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Email neil.carr@otago.ac.nz

Background

Since obtaining his PhD in tourism geography from the University of Exeter in 1998, Neil has worked as a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), a lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of Queensland (Australia), and a senior lecturer at the University of Otago (New Zealand).

Research interests

Neil's research focuses on issues of freedom, rights, wellbeing, power and empowerment. His research interests view tourism and leisure experiences through a multi-disciplinary lens. His research has a particular emphasis on animals (particularly, but not exclusively, dogs), zoos, children and families, identity formation, risk, gender, and sex and the sexual. As such, his research is firmly situated within a social science/humanities framework but at the same time clearly links into the applied reality of tourism and leisure as both social phenomena, areas of academic research, and global industries.

Recent external research funding

  • CAPEs (Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence) Culture Ready – Workshop delivery and video material production. North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (2023). NZ$72,428. Neil Carr, Wiebke Finkler & Craig Lee.
  • Road Safety Among Rental Car and Camper Van Users. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (2022). NZ$30,776.30. Neil Carr.
  • CAPEs Culture Ready Workshops - Development and Delivery. North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (2022). NZ$72,003. Neil Carr, Craig Lee & Wiebke Finkler.
  • Content Creation - CAPES Cultural Acumen Training Programme. Southeast Asia, North Asia & Latin America Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (2021). NZ$173,377. Neil Carr, Craig Lee & Wiebke Finkler.
  • CAPEs Culture Ready Evaluation. Southeast Asia, North Asia & Latin America Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (2021). NZ$29,012. Neil Carr, Craig Lee & Wiebke Finkler.
  • Workshop for students and operators to develop understanding of how to manage and interact with tourism clients from Vietnam. Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (2020). NZ$2,050. Neil Carr, Craig Lee & Wiebke Finkler.

Journal editor/associate editor

Tourism Cases editor in chief

Current PhD and DBA supervision

Yang Yang. The Impact of Wildlife Encounters at Urban Destinations on Satisfaction and Revisit Intentions. 

Karlina Maizida. Breaking the Silence: Investigating Sexual Harassment in the Tourism and Hospitality Education. 

Shanshan Fu. Perceiving Aotearoa New Zealand on foot: Walking the Te Araroa hiking trail. 

Ruomeng Wang. Women in mountaineering tourism in China.

Haiting Zhu. Locals' acceptance of tourists bringing their pets into tourism destinations.

Shameena Fernando. How developed and developing countries rejuvenate tourism from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. 

Ratih Tunjungsari. Exploring the values of virtual hotel operators (VHOs) in tourism: The case of Bali, Indonesia. 

Paul Tully. An investigation into the use and treatment of farm animals by the tourism industry. 

Shiraani Fathimath. Able-ling the Disabled: A Study of New Zealand Travel and Tourism. 

Mei Yaojiong (DBA). Study on the Impact of the Theme Park Route Planning on the Secondary Family Consumption from the Perspective of Tourist Satisfaction.

Past PhD and DBA supervision

Golnaz Nazem. How can waste reduction practices become institutionalized among food festival organizers and vendors? PhD awarded April, 2024

Reni Binti Polus. The spiritual journey of international volunteer tourists. PhD awarded May, 2023

Taufik Abdullah. The empowerment of survival entrepreneurs: A case study of Indonesian street food vendors. PhD awarded November, 2022

Kishor Chitrakar. Community Based Home-Stay Tourism as a Sustainable Tourism Model in Nepal. PhD awarded March, 2022

Parisa Saadat. How age impacts the photos we take on holiday. PhD awarded August, 2021

Karun Rawat. The silent Choreographers of Mount Everest: An ethnography study about Sherpa as Mountain Tour Guide. PhD awarded March, 2021

David Adeloye. When is close too close? Geographical perception of terrorism and its influence on domestic tourists' travel behaviour. PhD awarded July, 2020

Leonardo Nava. Territorial analysis of New Zealand's recreational camping system under the paradigm of Sustainable Development. PhD awarded March, 2020

Ismail Shaheer. Tourism boycott calls by Twitter users due to concerns for the welfare of animals. PhD awarded October, 2019

