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Investigating the Challenges of Promoting Dark Tourism in Rwanda
2019
ABSTRACT J. Ntunda interrogates to what extent dark tourism would be a product to be fostered in Rwanda. Based on formal interviews done over 43 specialists who take part of RDB [Rwanda Development Board], Ntunda holds that several incompatibilities which include lack of skilled staff and problems in the accessibilities to the site prevent today dark tourism would be a valid option. However, we live in a hyper-globalized world where information is produced, packaged and disseminated in minutes to a broader audience. In this new world, there is no place to hide. Therefore, specialists and policymakers should promote Rwanda taking advantage of global sources and the information which is digit…
¿La ONU, irrecuperable? / 2
2005
Global capitalism guided by desire- Solvang, CA, as a “real” place
2021
Abstract How to deal with the transformation of place in the face of global capitalism is marked by many active debates. This paper dives into the transformation of the city of Solvang in California, from an agricultural village to a tourist destination. One way to analyse the process is to treat it as commodification, where values produced in places are being turned into exchangeable commodities. What results from such critical studies of capitalism too often result in apathy rather than positive action, it tends to deal less with ‘the real world’ than thought experiments about possible worlds. Another approach connects to the relational turn and the application of assemblage theory in stu…
Democracia y mercado
2003
Un país tachado del mapa
2004
Quiebra de la democracia capitalista
2002
La privatización de la socialdemocracia
1999
Se trata de una versión reducida y en español del artículo publicado en "Le monde diplomatique": "La social-démocratie privatisée" [Vidal-Beneyto, José. (julio de 1999). "La social-démocratie privatisée". Le Monde Diplomatique.]