2010, Vol.34, No.6

Journal of Tourism Sciences 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 2.7

pISSN : 1226-0533 / eISSN : 2713-6388
https://journal.kci.go.kr/JTS

This study examines the politicalization of tourism research by closely looking at the change in the meaning of green tourism in Korea over the last several years. Data were collected from technical reports, news papers, journal papers, and textbooks. Result of a critical review of the related literature showed that in Korean tourism academy, like in Japan. green tourism has been considered as almost same thing with rural tourism. However, after current administration's declaration of 'low carbon green growth policy in 2008, this meaning of green tourism has been significantly changed. Particularly, the meaning and usage of green tourism is being extended as an environment friendly tourism and a tool of 'low carbon and green growth' policy. Based on the power-knowledge theory of Michel Foucault, this study explains this transition process from the view point of political consideration.

This paper is to examine the change in the concept and terminology of ‘green growth’ and ‘green tourism' in Korea. The meaning of green tourism is being changed under current Korean government and the most difficult problem of the new concept of green tourism is that green tourism and green growth are being considered even more broader concepts than those of the sustainable development and sustainable tourism. This is problematic because the goal of green growth is foremost economic development, while the goals of sustainable development include economic and social progress, protection of the environment and use of natural resources. In this regard, this paper proposes that the concept and meaning of the sustainable development and sustainable tourism is superior and broader than green growth and green tourism. It also stands on that the developing of new concept and terminology should be formed from the structure of synchronie and diachronic.

Based on a close look at the meaning of speculation(i.e.,speculative characteristics of gambling), this study reinterpreted gambling as a spectrum from a play to an addictive activity. After a categorization of gamblers and a review of individual and social factors underlying gambling addiction, the meaning of speculation was interpreted both from a play and gambling perspective. From the entertainment culture or play perspective, gambling could be defined as a voluntary activity, pastime and relaxation, while it could be characterized as a game of luck and way of earning money from the gambling perspective. Finally, this study proposed a conceptual approach to play and gambling in gambling leisure activity and suggested the necessity of future research on the moderating factors which could hinder gambling addiction.