Since 1990, Research Committee 50 of the International Sociological Association has been a forum where scholars in the social sciences and humanities have come together to pursue the multi-disciplinary study of international tourism.
RC50 is committed to maintaining a continuous academic dialogue on tourism at the ISA world congresses, interim conferences, in-between seminars, and newsletters.
Scholars interested in the study of international tourism are warmly invited to contribute to the discussion by joining RC50 of the ISA.
"Bringing together in simultaneity, in the scope of a single glance, positions which the agents can never apprehend in their totality and in their multiple relationships, social space is to the practical space of everyday life."
-Pierre Bourdieu
Margaret B. Swain | University of California, Davis, USA
Tiger Wu | Beijing University, China
Jens Kr. Steen Jacobsen | University of Stavanger,Norway &
Norwegian Centre of Transport Research
Hasso Spode | Freie Universitaet, Berlin & LU Hannover, Germany
Elizabeth Mathew | Loyola College of Social Sciences, India
Scott McCabe | Nottingham University & Christel DeHaan Tourism &
Travel Research Institute, UK
Honggen Xiao | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Kevin Meethan | University of Plymouth, UK
Shalini Singh | Brock University, Canada &
Tourism Recreation Research, India
Jan te Kloeze | Foundation WICE-DSL, The Netherlands
Stephanie Malia Hom | University of Oklahoma, USA
The RC50 plans to hold its next in-between seminar in conjunction with the International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) and its 1st Annual Shangri-LAsia Tourism International Forum.
The conference and in-between seminar are tentatively slated for 8-12 August 2011 at the resort destination of Shangri-La in Yunnan province in southwest China.
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2010 (Goteborg, Sweden): XVII ISA World Congress
2008 (Jaipur, India): RC50 In-between Seminar
2006 (Durban, South Africa): XVI ISA World Congress
2005 (Wageningen, Netherlands): RC50 In-between Seminar
2002 (Brisbane, Australia): XV ISA World Congress
1998 (Montreal, Canada): XIV ISA World Congress
1994 (Bielefeld, Germany): XIII ISA World Congress
1990 (Madrid, Spain): XII ISA World Congress
The RC50 plans to hold its next in-between seminar in conjunction with the International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) and its 1st Annual Shangri-LAsia Tourism International Forum. The conference and in-between seminar are tentatively slated for 8-12 August 2011 at the resort destination of Shangri-La in Yunnan province in southwest China. Details TBA.
The RC50 unveiled its new website this month. The site, which can be reached via the RC's long-held website address (www.rc50.info) is intended to be a source of information for its membership and the broader academic community about the organization's activities and its tourism-related research.
The members of the RC50 elected a new Executive Board to a four-year term at the committee's business meeting, which was held during the XVII ISA World Congress in Goteborg, Sweden (11-17 July 2010). This election proved different from other years in that the membership voted to share leadership duties between co-presidents and vice-presidents. Results can be found
(Download as PDFs)
Summer 2007
By joining the Research Committee 50 on international tourism, new members will become part of a large and distinguished network of tourism scholars from around the world. As one of the oldest organizations dedicated to tourism research, RC50 has been the site of many fruitful academic partnerships as well as ground-breaking scholarship.
To become a member of the RC50, one must first become a member of the
When joining the ISA, the application form will allow you to become an affiliated member of RC50 at the same time.
Regular Members: USD$60
Discount & Student Members: USD$40
Get your membership application
rc50info_gmail.com
2011 RC50
IN-BETWEEN SEMINAR
New Horizons for the
Future of Tourism
Shangri-La, Yunnan, China
8-10 August 2011
