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Keywords

Competitiveness, Development, Embodiment, Gender political economy, Globalization, Guatemala, Latin America, Theory, Tourism

Research Areas

Gender, Mobilities, Political economy

Sarah Becklake

Research Student

Bowland North
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YN

Location: B114

Affiliations

Centre for Gender and Women's Studies

My research looks at 'global tourism competition'. More specifically, I am interested in how tourism destinations' competitive strategies to attract and satisfy global tourists (e.g. through marketing destination images, building new niche forms of tourism, the ?quality management' of service experiences, and price competition) are imagined, understood, experienced, interpreted, challenged, and utilized by tourism stakeholders and (in)formal tourism workers.

Profile

I am a PhD Candidate in Sociology with specialization in the areas of mobilities, tourism, gender, global political economy, and development.

Thesis Title

The Making of 'Guatemágica': A qualitative study of 'global tourism competition' in Guatemala

Current Teaching

I am currently acting as a tutor on a third year Sociology course called "Imaging the Body" (SOCL 317)

Past Teaching Includes:

'Introductory Sociology' SOCL101 (Lancaster, 2011-2012)

'The Feminist Economics of Trade' (Universität Kassel, 2008)

'Introduction to Globalization' (Universität Kassel, 2007-2008)

Qualifications

Masters in Global Political Economy, Universität Kassel, Germany

University Exchange, Universidad de las Américas, Mexico

Bachelors in Sociology, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Research Grants

My PhD is fully funded by a Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Studentship.

Past Awards Include:

Canadian Bureau for International Education Scholarship (2006)

Simon Fraser University Undergraduate Open Scholarship (2005-2006)

External Roles

Since 2007 I have been editing English language abstracts for the German Academic Journal 'Peripherie: Zeitschrift für Politik und Ökonomie in der Dritten Welt' (Münster, Germany).

Career Details

Outside of my academic work I have experience in teaching, policy analysis, academic editing, communications, grant writing and fundraising, administration, human resources and quality management, working in a non-profit development organization, as well as many years working in the hotel/restaurant industry (which have been very influential in forming my research interests in tourism).

Additional Information

Supervised By

Dr. Anne-Marie Fortier

Professor John Urry

Bowland North, Lancaster University, LA1 4YT, UK | Tel: +44 (0) 1524 593148 Fax: +44 (0) 1524 594256 E-mail: sociology@lancaster.ac.uk

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« Back Keywords Competitiveness, Development, Embodiment, Gender political economy, Globalization, Guatemala, Latin America, Theory, Tourism Research Areas Gender, Mobilities, Political economy Sarah Becklake Research Student Bowland North Lancaster University Bailrigg Lancaster United Kingdom LA1 4YN Location: B114 Affiliations Centre for Gender and Women's Studies My research looks at 'global tourism competition'. More specifically, I am interested in how tourism destinations' competitive strategies to attract and satisfy global tourists (e.g. through marketing destination images, building new niche forms of tourism, the ?quality management' of service experiences, and price competition) are imagined, understood, experienced, interpreted, challenged, and utilized by tourism stakeholders and (in)formal tourism workers. Profile I am a PhD Candidate in Sociology with specialization in the areas of mobilities, tourism, gender, global political economy, and development. Thesis Title The Making of 'Guatemágica': A qualitative study of 'global tourism competition' in Guatemala Current Teaching I am currently acting as a tutor on a third year Sociology course called "Imaging the Body" (SOCL 317) Past Teaching Includes: 'Introductory Sociology' SOCL101 (Lancaster, 2011-2012) 'The Feminist Economics of Trade' (Universität Kassel, 2008) 'Introduction to Globalization' (Universität Kassel, 2007-2008) Qualifications Masters in Global Political Economy, Universität Kassel, Germany University Exchange, Universidad de las Américas, Mexico Bachelors in Sociology, Simon Fraser University, Canada Research Grants My PhD is fully funded by a Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Studentship. Past Awards Include: Canadian Bureau for International Education Scholarship (2006) Simon Fraser University Undergraduate Open Scholarship (2005-2006) External Roles Since 2007 I have been editing English language abstracts for the German Academic Journal 'Peripherie: Zeitschrift für Politik und Ökonomie in der Dritten Welt' (Münster, Germany). Career Details Outside of my academic work I have experience in teaching, policy analysis, academic editing, communications, grant writing and fundraising, administration, human resources and quality management, working in a non-profit development organization, as well as many years working in the hotel/restaurant industry (which have been very influential in forming my research interests in tourism). Additional Information Supervised By Dr. Anne-Marie Fortier Professor John Urry
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