Geographies of tourism knowledge: scientific networks and territorial inequalities in public universities of Andalusia, Spain (2010-2023)

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https://doi.org/10.47456/geo.v5i41.48819

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geographies of knowledge, scientific production, academic networks, tourism, Andalusia, Spain

Abstract

This study analyzes the institutionalization and scientific production of Tourism degree programs in public universities of Andalusia between 2010 and 2023, from the perspective of Geographies of Knowledge. To this end, a methodological design is adopted that combines institutional sources, bibliometric indicators, and academic network analysis. The results reveal that the location of universities conditions their capacity to attract students, faculty precariousness constrains the accumulation of scientific capital, and research output growth remains uneven across institutions. These findings confirm that tourism knowledge is mainly produced in specific territories and framed within power relations, where universities act as epistemic nodes embedded in global hierarchies. International collaborations, oriented towards Ibero-America and marginally towards Africa, reinforce the idea that knowledge circulates in selective geographic circuits, combining cultural affinity with asymmetries in academic access and production.

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  • Daniel Montoya Pérez, Universidade Oberta da Catalunha (UOC) / Universidade Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)

     

    Graduado em Turismo (2025) pela Universidade de Burgos, Daniel está atualmente cursando mestrado em Turismo Sustentável e Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação na Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) e mestrado em Segurança Pública na Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), ambos com previsão de conclusão para 2026. Ele tem mais de dez anos de experiência profissional no setor de turismo, tendo ocupado vários cargos nos aeroportos de Málaga e Ibiza, o que lhe permitiu adquirir uma compreensão ampla e prática da gestão do turismo e das operações de atendimento ao cliente. Suas principais áreas de interesse incluem turismo sustentável e inovação tecnológica aplicada ao setor de turismo, com foco em estratégias que promovam uma gestão de destinos responsável, eficiente e digitalmente avançada.

  • Igor Martins Medeiros Robaina, Universidad de Burgos (UBU) / Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

     

    Earned his PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2015), after conducting Erasmus Mundus Babel research stays at the University of Valladolid and the University of Porto (2013–2014). Completed a Master’s in Social History at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (2009) and a Bachelor’s in Geography at the Fluminense Federal University (2005). Carried out postdoctoral research in Geography at UFRJ (2015–2016) and served as an International Visiting Professor at the University of Burgos, Spain (María Zambrano Fellowship / Next Generation EU, 2022–2023). His research focuses on the intersections of Political, Social, and Cultural Geography, emphasizing the everyday spatialities of migrant and marginalized populations, as well as the theoretical and methodological foundations of Human Geography. In 2018, he received the Professor Maurício de Abreu Award from the Pereira Passos Institute for the best doctoral thesis. He is currently a Professor in the Department and Graduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

  • Karina Fioravante, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

     

    Holds a PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2016), including a doctoral research stay at the University of Texas at Austin under the supervision of Leo E. Zonn. Earned a Master’s in Geography from the State University of Ponta Grossa (2011), where she also completed a Bachelor’s in Geography (2008). Conducted postdoctoral research in Geography at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2016) and at the State University of Ponta Grossa (2017–2019; 2022–2023). Her research is situated within Human Geography, focusing on the intersections between the Epistemology of Geography, the History of Geographical Thought, Philosophy and the Geography of Science, as well as on the relations between Geography and Cinema.

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Países colaboradores nas publicações de professores do curso de turismo apresentadas pelas universidades públicas andaluzas entre 2010 e 2023

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Geographies of tourism knowledge: scientific networks and territorial inequalities in public universities of Andalusia, Spain (2010-2023). Geografares, Vitória, Brasil, v. 5, n. 41, p. e-48819, 2025. DOI: 10.47456/geo.v5i41.48819. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/48819. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.