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The ‘Cruise Ship Railing Dance’: Conducting Academic Research in the Cruise Domain

In: Cruise Tourism and Society

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  • Alexis Papathanassis

    (Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences)

  • Imke Matuszewski

    (Teesside University Business School)

  • Paul Brejla

    (Linköping University)

Abstract

Cruise-related research is regarded as interdisciplinary, pre-paradigmatic. As a research domain, cruises are characterised by high specificity and scarcity of available documented research. Thus, transferring methodological approaches from a variety of academic disciplines is inherently associated with epistemological risks and practical obstacles for cruise researchers. This paper synthesises research methodologies commonly applied in the cruise sector, ranging from conventional methods (hypothesis testing, case-studies, qualitative interviewing) to emerging, non-traditional approaches (e.g. web-based data analysis). Reflective accounts and examples are utilised in order to discuss their applicability and relevance in the chosen context. On this basis, requirements for cruise-adapted research methods are drafted and recommendations are made.

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  • Alexis Papathanassis & Imke Matuszewski & Paul Brejla, 2012. "The ‘Cruise Ship Railing Dance’: Conducting Academic Research in the Cruise Domain," Springer Books, in: Alexis Papathanassis & Tihomir Lukovic & Michael Vogel (ed.), Cruise Tourism and Society, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 173-192, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-32992-0_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32992-0_13
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