NS34 Workshop 38

 

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Title: Working Between Worlds: A Workshop for Tourism Researchers in the Research–Practice Interplay 

Organisers: Stefanie Steinbeck

Affiliation: National Museum of Denmark

Participation: The workshop is open to all conference attendees. Participants who wish to take part are encouraged to send the facilitator (SMGS@natmus.dk) a short dilemma or challenge they encounter in their research–practice work prior to the workshop date, or to bring one prepared on the day. These dilemmas will form the basis for collaborative discussion during the workshop. 

 

Description

Tourism research increasingly acknowledges the value of knowledge produced at the intersection of academia and practice. Scholars working in hybrid roles, embedded in tourism organisations, collaborating with industry partners, or conducting applied research, contribute insights that are both theoretically informed and grounded in realworld challenges (Tribe, 2010; Phillimore & Goodson, 2004). Yet despite this recognition, academic conferences often privilege universitybased perspectives, leaving limited space for researchers whose work is shaped by ongoing engagement with practitioners, communities, and industry actors. 

This workshop responds to that gap by creating a dedicated forum for researchers who operate in the interplay between tourism research and practice. Participants may work in consultancy, museums, DMOs, NGOs, cultural institutions, local government, or communitybased tourism initiatives, or they may hold hybrid academic–practitioner roles. The session invites participants to share experiences, dilemmas, and strategies related to navigating institutional expectations, negotiating power dynamics, coproducing knowledge, and translating research into practice (and vice versa). Such reflexive spaces are essential for understanding how applied tourism research can contribute to wellbeing, community resilience, and more socially responsive forms of tourism development (Bramwell & Lane, 2014; Pritchard et al., 2011). 

The workshop will be participatory and dialogic, emphasising collective learning and peer exchange. Through structured activities and open discussion, we will explore how hybrid researchers can strengthen their methodological approaches, articulate their positionality, and build supportive networks across academic and practicebased contexts. 

 

References 

Bramwell, B., & Lane, B. (2014). The “critical turn” and its implications for sustainable tourism research. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 22(1), 1–8. 

Phillimore, J., & Goodson, L. (2004). Qualitative Research in Tourism: Ontologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies. Routledge. 

Pritchard, A., Morgan, N., & Ateljevic, I. (2011). Hopeful tourism: A new transformative perspective. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(3), 941–963. 

Tribe, J. (2010). Tribes, territories and networks in the tourism academy. Annals of Tourism Research, 37(1), 7–33.