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The study aims to explore how boundary practices influence the relationship between commodification, preservation, and sustainability in ethnic tourism contexts.

March 21, 2026International Journal of Tourism Research

Navigating Commodification and Preservation: Boundary‐Making for Sustainable Ethnic Tourism

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The study aims to explore how boundary practices influence the relationship between commodification, preservation, and sustainability in ethnic tourism contexts.
Utilized a multimethod approach combining structural topic modeling and emotion analysis of review data.
Conducted participant observation in the Mawphlang sacred forest in India.
Performed informal interviews with community members to gather insights on tourism practices.
Identified that compulsory guiding, ritual restrictions, and spatial regulations serve as boundaries mediating tourism experiences.
Found that these boundaries support commodification while maintaining authenticity and ecological protection.
Proposed an ethnic tourism sustainability model linking boundary‐making to better sustainability outcomes.

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Investigates boundary practices affecting commodification and sustainability in ethnic tourism, suggesting new governance models.

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Porya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be36e36e48c4981c6761a2 https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70261

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