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Analysis of a spatial network from the perspective of actor‐network theory
Author(s) -
Park Kyoungok,
Park Sungwoo,
Lee Timothy J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2363
Subject(s) - tourism , perspective (graphical) , actor–network theory , destinations , network theory , network analysis , sociology , marketing , business , knowledge management , advertising , economic geography , public relations , computer science , geography , political science , engineering , social science , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , electrical engineering
This study aims to interpret the relationships among the various actors (human including residents, tourists, artists, and so on, and non‐human environments including blogs, topographical features, and destination images) at a tourist site, in which those actors come together. Using the perspectives of actor‐network theory, the research observes how networks surrounding destinations are formed and changed by human and non‐human actors. It was discovered that once a tourism‐industry‐directed network had been newly introduced, the actors actively participated in network activities to achieve continuing benefits greater than those that would have been possible without this network.