Tourism Social Entrepreneurship for Community Development and Resilience: A Research Agenda

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10.2991/978-2-494069-61-9_11How to use a DOI?

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Tourism Social Entrepreneurship; Community Development; Community Resilience

Abstract

Studies have recognised the need for further enhancements in the Malaysian community development approaches. The good from community development initiatives may become undone due to disruptions that occur due to various hazards, natural or man-made. Especially so if the community lacks resilience. Severity of the impacts from the hazards can be significant and protracted. Arguably the community development agenda in Malaysia may not only need enhancements but a move towards ensuring resilience should also be addressed. This is definitely has become more pertinent due to Covid-19 and its wide-ranging impacts. It is proposed that Tourism Social Entrepreneurship (TSE) has the potential to be a viable segment of the tourism sector generally and for addressing community development needs as well as affecting resilience that is beyond government subsidies and incentives. TSE may allow for higher levels of engagement and ownership amongst the communities for their own development which may lead to resilience. However, the extent of TSE in Malaysia is not yet fully explored and understood, including the relationship it has towards community development, and the impact it may have on affecting community resilience. Furthermore, the implications of Covid-19 (emergence of variants, being endemic, etc.) on the matter must be explored and factored. This paper argues the merit for works in this area, proposed a conceptual framework and discuss possible research approaches. It is envisioned that this research agenda will; generate new findings on TSE and its relationship with community development and community resilience; generate findings of the dynamics that shape TSE in Malaysia; and ultimately inform policies as well as practice.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kamarulzaman Ab. Aziz
AU  - Atikah Mohd Zulkifle
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/26
TI  - Tourism Social Entrepreneurship for Community Development and Resilience: A Research Agenda
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (CLESS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 93
EP  - 105
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-61-9_11
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-61-9_11
ID  - Aziz2022
ER  -