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開講科目名 ／Course	Ethics of Tourism／Ethics of Tourism
時間割コード ／Course Code	T1T16504_T1
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	観光学部／Faculty of Tourism
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2026年度／Academic Year　　第3クォーター／3Q
曜限 ／Day, Period	水／Wed　3,　水／Wed　4
開講区分 ／Semester offered	第3クォーター／3Q
単位数 ／Credits	2.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Adam Doering／Timothy Adam DOERING
授業形態 ／Lecture Form	講義
教室 ／Classroom	東１号館Ｅ１-３０６／E1-306
開講形態 ／Course Format
ディプロマポリシー情報 ／Diploma Policy	要件年度 ／Required Year 要件所属 ／Course Name ディプロマポリシー ／Diploma Policy DP値 ／DP Point 2026/04 ～9999/04 観光学部 専門的知識や技能 5 2026/04 ～9999/04 観光学部 地域への関心と国際的視点 5

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Adam Doering／Timothy Adam DOERING	観光学部（教員）

授業の概要・ねらい ／Course Aims	Ethics of Tourism This course introduces students to the field of tourism ethics and examines how ethical principles and philosophical theories can be applied to analyze and address the complex challenges facing the tourism industry today. Approaching tourism from an ethical perspective enables students to engage with a broad range of “big picture” issues that extend beyond managerial and operational concerns. By moving beyond a purely managerial framework, the course creates space to think philosophically and critically about tourism’s responsibilities, impacts, and moral implications. Contemporary challenges—such as climate change, sustainability, social justice, equality, and ethical business practices—require precisely this kind of reflective and normative analysis. Through engagement with ethical theory and international case studies, students will develop the tools to evaluate tourism practices and policies from a principled and socially responsible perspective. Drawing on diverse global examples, the course explores key ethical frameworks and theories of justice that are integral to tourism contexts. Discussions address structurally embedded injustices linked to historical racism and colonialism, questions of responsibility and responsible tourism, justice across local and global scales, and ethical considerations in sustainability, governance, policy, and planning. Students will be encouraged to critically assess how power, inequality, and historical legacies shape contemporary tourism practices and debates.
到達目標 ／Course Objectives	Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:    • Explain the significance of ethics within tourism studies and its relevance to contemporary tourism challenges.    • Analyze the relationship between ethical tourism and related niche forms of tourism (e.g., sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, and ecotourism).    • Identify and critically discuss key ethical issues in the contemporary tourism industry.    • Apply a range of ethical theories and concepts to diverse tourism contexts and case studies.    • Demonstrate the ability to think critically and formulate relevant, theoretically informed questions about tourism, travel, and ethics.      • Contribute effectively to academic debates on tourism ethics in English, both orally and in writing.
成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading Policies/Criteria	Critical reading & review assignment 1: 20% Critical reading & review assignment 2: 20% Critical reading & review assignment 3: 20% Final essay: 40%
教科書 ／Textbook	Compulsory reading: Jamal, T. (2019). Justice and Ethics in Tourism. Routledge. Purchasing this book is NOT compulsory as short excerpts from the text will be made available. But in the spirit of encouraging deep and close reading it is highly recommended to purchase the book if possible (¥7,841 Tax included).
参考書・参考文献 ／Reference Book	Additional handouts, readings, and lectures slides will be provided in class or online.
履修上の注意 ・メッセージ ／Notice for Students	Please note: 2年生から履修可能とする科目 This is a GP 2.0 course subject (GP指定科目). Students who are taking Principles of Tourism subjects (A, B, C and D) are recommended to take this subject.
履修を推奨する関連科目 ／Related Courses	Principles of Tourism C; Principles of Tourism D; Tourism & Diversity; Tourism & Culture; Tourism & Landscape
授業時間外学修（予習・復習等）の内容 ／students learning outside of the class, preparation and review are included	Students are expected to read the course material supplied in order to be able to engage in class discussions and critical debate.
その他連絡事項 ／Other messages	The course description may change depending on class size and language abilities.
授業理解を深める方法 ／How to deepen your understanding of classes	I see teaching and learning as a fundamentally social activity. This course is first and foremost about interaction between people, conversation, discussion and debate. With this in mind there are three class expectations:      Read.      Engage / experiment.      Discuss. Our collective task is to develop the skills (sense) to think critically about all forms of tourism and for critically reflecting on tourism to make a change in situations where the outcome of tourism is unjust, unequal or unfair. This class aligns with the following Active Learning outcomes: 3. Students reflect on their own positions in the arguments rather than top-down teaching. 4. Expressing individual opinions through writing. 9. Multidisciplinary learning involving discussions from ethics, philosophy, ecology, feminism and much more.
オフィスアワー ／Office Hours	Available upon request. Email to arrange a meeting time: adoering@wakayama-u.ac.jp
科目ナンバリング ／Course Numbering	T80023E01001B254
実務経験のある教員等による授業科目 ／Practical Experience	実践的教育 ／Practical Education 1. 該当しない 実践的教育の内容 ／Contents

