International Handbook on Tourism and Peace

Yearbook Peace Culture 2013 Center for Peace Research and Peace Education of the University Klagenfurt/Austria in cooperation with UNWTO
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-85435-713-1
Verlag: Drava

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm

Reihe: Jahrbuch Friedenskultur

With contributions from experts around the world, this handbook provides an overview of the most important areas of tourism as a potential tool in peace-building efforts. The connection between tourism and peace is uniquely presented by these experts using case studies and various inputs on the theoretical debate. These diverse viewpoints make the handbook a powerful contribution to the overall discussion about new pathways to peace within the international, academic and public community.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wohlmuther, Cordula

Wintersteiner, Werner

Über Autor(innen)

Cordula Wohlmuther, Mag. phil., studied at the University of Vienna Russian, Italian and history.
Made phd research on sentenced prisoners of war in Soviet camps 1941 to 1955, worked six years for the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Kyiv, Ukraine, and six years as deputy regional director for Europe in the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid, Spain. Currently coordinating the project on “Tourism and Peace” at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.
Werner Wintersteiner, Ph. D., Founding director of the “Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education” at the University of Klagenfurt. Main research fields: peace education; cultural dimensions of peace research); literature and peace; globalization, post-colonialism, transculturality and literature; literature education.