Encounters and Mobilities: Conceptual Issues in Tourism Studies in Southeast Asia

摘要: There have been recent attempts to advance research in tourism studies and redefine the rationale focus of this field study. Erik Cohen Scott A. published important stimulating papers a exercise aimed at rethinking sociological anthropological analysis tourism. They propose “mobilities” paradigm as conceptual way forward. However, with reference Southeast Asian material established concept “encounter”, incorporating notion social, cultural, symbolic virtual interaction, continues provide an alternative think about analyse on-the-ground activities sites.