71260 - Sustainable Growth, Active Citizenship And Responsible Tourism

Course contents

Tourism is not only vacation. The tourism industry is one of the world's largest industries, and it is clearly of great significance to developing countries. But is it important in those countries with the highest proportion of poor people? Can tourism benefit the local communities? How can tourism improve global citizenship?

Despite the variety of banalities that are often associated with trips and vacations as mass consumption, the study of tourism – due to the commitment of social, economic, political and cultural energy - remains one of the predominant inputs for understanding contemporary society and the new social hierarchies that distinguish it.

Moving from the concept of responsible tourism as an agent of sustainable and socially-conscious development the course explores  the different dimensions of development and tourism with the aim to provide the elements for the promotion of active citizenship .

Among the topics that will be covered: Anthropology and Sociology of tourism, local development and international cooperation, Impacts of tourism, social responsibility and economics of culture. Particular attention will be given to the techniques and tools of tourism-communication.

The teacher will be joined by witnesses from the institutions, private companies and non-profit organizations operating in the economy of culture and development. Among others , the network that realizes IT.A.CÀ. migrants and travelers : FESTIVAL OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM ( www.festivalitaca.net ). The Festival will represent a concrete opportunity to get in touch with the many actors that are involved in the various events.

The course is open to a limited number of students; the registration is requested by 20 December 2013.

To subscribe, send an email to pierluigi.musaro @ unibo.it

Readings/Bibliography

During the class and the seminars with experts the students will receive informations about papers, books and websites useful for their knowledge.

The bibliography below is just descriptive of the discipline:

Aime M. (2005), L'incontro mancato, Bollati Boringheri, Torino

Appadurai A. (2011), Le aspirazioni nutrono la democrazia, et al. Edizioni, Milano

Berruti A., Del Vecchio E. (2009), Turismondo. Poverta', sviluppo e turismo responsabile, Effata Ed., Torino.

Caliandro R., Sacco P. (2011), Italia reloaded. Ripartire dalla Cultura, il Mulino, Bologna

Davolio M., Meriani C. (2011), Turismo Responsabile, Touring, Milano

Grigolli P. (a cura di) (2011), Turismi responsabili, Angeli, Milano

Guerzoni G. (2008), Effetto Festival, L'impatto economico dei festival di approfondimento culturale, Fondazione Carispe, Milano

Hirsch F. (1981), I limiti sociali allo sviluppo Bompiani, Milano

Latouche S. (2004), Decolonizzare l'immaginario, Emi, Bologna

Maussier B. (2010), Festival management e destinazione turistica, Hoepli, Milano

Paltrinieri R. (2012), Felicita' Responsabile. Il consumo oltre la societa' dei consumi, Angeli, Milano.

Savelli A. (2004), Sociologia del turismo, Angeli, Milano

Tapscott D., Williams A. (2007), Wikinomics, Etas, Milano

Teaching methods

A mix of lectures, seminars, collective discussion, student's presentations, documentaries and films on the issues of sustainable development, responsible tourism, civic engagement and social communication.Each student is expected to actively participate in class.

Assessment methods

Grades are based on the participation during class discussion (40%) and the elaboration of a paper or group-project (60%).

Requirements:

- to have understood the programme

- to be able to develop sociological inferences on the issues of sustainable development, responsible tourism and civic engagement.

- to be able to apply empirically the main concepts of the course.

Teaching tools

Papers, films and documentaries, web sites, Pc.

Office hours

See the website of Pierluigi Musarò