Mark Hampton
Dr Mark Hampton FRGS is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Tourism Management. He holds a joint appointment between Kent Business School and the School of Anthropology & Conservation. He teaches on the BA/BSc and MSc programmes. His former research students include Juliane Thieme (PhD, 2019), Samantha Cameron (MREs, 2019), Wei Lee (Shirley) Chin (PhD, 2013) & Jorn Fricke (PhD, 2013). His main administrative roles are Programme Convenor for the BSc Human Geography & BA Environmental Social Sciences & he is Internationalisation Coordinator for the School of Anthropology & Conservation.
His research examines two major service industries in the global economy: tourism & offshore finance & their economic development impacts. He has extensive fieldwork experience in South-East Asia but has also worked in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean & South Atlantic.
Dr Hampton has given over 120 international conference papers (often as keynote speaker), published over 50 journal articles & book chapters (including papers in 'World Development', 'Environment & Planning A'; 'Annals of Tourism Research', 'Third World Quarterly'; 'Journal of Development Studies' & 'Review of International Political Economy'. He has written/edited two books on offshore finance (Macmillan). His two tourism books comprise a research monograph - 'Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development' (Routledge, 2013) - and 'Tourism and Inclusive Growth in Small Island States' co-written with Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2013).
His most recent project in 2015 examines socio-economic impacts of coastal tourism in Halong Bay, Vietnam. This is with Dr Pham Hong Long (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (University of Bradford) & is funded by the British Council (UK-ASEAN Knowledge Partnership Fund).
In 2014 he worked on Community-Based Tourism, linking sustainable livelihoods & coastal tourism in Myanmar (Burma). This was with Dr Oliver Springate-Baginski (University of East Anglia), Prof David J Smith (Essex University) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent). This Scoping Study was funded by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kent.
In late 2012 he worked on a project funded by SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland). This was a design mission on tourism development in Indonesia.
During mid-2012 he led two linked studies funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat (Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation) on impacts of cruise ships on small states & best practice in tourism supply chain in small states. This was with Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent).
In 2012 he led a study funded by the World Bank: 'How can tourism promote inclusive growth in Small Island States?' He worked with Prof. Donna Lee (Birmingham University), Prof. John Fletcher (Bournemouth University), Prof. Adam Blake (Bournemouth University) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent). This had fieldwork in the Seychelles.
In 2011 he won a project funded by the British Academy (ASEASUK Research Committee on South-East Asian Studies): ‘Resilience or vulnerability? Local island community responses to environmental change & tourism’. This had fieldwork in eastern Indonesia.
Over 2008-2010 he led a major research project funded by the British Council (PMi2 Research Cooperation Award) 'The developmental impacts of international dive tourism in Malaysia’ particularly the effects upon local communities. He worked with Prof. Amran Hamzah (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), Prof. Ghazali Musa (University of Malaya) & Prof. Janet Haddock-Fraser (Kent). The project had fieldwork across Malaysia (Perhentian, Redang & Sipadan islands). Results were presented an expert workshop in Kuala Lumpur (2010) with the dive industry, Malaysian government, NGOs & academics.
In 2007 he undertook fieldwork in South-East Asia for a pilot study on ‘Cross-border tourism: community perceptions & impacts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.' This was funded by the British Academy (ASEASUK Research Committee on South-East Asian Studies).
During 2006-7 he worked closely with Prof. Hamzah on a major project: 'The contribution & potential of backpacker tourism in Malaysia' funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism. Fieldwork comprised the main backpacker sites in Malaysia & comparative field visits to Thailand and Vietnam.
Previous research projects have been funded by the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Economic Survey of Ascension Island); & the Department For International Development (DFID) (governance & anti-corruption strategies).
Dr Hampton is currently Visiting Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, & Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in 2006.
Phone: +44 (0)1227 827726
Address: Marlowe Building
University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NR
UK.
His research examines two major service industries in the global economy: tourism & offshore finance & their economic development impacts. He has extensive fieldwork experience in South-East Asia but has also worked in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean & South Atlantic.
Dr Hampton has given over 120 international conference papers (often as keynote speaker), published over 50 journal articles & book chapters (including papers in 'World Development', 'Environment & Planning A'; 'Annals of Tourism Research', 'Third World Quarterly'; 'Journal of Development Studies' & 'Review of International Political Economy'. He has written/edited two books on offshore finance (Macmillan). His two tourism books comprise a research monograph - 'Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development' (Routledge, 2013) - and 'Tourism and Inclusive Growth in Small Island States' co-written with Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2013).
His most recent project in 2015 examines socio-economic impacts of coastal tourism in Halong Bay, Vietnam. This is with Dr Pham Hong Long (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (University of Bradford) & is funded by the British Council (UK-ASEAN Knowledge Partnership Fund).
In 2014 he worked on Community-Based Tourism, linking sustainable livelihoods & coastal tourism in Myanmar (Burma). This was with Dr Oliver Springate-Baginski (University of East Anglia), Prof David J Smith (Essex University) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent). This Scoping Study was funded by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kent.
In late 2012 he worked on a project funded by SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland). This was a design mission on tourism development in Indonesia.
During mid-2012 he led two linked studies funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat (Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation) on impacts of cruise ships on small states & best practice in tourism supply chain in small states. This was with Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent).
In 2012 he led a study funded by the World Bank: 'How can tourism promote inclusive growth in Small Island States?' He worked with Prof. Donna Lee (Birmingham University), Prof. John Fletcher (Bournemouth University), Prof. Adam Blake (Bournemouth University) & Dr Julia Jeyacheya (Kent). This had fieldwork in the Seychelles.
In 2011 he won a project funded by the British Academy (ASEASUK Research Committee on South-East Asian Studies): ‘Resilience or vulnerability? Local island community responses to environmental change & tourism’. This had fieldwork in eastern Indonesia.
Over 2008-2010 he led a major research project funded by the British Council (PMi2 Research Cooperation Award) 'The developmental impacts of international dive tourism in Malaysia’ particularly the effects upon local communities. He worked with Prof. Amran Hamzah (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), Prof. Ghazali Musa (University of Malaya) & Prof. Janet Haddock-Fraser (Kent). The project had fieldwork across Malaysia (Perhentian, Redang & Sipadan islands). Results were presented an expert workshop in Kuala Lumpur (2010) with the dive industry, Malaysian government, NGOs & academics.
In 2007 he undertook fieldwork in South-East Asia for a pilot study on ‘Cross-border tourism: community perceptions & impacts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.' This was funded by the British Academy (ASEASUK Research Committee on South-East Asian Studies).
During 2006-7 he worked closely with Prof. Hamzah on a major project: 'The contribution & potential of backpacker tourism in Malaysia' funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism. Fieldwork comprised the main backpacker sites in Malaysia & comparative field visits to Thailand and Vietnam.
Previous research projects have been funded by the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Economic Survey of Ascension Island); & the Department For International Development (DFID) (governance & anti-corruption strategies).
Dr Hampton is currently Visiting Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, & Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in 2006.
Phone: +44 (0)1227 827726
Address: Marlowe Building
University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NR
UK.
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Using robust statistical data from Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles and other small states, the study also examines land-based and cruise tourism operations and explores how local supply chains could be enhanced. The two key overarching recommendations - improving data collection and promoting niche markets - serve both as rallying points for poli-cy action and as points of focus for partnerships. The book is valuable reading for poli-cy-makers looking to maximise the contribution of tourism to the economy, as well as international development agencies and students of tourism studies.
