Exploring political parties’ manifesto discourse on tourism: Analysis of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections 1998–2011

Chaney, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-0436 2015. Exploring political parties’ manifesto discourse on tourism: Analysis of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections 1998–2011. Annals of Tourism Research 50 , pp. 113-127. 10.1016/j.annals.2014.11.012

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Abstract

This study explores the level of attention (‘issue-salience’) and use of language (‘policy framing’) related to tourism in political parties’ manifestos in Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections in the UK. The findings reveal significant increases in the salience of tourism as an election issue—as well as parties’ contrasting use of language when placing policy proposals before voters. Notably, as part of their state-building agenda, civic nationalist parties put particular emphasis on tourism as an expression of national identity and means of boosting international standing. This study’s wider contribution to tourism scholarship lies in showing how public policy is grounded in the representative process and revealing the party politicization and contingent nature of tourism policy development.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0160-7383
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	18 November 2015
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2024 01:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/69182

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