Journal
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 641-654Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.05.016
Keywords
Actor-network theory; Cultural District; Stakeholder collaboration; Sustained value creation
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The tourism literature has increasingly recognised the importance of integrating tourism and culture with other value chains. Though the value of such integration is uncontested, it does raise several questions relating to stakeholder collaboration. Despite substantial research in this field, there remain gaps in our knowledge of the micro-dynamics of stakeholder collaborations in building tourism/cultural systems. This paper contributes to this debate by investigating the micro-level interactions among stakeholders during the conceptualisation of a large collaborative project: a Cultural District. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory (ANT) the research shows that, though rigid sequential planning is not viable, conceptualisation is facilitated by deploying three ANT rules: enrolling actors, fact-building and circulating translations. These rules are used to define a conditional path whereby specific actions are activated when controversies emerge. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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