@phdthesis{theses_frw638, title = {Holiday in a conflicted area - A qualitative analysis about changes in tourist perceptions about the Israel-Palestine conflict}, author = {A. Stiphout}, year = {2012}, abstract = {This research is about the differences between tourists? perceptions of the Israel-Palestine conflict before they arrive in Israel, and while they are there. The data is analysed with the aid of tourist gaze theory (Urry, 1991). The tourist gaze consists of 5 categories: ?daily life activities?, ?signs?, ?senses?, ?unique elements? and ?unique objects?. The most important findings: 68\% of the respondents had a clear perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict before they visited Israel and while visiting Israel. This perception was mainly based on the following categories of tourist gaze: ?signs?, ?senses? and ?daily life activities?.}, url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/638/} }