No.	回（日時） ／Time (date and time)	主題と位置付け ／Subjects and position in the whole course	学習方法と内容 ／Methods and contents	備考（担当） ／Notes
1	1	Introduction to the ethics of tourism and travel	Students will be able to: Understand why ethics is important and useful for tourism. Define ‘ethical tourism’ Understand the relationship between ethical tourism and other niche tourisms
2	2	Introduction to the ethics of tourism and travel	Introduction to the foundational theories associated with a Western ethics perspective and approach.
3	3	Equity and Justice I	Students will be able to: To discuss the idea of justice and identify some helpful ways to approach the study of justice; Understand two social justice perspectives: distributive justice and the capability approach; Illustrate the importance of examining history and context, and the social systems and institutional structures in which tourism happens; Explore some issues in the context of social justice at the destination level.
4	4	Equity and Justice II	Students will be able to: To discuss the idea of justice and identify some helpful ways to approach the study of justice; Understand two social justice perspectives: distributive justice and the capability approach; Illustrate the importance of examining history and context, and the social systems and institutional structures in which tourism happens; Explore some issues in the context of social justice at the destination level.
5	5	Diversity and Recognition I	Students will learn about the following key concepts: Key concepts Mr. Apo’s vision of “Community Tourism” Martha Nussbaum: Capabilities Approach Nancy Fraser: Justice as recognition Iris Marion Young: Recognition of difference
6	6	Diversity and Recognition II	Students will learn about the following key concepts: Key concepts Mr. Apo’s vision of “Community Tourism” Martha Nussbaum: Capabilities Approach Nancy Fraser: Justice as recognition Iris Marion Young: Recognition of difference
7	7	Responsibility and Care I	Students will learn about and discuss the work of Iris Marion Young: Key concepts Cosmopolitanism & Global Responsibility Structural Injustice (Iris Marion Young) Political responsibility for justice The social connection model Four parameters for action on structural injustice Recognition and restorative justice Ethic of care and empowerment
8	8	Responsibility and Care II	Students will learn about and discuss the work of Iris Marion Young: Key concepts Cosmopolitanism & Global Responsibility Structural Injustice (Iris Marion Young) Political responsibility for justice The social connection model Four parameters for action on structural injustice Recognition and restorative justice Ethic of care and empowerment
9	9	Sustainability and Conservation I	Key concepts Sustainable Development & Tourism Key conceptsinclude: Environmental Heritage and Environmental Justice The pluriverse, pluralistic justice & resilience Cultural resilience Social justice as a key approach to sustainability and conservation
10	10	Sustainability and Conservation II	Key concepts Sustainable Development & Tourism Key conceptsinclude: Environmental Heritage and Environmental Justice The pluriverse, pluralistic justice & resilience Cultural resilience Social justice as a key approach to sustainability and conservation
11	11	Democracy and Governance I	This lecture will discuss how to create change and will include discussions on: Sustainability = friction = change;  Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs) & Nanational Advocacy Networks (NANs)
12	12	Democracy and Governance II	This lecture will discuss how to create change and will include discussions on: Sustainability = friction = change;  Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs) & Nanational Advocacy Networks (NANs)
13	13	"Just" Tourism & ethical futures? I	Pluralistic Justice distributive justice and equity, building capabilities, recognition, representation, and democratic processes (participating in decision-making, inclusiveness, etc.). General vs particular (scales of justice) Justice plus an ethic of care Pluriverse approach Relational and contextual, “situated” perspective, in relation with the place, its past and its inhabitants and visitors.
14	14	"Just" Tourism & ethical futures? II	Pluralistic Justice distributive justice and equity, building capabilities, recognition, representation, and democratic processes (participating in decision-making, inclusiveness, etc.). General vs particular (scales of justice) Justice plus an ethic of care Pluriverse approach Relational and contextual, “situated” perspective, in relation with the place, its past and its inhabitants and visitors.
15	15	Course Wrap-up	Course wrap up and discussions of final essay topics.