| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007695 | Annals of Tourism Research | 2011 | 20 Pages |
An important, if much neglected, arena within the field of tourism studies is the role of tourism scholars as consultants in the development process. For individuals within this field of ‘expert knowledge’ participation in consultancy projects often places them at the heart of complex and competing interests at local, national and international level. Such complexity necessitates ethically informed decisions. In this paper I first explore the evolution of tourism related research and consultancy, before considering the rise of ethics in arenas of professional practice. Further, I consider the Foucauldian construct of ‘technologies of the self’ as potentially offering an ethical response predicated upon the creative authoring of the self.
Research highlights► Foucault’s ethics of care has relevance for tourism consultants. ► Embodied discourse has the potential to construct subjects of communication. ► Consultants might usefully excavate their historical conditions of production.
