Gulag heritage conservation, visualisation and interpretation for tourism development: a multi-stakeholder perspective

Tiberghien, G. and Lennon, J. J. (2020) Gulag heritage conservation, visualisation and interpretation for tourism development: a multi-stakeholder perspective. Tourism Planning and Development, (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2020.1855240) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

In Kazakhstan, the development of a tourism sector that highlights the repressive historical period of Soviet domination is limited. This study investigates the managerial practices of the conservation, visualisation and interpretation of Gulag heritage for tourism development at Kazakhstani museums from a multi-stakeholder perspective. A qualitative case study research approach based on interviews with museum management, policymakers, NGOs, tour operators and historians of the Kazakhstani Gulags is adopted to examine stakeholders’ positions on practice. Various development and planning implications are identified: increase the cooperation between stakeholders for proactive cooperative fundraising for commercialisation and conservation of sites; and the need to consider the centrality of visual imagery in museum interpretation and initial multimedia development.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tiberghien, Dr Guillaume
• Authors: Tiberghien, G., and Lennon, J. J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Journal Name: Tourism Planning and Development
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 2156-8316
• ISSN (Online): 2156-8324
• Published Online: 08 December 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Informa UK Limited
• First Published: First published in Tourism Planning and Development 2020
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy