Collaboration gaps in regards to tourism development amongst tourism stakeholders on the Faroe Islands.
Author
í Dali, Bryndis
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-01
Pages
76
Abstract
Samarbejde i turisme betragtes ofte som socialt bæredygtigt, men på Færøerne har det historisk været svært at opnå. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan offentlige og private turismeaktører faktisk samarbejder om turismeudvikling på Færøerne, og hvorfor sådant samarbejde er vanskeligt. Der blev indsamlet både kvantitative og kvalitative data via et spørgeskema og semistrukturerede interviews (styrede, men åbne samtaler) for at finde huller i samarbejdet. Med udgangspunkt i social praksisteori (Shove, Pantzar og Watson, 2012) – en ramme, der ser på, hvordan betydninger, materialer, kompetencer og rutiner over tid former praksisser – identificerer analysen tre typer af samarbejdshuller: 1) mellem betydning og frekvens, varighed og rækkefølge (forskellige forståelser af formål over for hvor ofte, hvor længe og i hvilken rækkefølge aktiviteter bør ske); 2) rumlige huller (forskelle på tværs af steder, som gør koordinering vanskelig); og 3) huller mellem materialer og kompetencer (mismatch mellem tilgængelige ressourcer, værktøjer og infrastruktur og de færdigheder, der skal til for at bruge dem). At lukke disse huller vurderes som nødvendigt for at styrke fremtidige samarbejder.
Collaboration in tourism is widely seen as socially sustainable, yet on the Faroe Islands it has historically been hard to achieve. This thesis examines how public and private tourism stakeholders actually collaborate in tourism development on the Faroe Islands, and why such collaboration is challenging. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through a survey and semi-structured interviews (guided but open-ended) to identify gaps in collaboration. Using social practice theory (Shove, Pantzar and Watson, 2012) – a framework that looks at how meanings, materials, competences, and routines over time shape practices – the analysis observed three collaboration gaps: 1) between meaning and frequency, duration, and sequence (differences in shared purpose versus how often, how long, and in what order activities should happen); 2) spatial gaps (differences across locations that make coordination difficult); and 3) gaps between materials and competences (a mismatch between available resources, tools, and infrastructure and the skills needed to use them). Closing these gaps is likely necessary to enable more successful collaboration in the future.
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