Relações internacionais e turismo: uma análise de cenários

Abstract

Tourism is an area of growing interest in contemporary world regarding economic, social, cultural, and environmental issues. Considering this, what is the role of tourism in the Brazilian international relations? This study proposes the hypothesis that tourism can be a means for Brazil to advance its international agenda. Thus, this study carries out an empirical and experimental research through literature review, interviews and a qualitative survey using the Delphi method of scenario analysis. The research explores concepts of tourism and international relations through works that address the two fields of studies, from both academic and professional perspectives. The theoretical approach is based on the ideas of Neoliberal Institutionalism and Complex Interdependence of Keohane and Nye. Then, in order to verify the means by which tourism contributes to the Brazilian international relations, the research compares them and discovers points of convergence in their priorities. Finally, the study lists contemporary trends involving both areas and indicates ways by which the participation of tourism in the Brazilian international relations can be developed, through primary data obtained from a questionnaire survey with professionals from both areas. The results confirm the hypothesis that tourism might be a means for Brazil to achieve its international goals.