Peace is essential for booming tourism. Against this background, Susanne Fischer investigates the conditions how transnational and local operating companies in the tourism industry account for peace in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Systematic comparative case studies of German and Palestinian tour operators show that the business trend is conditioned by the governmental shadow of the hierarchy. Businesses in the tourism industry have become aware of their responsibility and are thus increasingly relevant peace-building actors.
"Reisen für den Frieden? Engagement von Unternehmen der Tourismusbranche in Israel und den Palästinensichen Gebieten" ("Travelling for Peace? The Engagement of businesses in the tourism industry in Irael and the Palestinian Territories") is published in the series "Studies of PRIF" at Nomos publishing house. The study is available for EUR 34,-.
This PhD dissertation is part of the project "The Role of Transnational Corporations in Conflict Zones" in research department "Private Akteure im transnationalen Raum".
Dr Susanne Fischer was research associate in research department "Private Aktors in the Transnational Sphere" until 2010.