relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3690/
title: An analysis of responsibility in voluntourism practices
creator: Kaman, Kirsten Mattanja
description: Due to the growing interest in volunteering abroad over the past years, demand for volunteer destinations grew that focused on creating more meaningful experiences in these destinations so that a deeper sense of accomplishment could be reached. However, this also lead to increasing critical questions about the actual contribution of voluntourism activities. Moreover, more critical questions were raised about the impact of these activities and about whether or not voluntourism is responsible and good and under which conditions this takes place. Qualitative methods were used to identify the general message and image about voluntourism being created by organisations, reflections on responsibility and responsible development by organisations and participants and how these are validated. The research discovered that overall, organisations had a positive message about volunteering and created a good picture. However, reflections on responsibility and responsible development by organisations and participants were at a minimum and also minimal validation of those concepts within the organisations and the participants could be found. Therefore, the key finding of this thesis is that there is a need for clear regulation on displaying reflections and validation on responsibility and responsible development to prevent bluewashing by organisations and to enhance the possibility for volunteers to make responsible choices.
date: 2021
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3690/1/Master%20thesis_An%20analysis%20of%20responsibility%20in%20voluntourism%20practices_S4547012_KamanKM.pdf
identifier:   Kaman, Kirsten Mattanja  (2021) An analysis of responsibility in voluntourism practices.  Master thesis.