Sandeep Basnyat. Post-Conflict Violence And Tourism: The Nepalese Experience. PhD awarded January 2018

Kevin Bigham. An Ethnography of Urban Exploration: Unpacking its Social Spaces and Understanding its Communities. PhD awarded November, 2017

Maureen Ukaegbu. Heritage tourism and authenticity in the middle belt region of Nigeria. PhD awarded November, 2017

Fernando Oyarzun Lillo. Comparative Analysis of Public Policies for Development and Competitiveness of Special Interest Tourism: New Zealand and Chile. PhD awarded October 2017

Gabriella Nagy. Institutionalisation of tourism services: Hop on, hop off services and their influence on the tourism industry. PhD awarded October 2016

Samuel Spector. Ski resort environmental communications and the shaping of environmental awareness. PhD awarded September 2016

Felix Bello. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism development and community planning in developing countries: The case of Malawi. PhD awarded October 2015

Neil Walsh. The relationship between the guidebook, backpacker-culture and place in New Zealand. PhD awarded March, 2014

Norhanim Abdul Razak. Tourism and mythology. PhD awarded May, 2013

Sandro Carnicelli. Emotional Labor: Pleasure and fear at work for Whitewater Rafting guides. PhD awarded June, 2011

Julie Tate-Libby. Tourism and commoditisation of religion. PhD awarded September, 2010

Andrea Valentin. Role of personal political values in tourism destination decision making process. PhD awarded April, 2010

Paolo Mura. Tourists' perception of fear. PhD awarded July, 2009

Scott Cohen. Long term travellers in search of 'self'. PhD awarded July, 2009

Daniela Schilcher. Influence of super-national organisations on national tourism development policies in the South Pacific. PhD awarded March, 2008.

Supatcharajit Jitpraphai. Gambling tourism in Thailand. PhD awarded, March, 2008.

Filipo Tokalau. Assessing the impact of communal use of land on tourism development in Fiji. PhD awarded January, 2008

Chompunch Jittithavorn. Cross border international tourism marketing in Southeast Asia. PhD awarded July, 2007

Therdchai Choibamroog. Civil society as a strategic factor in collaborative tourism planning for sustainable tourism development in Thailand. PhD awarded May, 2003

Past Masters supervision

Lau, Sze-En. "Ecotourism and Learning". Masters awarded July 2012

Emma Lowe. "Novel destinations: Dunedin, city of literature?". Masters awarded August 2014

James Jesudhass. "Couchsurfing beyond Borders: A Qualitative Study on Couchsurfing Members and Their Practice in Hanoi, Vietnam". Masters awarded April 2011

Simone Eisenhauer. "Sports Events and Risk Management in New Zealand: How Safe is Safe Enough?". Masters awarded December 2005

Books and edited volumes

Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice

Berdychevsky, L. & Carr, N. (eds) (2022). Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Publications

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2024). Conducting online interviews with hard-to-reach hospitality industry participants. Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism, 5(1), 50-56. doi: 10.4337/jqrt.2024.01.04 Journal - Research Article

Razee, R., Carr, N., & Mura, P. (2024). The relationships between law enforcement authorities and underground raves: A case study of OTUM rave festival in the Maldives. Leisure / Loisir. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14927713.2024.2420132 Journal - Research Article

Tully, P., & Carr, N. (2024). And the winner is: Anthropocentrism and speciesism: Writing a history of animals in New Zealand's agricultural and pastoral events. Leisure Sciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2024.2393324 Journal - Research Article

Razee, R., Carr, N., Tucker, H., & Mura, P. (2024). ‘Epic Tribe’: An analysis of communitas in an underground rave movement. Loisir et Société / Society & Leisure. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07053436.2024.2368675 Journal - Research Article

Basnyat, S., Carr, N., & Lovelock, B. (2024). Labour, necessity-induced (im)mobilities, and the hotel industry: A developing country perspective. In S. Mooney, R. N. S. Robinson, D. J. Solnet & T. Baum (Eds.), A sustainable tourism workforce: Current issues. (pp. 2748-2764). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. Chapter in Book - Other

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