Abstract
This article, by exploring an approach to research, argues a case for bricolage as an acceptable approach in tourism research. Tourism researchers thinking about utilizing methodological bricolage as a research approach have little scholarly literature to draw from; therefore, it remains relatively underused and misunderstood as a means of qualitative inquiry. This article presents an account of getting to grips with a multiparadigmatic methodological bricolage as a way of understanding the world of backpacking and its inhabitants, who actively constitute, distinguish, and label themselves as backpackers. It is an approach that delivered a coherent conceptual scaffold, producing a rich, but always partial, understanding of a social world, those who inhabit it, and how they sustain it. It doing so, the research design adds to methodological innovation and diversification in tourism research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 457-467 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Tourism Analysis |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- backpacking
- bricolage
- mobilities
- research design
- tourism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management