Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal)
This article tests the following hypothesis: What we call “eco-ethnicity” – the dual images of ethnic and environmental identity of a group – can explain to a large extent the empowerment of local groups; being endowed with significant eco-ethnicity could thus provide substantial “soft power” to a g...
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| author | Frédéric Landy Raghubir Chand Steve Déry Pierre Dérioz Olivier Ducourtieux Nadège Garambois Evelyne Gauche Marie-Anne Germaine Lisa Hiwasaki Mauve Letang Isabelle Sacareau |
| author_facet | Frédéric Landy Raghubir Chand Steve Déry Pierre Dérioz Olivier Ducourtieux Nadège Garambois Evelyne Gauche Marie-Anne Germaine Lisa Hiwasaki Mauve Letang Isabelle Sacareau |
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| description | This article tests the following hypothesis: What we call “eco-ethnicity” – the dual images of ethnic and environmental identity of a group – can explain to a large extent the empowerment of local groups; being endowed with significant eco-ethnicity could thus provide substantial “soft power” to a group from tourism. The paper is based on qualitative fieldwork research comparing three highland case studies in Nepal (Annapurna), China (Guizhou) and Laos (Louang Namtha). There, local tourism highlights ethnicity and local environmental knowledge, although to very different extents. In conclusion, eco-ethnicity does not appear to be a decisive factor for economic empowerment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-626feaf5ccd5449599eae3a510df7cde2024-02-14T13:30:42ZdeuAssociation Via@Via@2259-924X1910.4000/viatourism.6625Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal)Frédéric LandyRaghubir ChandSteve DéryPierre DériozOlivier DucourtieuxNadège GaramboisEvelyne GaucheMarie-Anne GermaineLisa HiwasakiMauve LetangIsabelle SacareauThis article tests the following hypothesis: What we call “eco-ethnicity” – the dual images of ethnic and environmental identity of a group – can explain to a large extent the empowerment of local groups; being endowed with significant eco-ethnicity could thus provide substantial “soft power” to a group from tourism. The paper is based on qualitative fieldwork research comparing three highland case studies in Nepal (Annapurna), China (Guizhou) and Laos (Louang Namtha). There, local tourism highlights ethnicity and local environmental knowledge, although to very different extents. In conclusion, eco-ethnicity does not appear to be a decisive factor for economic empowerment.https://journals.openedition.org/viatourism/6625minoritiesrural tourismhighland Asiaeco-ethnicityethnicitysoft power |
| spellingShingle | Frédéric Landy Raghubir Chand Steve Déry Pierre Dérioz Olivier Ducourtieux Nadège Garambois Evelyne Gauche Marie-Anne Germaine Lisa Hiwasaki Mauve Letang Isabelle Sacareau Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) Via@ minorities rural tourism highland Asia eco-ethnicity ethnicity soft power |
| title | Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) |
| title_full | Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) |
| title_fullStr | Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) |
| title_short | Tourism and "eco-ethnicity": the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland Asia (China, Laos, Nepal) |
| title_sort | tourism and eco ethnicity the challenges of environmental soft power for minorities in highland asia china laos nepal |
| topic | minorities rural tourism highland Asia eco-ethnicity ethnicity soft power |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/viatourism/6625 |
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