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Place as Agency: How Location, Locale and Sense of Place Shape Pathways Back to Work
Read more: Place as Agency: How Location, Locale and Sense of Place Shape Pathways Back to WorkBackground Last week, I presented research about emplaced agency at the Regional Studies Association British/Irish Section Conference at Queen’s University Belfast. Looking at ‘place’ as a holder of agency was a new exploration on…
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A Private Pool in the Desert: Confronting Sustainability Paradoxes in Tourism
Read more: A Private Pool in the Desert: Confronting Sustainability Paradoxes in TourismOriginal article: A longitudinal analysis of judgement approaches to sustainability paradoxes by Dr Susann Power, Prof MariaLaura Di Domenico and Prof Graham Miller. Cite: Power, S., Di Domenico, M., & Miller, G. (2024). A…
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Sustainability Paradoxes: A Research‑Teaching Nexus in Action
Read more: Sustainability Paradoxes: A Research‑Teaching Nexus in ActionHow do we prepare future tourism and hospitality professionals to navigate a world defined by complexity, contradiction, and competing sustainability demands? As I was contemplating this question, I set out to develop an Education…
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Women in Academia: Getting Unstuck and Rethinking Resilience
Read more: Women in Academia: Getting Unstuck and Rethinking ResilienceLet me begin with a caveat: I do not feel disadvantaged as a woman in academia. I am acutely aware of my privilege, and my academic career has been shaped, sometimes gently, other times…
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Becoming a Human Book: Reflections From Rathlin Island’s Human Library
Read more: Becoming a Human Book: Reflections From Rathlin Island’s Human LibrarySometimes, as academics, our work takes us into unexpected spaces, both intellectually and geographically. One such moment arrived when I agreed to become a Human Book at a Human Library event on Rathlin Island. The gathering…
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Shaping Tomorrow: Reflections from THRIC 2026
Read more: Shaping Tomorrow: Reflections from THRIC 2026The 2026 Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC) served as a timely reminder of the collective agency embedded within our academic and professional community. Since its inaugural gathering in Portrush in 2005…
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The beach: a liminal space between hope and despair
Read more: The beach: a liminal space between hope and despairThe beach holds a special place in my heart. Gazing over the sea, listening to the sound of the breaking waves and feeling the sand between my toes inspires awe, instils calm, releases tension…
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