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Edelheim Johan 北海道大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 教授 (00846305) ; 佐久眞 沙也加 宇都宮大学, 地域創生推進機構, 特任助教 (20906763) ; 加藤 久美 和歌山大学, 観光学部, 教授 (30511365) ; 富永 京子 立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 准教授 (70750008) ; 遠藤 理一 和歌山大学, 観光学部, 講師 (70898139) ; 堂下 恵 多摩大学, グローバルスタディーズ学部, 教授 (90434464)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥23,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥18,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,400,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
• Keywords: Critical Tourism Studies / Ethics / Politics / Applied Ethics / Tourism Development

Outline of Research at the Start

The Critical Tourism Studies-Japan (CTS-J) research project is a postdisciplinary study examining the politics and ethics of tourism development in Japan. The aim is to help transform existing research frameworks by strengthening and consolidating a localized CTS ethos and network within Japan.