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Most of research on destination governance focuses on reporting the results of single case studies, whose findings are often related to the particularities of the specific destinations considered. As a result, there is little (empirical) consistency in underlying principles and dimensions of destination governance. To overcome this gap, this paper presents a combined (re-)analysis of multiple qualitative case studies and empirically develops destination governance dimensions from a practitioner point of view. Findings show that theoretical conceptualisation of destination governance and practical foci differ in some respects: In contrast to governance theory, practitioners refer more to context, process and change.

"Governance is about managing networks". This quote from political scientist Rod A.W. Rhodes pioneered a whole series of governance studies in different disciplines. Accordingly, destination governance describes the collective management of tourism destinations. Promoting collective action in tourism destinations means dealing with a myriad of different actors and applying various instruments. Probably the most basic requirement is to take into account the peculiarities of every single destination. Therefore, this book approaches the issue of contemporary destination governance from a case study point of view focusing on 16 destinations. In contrast to other publications in the field of destination governance, the book concentrates on the discussion of cases and the peculiarities of destinations which influence the destination governance. It demonstrates how different theories from the fields of organizational studies, strategic management, tourism research and sociology can enlighten our understanding of particular real-world situations. Lastly, the bottom-up approach supports practitioners and students by making otherwise complex theories accessible to a broader audience.

Hauptbeschreibung: Ob Infrastruktur oder Fragen der Raumordnung, Einreisebestimmungen oder Abgabenstrukturen: Schon immer war der Tourismus in erheblichem Umfang und auf unterschiedlichsten Ebenen von politischen Entscheidungen abhängig. Dieser Band untersucht das besondere Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Tourismus und Politik aus den vielseitigen Perspektiven der darin involvierten Akteure: ein hochaktueller Überblick von den Experten um Roland Conrady und David Ruetz. - Politik und Tourismuswirtschaft: Spannungsfelder, Strukturen, Handlungsrollen - Aktuelle Herausforderungen internationaler