COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The geographical scope and characteristics of the inter-relationships among the economic and political processes change due to globalisation. Tourism is not only an important part of national public policies but also an important part of global trade in services. This course focus on tourism regarding the main discussion points of the political economy such as power, decision making, production and consumption relations. The course aims to examine the interaction between the political and economic process in a society and by analysing tourism based relations to understand how welfare, economic and political power are produced, distributed and transformed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Mosedale, J. (2015). Political Economy of Tourism: A Critical Perspective. Oxon: Routledge
Nunkoo, R., Smit, S.L.J. (2013). Political economy of tourism: Trust in government actors, political support, and their determinants, Tourism Management, 36, 120-132.
Williams, A. M. (2014). Toward a Political Economy of Tourism. Içinde A. Lew, C. Hall ve A. Williams (Ed.). A Companion to Tourism (61-73). Blackwell: Oxford

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures and tutorials

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Ilkay Taş Gürsoy ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes