Staff profiles
Professor Bill Bramwell
Professor of international tourism studies, PhD, MA, FTS, FRGS
Phone 0114 225 2885
Email w.m.bramwell@shu.ac.uk
Main subject area
Tourism studies and management
Profile
Bill is well known for his research in the areas of tourism policy and planning, tourism and governance, and tourism and sustainable development. He is professor of international tourism studies in the Centre for Tourism, Hospitality and Events Research. In 1993 he co-founded and he continues to co-edit (with Bernard Lane) the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, which has eight issues each year. The journal has an Impact Factor of 1.539 in the Thomson Reuters' Social Sciences Citation (SSCI) Index for 2010, and it is ranked 6th out of the top 39 international journals in the SSCI Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism subject areas. He is associate editor of the Journal of Ecotourism, resource editor for Annals of Tourism Research, and he is on the editorial boards of 13 other research journals.
He has edited or co-authored several books, including books on rural tourism and sustainable development, tourism partnerships, sustainable tourism in Europe, and coastal mass tourism. He has published widely in the tourism research journals and he has written numerous book chapters. In a global survey of all academics contributing papers to the three highest-rated tourism research journals over the past decade his total of papers was ranked 15th. In a survey of the most frequently cited scholars internationally in tourism his number of citations in Google Scholar was ranked 31st for the period 1998-2007. In 2007 he won the 'article of the year' award by the international journal Tourism Recreation Research.
His publications have examined aspects of tourism development or policy in many countries, including Turkey, Malta, Southern Europe, Germany, Denmark, Barbados, Brazil, Thailand and China. He has been the supervisor for 17 PhDs and two MPhils that were successfully completed, and he has examined 33 PhDs and three MPhils, including many at overseas universities. Prior to joining the University he worked for the English Tourist Board.
Main research interests
- tourism policy and planning
- governance and tourism policies
- tourism in developing countries
- sustainable tourism development
- actors and networks in tourism development
- agency, structure and the political economy of tourism
- environmental politics and tourism
- tourism development in China, Thailand and the Mediterranean
Editorial work
- current co-editor and founding editor (1993) of Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- associate editor, Journal of Ecotourism
- resource editor, Annals of Tourism Research
Editorial board member of
- Journal of Vacation Marketing
- Tourism Recreation Research
- Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
- International Journal of Travel and Tourism Research
- E-Review of Tourism Research
- Tourismos. An International Multidisciplinary Refereed Journal of Tourism
- Journal of Sport and Tourism
- Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
- Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
- International Journal of Tourism Policy
- Investigaciones Turisticas
- International Journal of Tourism Sciences
- International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality
Examples of recent publications
Journal articles
Bramwell, B. (2011) Governance, the state and sustainable tourism: A political economy approach. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19(4/5): 459-477.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2011) Critical research on the governance of tourism and sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19(4/5): 411-421.
Krutwaysho, O. and Bramwell, B. (2010) Tourism policy implementation and society. Annals of Tourism Research, 37(3): 670-691.
Bramwell, B. (2010) Participative planning and governance for sustainable tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 35(3): 239-249.
Bramwell, B. and Cox, V. (2009) Stage and path dependence approaches to the evolution of a national park tourism partnership. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 17(2): 191-206.
Yan, H. and Bramwell, B. (2008) Cultural tourism, ceremony and the state in China. Annals of Tourism Research, 35(4): 969-989.
Bramwell, B. (2007) Critical and normative responses to sustainable tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 32(3):76-78.
Bramwell, B. and Pomfret G. (2007) Planning for lake and lake shore tourism: Complexity, coordination and adaptation. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 18(1): 43-66.
Bramwell, B. (2007) Opening up new spaces in the sustainable tourism debate. Tourism Recreation Research, 32(1): 1-9.
Bramwell, B. and Meyer, D. (2007) Power and tourism policy relations in transition. Annals of Tourism Research, 34(3): 766-788.
Bramwell, B. (2006) Actors, power and discourses of growth limits. Annals of Tourism Research, 33(4): 957-978.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2005) Interpretation and sustainable tourism: The potential and the pitfalls. Inter-American Journal of Environment and Tourism, 1(1): 20-27 (Reprint of 1993 journal paper).
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2005) From niche to general relevance? Sustainable tourism, research and the role of tourism journals. Journal of Tourism Studies, 16(2): 52-62.
Belle, N. and Bramwell, B. (2005) Climate change and small island tourism: Policy-maker and industry perspectives in Barbados. Journal of Travel Research, 44(1): 32-41.
Yuksel, F., Bramwell, B. and Yuksel, A. (2005) Centralized and decentralized tourism governance in Turkey. Annals of Tourism Research, 32(4): 859-886.
Bramwell, B. (2003) Maltese responses to tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 30(3): 581-605.
Araujo, L. M. and Bramwell, B. (2002) Partnership and regional tourism in Brazil, Annals of Tourism Research, 29(4): 1138-1164.
Alletorp, L. and Bramwell, B. (2001) Attitudes in the Danish tourism industry to the roles of business and government in sustainable tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research, 3: 91-103.
Books
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (Editors) (2011) Tourism Governance: Critical Perspectives on Governance and Sustainability. London: Routledge.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (Editors) (2006) Tourism Collaboration and Partnerships: Politics, Practice and Sustainability. Indian Edition. New Delhi: Viva Books. (Indian Edition).
Bramwell, B. (Editor) (2004) Coastal Mass Tourism. Diversification and Sustainable Development in Southern Europe. Clevedon: Channel View. (357 pages).
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (Editors) (2003) Tourism Collaboration and Partnerships: Politics, Practice and Sustainability. Clevedon: Channel View Publications. (1st paperback edition. 343 pages).
Book chapters
Chaperon, S. and Bramwell, B. (2010) Views about the scale and types of tourism development in the rural periphery: The case of Gozo. In D. Mcleod and S. Gillespie (Eds.) Sustainable Tourism and Rural Europe: Approaches to Development, pp. 151-165. London: Routledge.
Bramwell, B. (2007) Complexity, inter-disciplinarity and growth management: The case of Maltese resort tourism. In S. Agarwal and G. Shaw (Eds.), Managing Coastal Tourism Resorts: A Global Perspective, pp. 73-89. Clevedon: Channel View.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2007) Interpretation and sustainable tourism: The potential and the pitfalls. In D. Timothy (Ed.), Managing Heritage and Cultural Tourism Resources. Critical Essays, Volume One, pp. 55-64. Aldershot: Ashgate. (Reprint of 1993 paper).
Bramwell, B. (2006) Strategic planning before and after a mega-event. In A. Papatheodorou (Ed.), Managing Tourist Destinations, pp. 317-325. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (reprint of 1997 journal paper).
Bramwell, B. (2005) Actors, networks and tourism policies. In D. Buhalis and C. Costa (Eds.), Tourism Dynamics. Trends, Management and Tools, pp. 155-163. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Bramwell, B. (2004) Partnerships, participation and social science research in tourism planning, In A. Lew, M. Hall and A. Williams (Eds.), A Companion to Tourism Geography, pp. 541-554. Oxford: Blackwell.
Bramwell, B. (2004) Intervention and policy instruments for sustainable tourism. In W. F. Theobald (Ed.) Global Tourism. Third Edition, pp.406-425. London: Elsevier.
Bramwell, B. (2004) The policy context for tourism and sustainability in southern Europe’s coastal regions. In B. Bramwell (Ed.), Coastal Mass Tourism. Diversification and Sustainable Development in Southern Europe, pp. 32-47. Clevedon: Channel View.
Bramwell, B. (2004) Mass tourism, diversification and sustainability in southern Europe’s coastal regions. In B. Bramwell (Ed.), Coastal Mass Tourism. Diversification and Sustainable Development in Southern Europe, pp.1-31. Clevedon: Channel View.
Araujo, L. M. and Bramwell, B. (2004) Regional tourism planning. In L. M. Araujo (Ed.), Geography. Space, Time and Planning, pp. 91-109. Maceio, Brazil: Federal University of Alagoas.
Araujo, L. M. and Bramwell, B. (2004) Participation of stakeholders in sustainable tourism planning. In L. M. Araujo (Ed.), Geography. Space, Time and Planning, pp. 111-131. Maceio, Brazil: Federal University of Alagoas.
Tetley, S. and Bramwell, B. (2003) Tourists and the cultural construction of Haworth’s literary landscape. In H. C. Andersen and M. Robinson (Eds.), Literature and Tourism. Reading and Writing Tourism Texts, pp.155-170. London: Thomson Learning. (Paperback version).
Bramwell, B. and Sharman, A. (2002) Approaches to sustainable tourism planning and community participation: The case of the Hope Valley. In G. Richards and D. Hall (Eds.), Tourism and Sustainable Community Development, pp. 17-35. London: Routledge (Paperback version).
Journal editorials
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2011) Crises, sustainable tourism, and achieving critical understanding. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19(1): 1-3.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2010) Sustainable tourism and the evolving roles for government planning. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 18(1): 1-5.
Bramwell, B. and Lane B. (2009) Economic cycles, times of change and sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 17(1): 1-4.
Bramwell, B., Lane, B., McCabe, S., Mosedale, J. and Scarles, C. (2008) Research perspectives on responsible tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 16(3): 253-257.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2008) Priorities in sustainable tourism research. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 16(1): 1-4.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2007) Audiences and languages for sustainable tourism research. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 15(1): 1-4.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2006) Policy relevance and sustainable tourism research: Liberal, radical and post-structuralist perspectives. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 14(1): 1- 5.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2005) Sustainable tourism research and the importance of societal and social science trends. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 13(1): 1-3.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2004) A fragile recovery and China’s emerging prominence. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 12(1): 1-3.
Bramwell, B. (2003) Mediterranean tourism: Impacts and policy responses. Editorial introduction for Theme Issue. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 11(2&3): 95-96.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2002) Tourism and sustainable development in an economic downturn. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 11(1): 1-2.
Bramwell, B. and Lane, B. (2002) The Journal of Sustainable Tourism: The first ten years. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 10(1): 1-4.
