TY - CHAP
T1 - Participatory action research for stakeholder collaboration
T2 - Lessons from a rural area in Piedmont, Italy
AU - Capriello, Antonella
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Participatory Action Research, or PAR, draws on the paradigms of critical theory and constructivism (Whyte, W. F. (1989). Advancing scientific knowledge through participatory action research. Sociological Forum, 32(5), 499-623) and aims to influence the design and outcomes of behaviours occurring in a case study (Woodside, A. G. (2010a). Case study research: Theory, methods and practice (p. 13). Bingley, UK: Emerald). In tourism studies, this methodology is relevant for renewing research orientation and paradigms for stakeholder collaboration, as the approach focuses on the principle of empowering local actors in community-based development processes. This chapter explores PAR with an exploratory case study in a rural area of Piedmont, Italy. The case study demonstrates that PAR is a valid approach when the research purposes are not only to produce a deep understanding of forms of collaborations but also to create a co-operative climate by planning actions with local actors. The research approach involves evaluating deliberated actions and thereby stimulating strategic thinking in resource allocation processes.
AB - Participatory Action Research, or PAR, draws on the paradigms of critical theory and constructivism (Whyte, W. F. (1989). Advancing scientific knowledge through participatory action research. Sociological Forum, 32(5), 499-623) and aims to influence the design and outcomes of behaviours occurring in a case study (Woodside, A. G. (2010a). Case study research: Theory, methods and practice (p. 13). Bingley, UK: Emerald). In tourism studies, this methodology is relevant for renewing research orientation and paradigms for stakeholder collaboration, as the approach focuses on the principle of empowering local actors in community-based development processes. This chapter explores PAR with an exploratory case study in a rural area of Piedmont, Italy. The case study demonstrates that PAR is a valid approach when the research purposes are not only to produce a deep understanding of forms of collaborations but also to create a co-operative climate by planning actions with local actors. The research approach involves evaluating deliberated actions and thereby stimulating strategic thinking in resource allocation processes.
KW - Collaboration
KW - PAR
KW - Participatory Action Research
KW - Piedmont
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884563284&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1871-3173(2012)0000006021
DO - 10.1108/S1871-3173(2012)0000006021
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781780527420
T3 - Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
SP - 323
EP - 343
BT - Field Guide to Case Study Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure
A2 - Hyde, Kenneth
A2 - Ryan, Chris
A2 - Ryan, Chris
A2 - Woodside, Arch
ER -