2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Economic anthropological study on community based tourism in Thailand
| Project/Area Number |
15K01962
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Tourism Studies
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| Research Institution | Dokkyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 観光人類学 / 観光社会学 / タイ地域研究 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is an anthropological study on community based tourism (CBT) in Thailand, managed in cooperation with local NGOs. I conducted ethnographic fieldwork at two different communities, a highland ethnic Karen community in the North and a southern coastal fishery village. Through those field research, it is revealed that the community members consider CBT not as a mere economic activity, but as a tool to convey their indigenous cultures and their ways of lives to the outside world and as a vehicle to cultivate their community consciousness. Moreover, this research analyzed these tourism practices as 'semi market economy', and argued their social significance and possibilities.
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| Free Research Field |
文化人類学・観光研究・東南アジア地域研究
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