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Advancing the Social Science of Tourism 2011, Surrey, UK, 28.06.-01.07.2011 |
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Written by Joachim Willms [Managing Director]
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Advancing the Social Science of Tourism 2011
University of Surrey
June 28, 2011 – July 1, 2011
This conference marks the 20th Anniversary of the special
issue of Annals of Tourism Research (1991, Vol 18, No.1) entitled:
Advancing the Social Science of Tourism. The main aim of this conference
is to revisit this theme by inviting papers to consider advances in
tourism social science.
Conference InformationOverview
Advancing the Social Science of Tourism, 28th June - 1st July 2011, Location: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
This
conference marks the 20th anniversary of the special issue of Annals of
Tourism Research (1991, Vol 18, No.1) entitled: Tourism Social Science.
The main aim of the conference is to revisit this theme by inviting
papers to consider advances in tourism social science, which are
theoretically grounded in one or more of the core social sciences
including: - anthropology
- communication
- cultural studies
- demography
- development studies
- economics
- education
- geography
- history
- linguistics
- management science
- philosophy
- political science
- psychology
- sociology
Submission Deadline: 24th January 2011
Call for Papers
The
conference organisers invite papers which address contemporary issues
and applications of tourism social science. The following themes offer
some initial guidance:
• Specific social science informed research
• Interdisciplinary advances
• Transdisciplinarity
• Paradigm shifts in knowledge
• Complexity and chaos in tourism knowledge
• Innovative applications of tourism social science to practice
• Social science knowledge management and transfer
• Advances in social science and tourism
• Competing paradigms (e.g. mobilities, nomadology)
• Methodological advances in tourism social science
• The limits and challenges for tourism social science
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Papers that offer a critical review of progress and future agendas for
tourism in any of the core social science disciplines are also welcome.
SUBMISSION PROTOCOL An
extended 800 word abstract for peer review should be submitted via the
conference website as a Word document (Arial 11 point font, 1.5 line
spacing). It should be arranged under the following headings: - Title
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Method
- Findings/Discussion
- Conclusion
- Key References (APA style)
- Social Science discipline used
Submission Deadline: 15th December 2010 EXTENDED Submission Deadline: 24th January 2011 Confirmation of paper acceptance: 1st February 2011 Optional submission of full paper: 1st May 2011 For more information on APA style please see the following link http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx
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