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What is Post-Conflict Destination

Role and Impact of Tourism in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
It is a new sub-discipline of tourism research which studies in what ways, destinations are recycled, commercialised and sold just after an episode of violence or after years of war.
Published in Chapter:
Prospects of Tourism for Peace: Is Tourism Part of the Problem or the Solution?
Maximiliano E. Korstanje (University of Palermo, Argentina)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5053-3.ch002
Abstract
Over the years, philosophers have debated the problem of war and peace. Is violence inherently enrooted in our minds? Or simply are we educated in a violent society? Is war a social malady to be eradicated or part of our nature? The myth of Cain and Abel gives some hints on this, but, of course, it does not suffice to explain the complexity of the conflict in the societal order. Humans often are slaves of negative emotions such as rage, fear, greed, and envy. Nonetheless, as Immanuel Kant imagined, a durable and perpetual peace can be internationally achieved, where a tacit agreement is convened among nations. In so doing, they should share a common-grounded constitution and be subject to the law of federation. The figure of hospitality is vital to weave an international pact of cooperation and non-aggression. Here one might question if tourism is part of this panacea, as Kant in his days envisaged.
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