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Asian Qualitative Research in Tourism

Ontologies, Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Methods

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Editors:
  1. Paolo Mura

    1. Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

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  2. Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore

    1. Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

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  • Addresses the issues and opportunities faced by researchers conducting qualitative tourism research in Asia
  • Provides reflexive accounts from Asian tourism scholars as well as non-Asian academics who focus on the region
  • Pulls together the work of both authoritative figures in the field and emerging qualitative tourism researchers

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Asian Tourism (PAT)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Locating Asian Research and Selves in Qualitative Tourism Research

    • Paolo Mura, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Move Away Towards an Asian Research Paradigm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Tourism Studies and the Metaphysics of Presence: Matters of Ontology and the Enlightened Eye

      • Keith Hollinshead, Rukeya Suleman
      Pages 23-50

    3. Tourism Studies and the Lost Mandates of Knowing: Matters of Epistemology for the Inscriptive/Projective Industry

      • Keith Hollinshead, Rukeya Suleman
      Pages 51-79

    4. Beyond Theorising: Distinguishing Between the Limitations of Critical Theory and the Researcher

      • Joo-Ee Gan
      Pages 81-95

    5. Situating Asian Tourism Ontologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies: From Colonialism to Neo-colonialism

      • Sarah N. R. Wijesinghe, Paolo Mura
      Pages 97-115

    6. How Could We Be Non-Western? Some Ontological and Epistemological Ponderings on Chinese Tourism Research

      • Jundan (Jasmine) Zhang
      Pages 117-136

  4. Researching the Asian Way: Methodologies and Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Qualitative Research Skill Training: Learning Ethnography in the Field

      • Stuart Hayes, Hazel Tucker
      Pages 139-151

    3. Working and Traveling in New Zealand: A Reflective Narrative in the Field

      • Hongrui Zhu, Hazel Tucker, Tara Duncan
      Pages 153-171

    4. The Qualitative Other: An Autoethnography

      • Matias Thuen Jørgensen
      Pages 173-184

    5. Understanding Ethnography: An ‘Exotic’ Ethnographer’s Perspective

      • Mayukh Dewan
      Pages 185-203

    6. Utilising Collaborative Autoethnography in Exploring Affinity Tourism: Insights from Experiences in the Field at Gardens by the Bay

      • Josephine Pryce, Hayley Pryce
      Pages 205-220

    7. Co-construction in the Study of Trade Union Movements in the Nepalese Tourism Industry Using a Grounded Theory Approach

      • Sandeep Basnyat
      Pages 221-238

  5. Asian Introspection and Reflexivity in Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Qualitative Research in Tourism: Reflections of an Asian Researcher

      • Sushila Devi S. Rajaratnam
      Pages 241-254

    3. Black on Brown: Research Paradoxes for Black Scholars Working in Ethnic Communities

      • Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore
      Pages 255-270

    4. Prophet or Profit? Emotional Reflections on Indonesian Tourism

      • Dini Mariska, Eric Jacob Shelton
      Pages 271-288

    5. “When in Rome Do as the Romans Do”? A Reflective Account on Methodological Approach During PhD Journey

      • Vahideh Abaeian
      Pages 289-304
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About this book

This book explores the ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies, and methods that inform tourism qualitative research conducted either by Asian scholars or non-Asian scholars focusing on Asia. In addition to providing a platform for researchers to publish their qualitative journeys, it aims to encourage further Asian qualitative tourism research production.


The book not only includes chapters from Asian scholars but also non-Asian tourism researchers with a focus on Asia, as their chapters are crucial to represent the multiplicity of realities constituting ‘Asia’. It is of interest to the whole tourism academic community as it provides novel methodological insights from a non-Western perspective, which at the moment are often silenced by dominant (Western) voices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

    Paolo Mura

  • Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

    Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore

About the editors

Paolo Mura is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of the Postgraduate Programmes, Graduate School of Hospitality and Tourism, Taylor's University, Selangor, Malaysia. His research interests include tourist behaviour, gender and tourism, and qualitative tourism research.

Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. She is a Networking Committee Member of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) and is on the executive committee for the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE). She researches emerging trends in women and family travel and tourism, as well as consumer behaviour (tourists and guests), services marketing, and qualitative research methods.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Asian Qualitative Research in Tourism

  • Book Subtitle: Ontologies, Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Methods

  • Editors: Paolo Mura, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore

  • Series Title: Perspectives on Asian Tourism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7491-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7490-5Published: 01 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3956-1Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7491-2Published: 21 February 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2509-4203

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-4211

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Tourism Management, Research Methodology, Asian Culture

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