Handbook of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in tourism / edited by Pooneh Torabian (senior lecturer, Department of Tourism, University of Otago, New Zealand), Freya Higgins-Desbiolles (adjunct, business unit, Adelaide University, Australia; visiting professor, Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism, Taylor's University of Malaysia, Malaysia) and Rasul A. Mowatt (department head and professor, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management and affiliate professor, sociology and anthropology, North Carolina State University, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Torabian, Pooneh, editor.

Higgins-Desbiolles, Freya, editor.

Mowatt, Rasul A., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks in tourism

Research handbooks in tourism series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Tourism.

Social justice--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social justice.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"The Handbook of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Tourism arrives at a time when movements for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are increasingly under threat. This essential volume presents the work of scholars and practitioners who advance critical debates on tourism, revealing structural dynamics of injustice, including colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, and heteronormativity that underpin contemporary tourism practices. It also explores pathways towards more just and equitable futures. The contributors engage with questions of power, representation, and decolonization, through diverse case studies studying multiple sites around the world and addressing such topics as mobilities, workers' rights, gender justice, and sustainability. Through these critical reflections, this Handbook reimagines tourism as a moral, political, and practical force building greater equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Advancing beyond mere representation checklists, this collection provokes radical rethinking of tourism, offering scholars, practitioners, and policymakers essential insights into shaping fairer and more inclusive tourism futures. The Handbook of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Tourism is a valuable resource for scholars and students of tourism, business and management, geography, development studies, Indigenous studies, and those interested in mobilities. It is also highly beneficial for policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of tourism, EDI, accessibility and human rights"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword

1. Introduction to the handbook of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in tourism / Rasul A. Mowatt, Pooneh Torabian and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

Part I: Theorizing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in tourism

2. An anatomy of a charge: 2020 statements in reflection and criticism for tourism and leisure studies / Rasul A. Mowatt

3. Justice, equity, diversity and inclusiveness in tourism: Paradoxes of liberal values and of tolerance / Can-Seng Ooi and Becky Shelley

4. Beyond gender equality: Can tourism contribute to achieving gender justice? / Katherine Dashper

5. Advancing gender justice in tourism: Four feminist analyses in focus / Rasul A. Mowatt, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and Pooneh Torabian

6. May the force be with them: Children justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in tourism / Neil Carr and Heike Schänzel

Part II: Considerations of particular stakeholders in JEDI

7. Gender representation in tourism experiences: Lost stories, lost opportunities at a heritage museum / Mareike Ohl and Rebecca Finkel

8. Beyond commodification: Food sovereignty as a pathway to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in Ecuadorian tourism / Veronica Santafe Troncoso and Yuri Guandinango Vinueza

9. The paradox of empowerment: Adaptive preferences and performative justice for the cultural self-emancipation of the indigenous communities in Nepal / Roshis Krishna Shrestha and J. N. Patrick L'Espoir Decosta

10. Justice theories and the tourism workforce: A critical and empirical perspective / Matthias Fuchs and Kai Kronenberg

11. Out of sight, out of mind: Equity, diversity and inclusion struggles for foreign cleaners in the German hotel industry / Jasper Silbernagel and Meghann Ormond

Part III: Migrants, mobilities and diasporas

12. Green integration: Immigrants' societal and environmental belonging through the outdoors / Parisa Setoodegan , Lusine Margaryan and Robert Pettersson

13. Family-free travel for migrant women: A social justice perspective / Zara Zarezadeh

14. 'Like cows in a slaughterhouse': Israeli necropolitics at checkpoint/border crossings / Pooneh Torabian

15. 'Why are "you" moving around so much?' / Animesh Tripathi, Pooneh Torabian and Hazel Tucker

Part IV: Tourism industry contributions and collaborations

16. Rise travel institute: Promoting social justice, equity and inclusion through travel education / Vincie Ho and Aline Moura

17. Indigenous tourism, reconciliation and justice in settler colonial contexts: A case from Australia / Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and Quentin Agius

18. Altering how we share the rights and rewards of tourism: A practitioner case study on StayAltered, a worldwide hospitality collective / Evan Tzeng and Bobbie Chew Bigby

Part V: Transforming practices and pedagogies through JEDI

19. Relational landscapes: Cultural ecosystems in rural Ireland / Enya Moore

20. Accessible adventure tourism: Supply side barriers and opportunities / Belinda Harris and Vikki Schaffer

21. Event tourism planning: Addressing diversity, equity, inclusion and justice? / Trudie Walters

22. Including Maori worldview in curricula: Perceptions of non-Indigenous academics / Stu Hayes

23. The walled off hotel of Palestine: Paradoxes and tensions in using tourism for justice / Freya Higgins-Desbiolles.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035311347 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

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