Political science
Political science deals with the theoretical and practical studies of politics. While the notable growth in tourism activities from the middle of the twentieth century sparked the interest of national governments and even international organizations, the field of political science began its academic analysis of tourism rather later (Matthews and Richter 1991; Velasco 2004; Scott 2011).
Political analysis
The first political science studies took a regulatory approach, focusing on the training, legitimization, and organization of power, while leaving aside the impact of the rules of power on societies. After World War II, in the context of the welfare state, the field began to concern itself with the observable facts of social realities and with applied policy. Theoretical and applied studies of tourism did not begin until almost the last quarter of the twentieth century and with much less intensity than in other social sciences (geography, anthropology, and sociology).
The first studies...
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