Urban Sociology and Tourism

Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy?

Political communities occasionally come to crossroads where fundamental, far-reaching decisions must be made. At such ...

Vaccination Tourism – The Dangers of A New Niche

By Asaf Leshem and Matt Robinson After more than a year of almost complete worldwide ...

Towards inclusive urban policy-making: a cultural rights perspective

The year 2007 marked the global demographic transition to the urban age. Although still vastly ...

The trouble with tourism in Barcelona – A problem beyond Barcelona

The gentrification of Barcelona is not a new story. If you live in cities like ...

Branding of cities: to whom is the city advertized and what fundamental idea lies behind it?

“Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and ...

Berlin’s Evolving Relationships With Its Memorials

What is the purpose of these memorials? And who are they for? What is Berlin’s evolving ...

Yolocaust, Austerlitz & Uploading Holocaust: Dark Tourism Goes Public

To many travellers, the act of visiting a tourist site, where death, tragedy or atrocity ...

Rural Regeneration by Connecting Bigger Social Solutions

  Complex social issues are often more easily resolved when they are connected up with ...

British-European Tourism After Brexit: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

For most people who have been watching the story of Brexit unfold, it’s been mostly ...

The Social Dilemma Of Berlin’s Booming Tourism Industry

As an urban tourism destination, Berlin developed rapidly since German reunification in October 1990. Its ...