Negotiating interdisciplinary practice under the COVID-19 crisis: opportunities and challenges for tourism research

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2022

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Wen, Jun
Kozak, Metin
Jiang, Yangyang
Li, Zhiyong

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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

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Purpose COVID-19 is currently the most serious crisis facing the world, and scholars in the medical and social sciences are working to save lives and mitigate the societal effects of the pandemic. This global public health emergency requires interdisciplinary work to provide comprehensive insight into a rapidly changing situation. However, attempts to integrate the medical and social sciences have met several barriers. This paper aims to identify feasible research opportunities for interdisciplinary studies across tourism and public health regarding COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a critical review of the literature and generates corresponding conceptual and theoretical frameworks to provide an in-depth discussion. Findings Tourism-related issues of destination management policies and capital are addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective. The conclusions encourage interdisciplinary research into global health problems, which will promote tourism's renaissance and sustainable development while enhancing social welfare. Practical implications This study focuses on integrating tourism and public health to offer stakeholders recommendations regarding destination management and tourism industry recovery amid COVID-19. Originality/value This paper represents a frontier study, critically uncovering a host of innovative interdisciplinary research directions and tourism-focused collaboration opportunities related to COVID-19.

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Medical Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Health, Impact, Care, Family, Life, Medical Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Interdisciplinary research, Health, Public health, Impact, Social sciences, Care, Tourism management, Family, COVID-19, Life, Medical sciences

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Tourism Review

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77

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2

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484

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502