TY - JOUR
T1 - Diaspora Tourists and the Scottish Homecoming
AU - Leith, Murray
AU - Sim, Duncan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Since devolution and the establishment of the Scottish Government, the country has increasingly sought to engage with its diaspora, as part of its tourism strategy. In recent years, many countries have welcomed home their diasporas through organised events and in 2009, the Scottish Government organised a Year of Homecoming. This paper describes the experiences of some of the diaspora Scots who returned ‘home’ that year, and explores how returning ‘home’ had an impact on their knowledge of contemporary Scotland and their continuing sense of a Scottish identity.
AB - Since devolution and the establishment of the Scottish Government, the country has increasingly sought to engage with its diaspora, as part of its tourism strategy. In recent years, many countries have welcomed home their diasporas through organised events and in 2009, the Scottish Government organised a Year of Homecoming. This paper describes the experiences of some of the diaspora Scots who returned ‘home’ that year, and explores how returning ‘home’ had an impact on their knowledge of contemporary Scotland and their continuing sense of a Scottish identity.
U2 - http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/1743873X.2012.758124
DO - http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/1743873X.2012.758124
M3 - Article
SN - 1743-873X
VL - 8
SP - 259
EP - 274
JO - Journal of Heritage Tourism
JF - Journal of Heritage Tourism
IS - 4
ER -