Why does no one ask the children?

Marko Koščak; Mladen Knežević; Tony O’Rourke

doi:10.5281/zenodo.16969896

Authors

Marko Koščak University of Maribor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-5639
Mladen Knežević University of Zagreb https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6737-2114
Tony O’Rourke University of Stirling https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-9179

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16969896

Keywords:

Brazil, The Dunning-Kruger effect, Tourism planning, Children’s involvement, Child exploitation, Neoliberalism, Labour market

Abstract

Our Brazil-focused research analyses tourism development by deliberately disregarding the limited perspective of the economy-centric paradigm of children in tourist destinations. In consumerist logic there are limited numbers of works related to children in tourism. As a result, we know little about children’s perceptions of tourism given that they are a highly neglected social group in terms of their opinions and perceptions. Yet evidence exists that when children are invited to participate in tourism planning they voice perceptive opinions. Brazil’s academic tradition creates potential to plan long-term tourism development yet ignores children. Brazilian tourism is labour-intensive in precarious working hours and engages a failure in experiencing upward social stratification; thus parents and their children remain locked into the social system at the entry-level.

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Author Biographies

Marko Koščak, University of Maribor

Diploma on civil engineering, Universtity of Maribor, Slovenia, 1986; MSc in Urban and Regional Planning/University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 1992; PhD in Geography, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 1999; Associate Professor at Faculty of Tourism University of Maribor, Slovenia; Teaches under and post graduate courses in Sustainable & Responsible Tourism, Geography of Tourism, Practicum, Project Management, Ecotourism, Tourism in protected areas, Rural Tourism, Trends and politics of Sustainable and Ethical tourism at University of Maribor and ERUDIO - High School on heritage tourism management; Latest CV: https://www.ft.um.si/en/about-us/organisation/koscak-marko_en/

Mladen Knežević, University of Zagreb

Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty for social sciences, Slovenia/ Full professor at University of Zagreb, Study centre for Social Work, teaching in the graduate programs in Social work Theory and Methodology, Croatia./University of Primorska, Slovenia, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in research methodology in Tourism/. Visiting scholar in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and the USA. Current activity: co-editor and co-author of textbooks on sustainable tourism topics: one book in progress.

Tony O’Rourke, University of Stirling

MSc (Research) in Management/University of Stirling/1990; MBA/University of Edinburgh/1980; BA (Hons) in History/University of Warwick/1969. Oilthigh na Gàidhealtachd nan Eilean (University of the Highlands & Islands) - evaluating research output for the university in regard to Active & Adventure Tourism for the 2028 Scottish Universities Research Excellence Framework funding process. Director, Banking, Finance & Investment Programme, University of Stirling (from 2004 - retired October 2011 at age 65); Advisor, Dun & Bradstreet Emerging Economies Risk Analysis (2004 - 2012); Visiting Professor at Faculty of Economics Belgrade, at Faculty of Economics Podgorica and at International Centre for Peace & Development, Belgrade (all during 1995-2002); Academic Director, International Banking Programme, Belgrade Money Market (1996-2003); Chief Executive, Association of European Regional Financial Centres (1996-2001); Advisor & Monitor, European Commission programmes in small scale tourism (1991-1996); Programme Advisor, Tourism Strategy, Shannon Development (1992-1996); Head of Research into International Financial Centres, Scottish Financial Enterprise (1990-1996). Current activity - co-editor and co-author of text books on sustainable tourism topics. Five published to date; two others in progress.

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