An Exploratory Study: Justice Tourism in Controversial Areas. The Case of Palestine

Abstract

Justice tourism is emerging as a social phenomenon worthy of further critical examination and conceptualisation. Justice tourism can be described as a form of purposeful travel directly aiming to meet criteria of social, political and environmental sustainability. Although, many of the concepts falling under justice tourism have been around since the emergence of alternative tourism, it has only recently been accepted as a form in its own right and given a name. This research note explores what a justice tourist is, and addresses the question of whether justice tourism is an identifiable form of tourism activity in Palestine.

Notes

During the war in 1948 that led to the founding of the state of Israel, about three quarters of a million Palestinians were forced to leave their homes and some 500 localities were destroyed by the Israeli military.