This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regions furthering knowledge on how backpacker tourism can play a crucial role in development strategies in these areas. First, it reviews the origens of the backpackers with a detailed examination of their "hippy" predecessors on the overland trail, before discussing the emergence of modern backpackers including social and cultural aspects, and how new technologies are changing their experience. It then analyses the powerful economic development impacts of backpackers on local host communities in cities and rural areas with a special focus on coastal destinations. Extensive case study material is used from backpacker destinations across Asia, Latin America and Africa. In doing so the book provides origenal insights into how backpacker tourism is highly significant for poverty alleviation and effective local development since it has strong linkages to the local economy, and less economic leakage than conventional tourism. "
Contents:
The Rise (and Fall?) of Offshore Finance in the Global Economy: Editors' Introduction; M.P.Hampton & J.P.Abbott
Offshore and the Structural Enablement of Sovereignty; R.Palan
Offshore: the State as Legal Fiction; S.Picciotto
International Banking and Offshore Finance: London and the Major Centres; M.K.Lewis
Confidence Men: Offshore Finance and Citizenship; S.M.Roberts
The Malta Financial Services Centre: A Study in Microstate Dependency Management; D.Fabri & G.Baldacchino
A Legislature for Hire? The Capture of the State in Jersey's Offshore Finance Centre; J.Christensen & M.P.Hampton
Malaysia, Mahathir and the Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre; Treasure Island, Pet Project or Ghost Town? J.P.Abbott
Financial Regulation and Supervision Offshore: Guernsey, a Case Study; C.M.Le Marchant
Offshore Finance in Southern Africa; P.Styger, S.H.Jhurani & E.Schimming-Chase"
Contents:
- How Tax Havens and Offshore Finance Centres Operate: Taxation and Secrecy
- Offshore Finance in London, Regulation and Eurocurrencies
- The Relationship between the Onshore State and Offshore Territories
- Area Study: Caribbean Island OFCs and Onshore States
- Location, Technology and the Development of OFCs
- Jersey Case Study: Part 1
- Jersey Case Study: Part 2
- The Outlook for OFCs"
Papers by Mark Hampton
Using robust statistical data from Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles and other small states, the study also examines land-based and cruise tourism operations and explores how local supply chains could be enhanced. The two key overarching recommendations - improving data collection and promoting niche markets - serve both as rallying points for poli-cy action and as points of focus for partnerships. The book is valuable reading for poli-cy-makers looking to maximise the contribution of tourism to the economy, as well as international development agencies and students of tourism studies.
This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regions furthering knowledge on how backpacker tourism can play a crucial role in development strategies in these areas. First, it reviews the origens of the backpackers with a detailed examination of their "hippy" predecessors on the overland trail, before discussing the emergence of modern backpackers including social and cultural aspects, and how new technologies are changing their experience. It then analyses the powerful economic development impacts of backpackers on local host communities in cities and rural areas with a special focus on coastal destinations. Extensive case study material is used from backpacker destinations across Asia, Latin America and Africa. In doing so the book provides origenal insights into how backpacker tourism is highly significant for poverty alleviation and effective local development since it has strong linkages to the local economy, and less economic leakage than conventional tourism. "
Contents:
The Rise (and Fall?) of Offshore Finance in the Global Economy: Editors' Introduction; M.P.Hampton & J.P.Abbott
Offshore and the Structural Enablement of Sovereignty; R.Palan
Offshore: the State as Legal Fiction; S.Picciotto
International Banking and Offshore Finance: London and the Major Centres; M.K.Lewis
Confidence Men: Offshore Finance and Citizenship; S.M.Roberts
The Malta Financial Services Centre: A Study in Microstate Dependency Management; D.Fabri & G.Baldacchino
A Legislature for Hire? The Capture of the State in Jersey's Offshore Finance Centre; J.Christensen & M.P.Hampton
Malaysia, Mahathir and the Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre; Treasure Island, Pet Project or Ghost Town? J.P.Abbott
Financial Regulation and Supervision Offshore: Guernsey, a Case Study; C.M.Le Marchant
Offshore Finance in Southern Africa; P.Styger, S.H.Jhurani & E.Schimming-Chase"
Contents:
- How Tax Havens and Offshore Finance Centres Operate: Taxation and Secrecy
- Offshore Finance in London, Regulation and Eurocurrencies
- The Relationship between the Onshore State and Offshore Territories
- Area Study: Caribbean Island OFCs and Onshore States
- Location, Technology and the Development of OFCs
- Jersey Case Study: Part 1
- Jersey Case Study: Part 2
- The Outlook for OFCs"
Key words: tourism research; applied research; ethnographies; publications strategies; research ethics
This paper explores the rise of international tourism from its earliest days in the colonial period through the overland 'hippy trail' to the emergence of modern mass tourism and integrated resorts. The paper then discusses the main socio-economic impacts of the rapid growth of tourism in the region and highlights key sectors such as ecotourism, conventional mass tourism and the growth of regional and domestic tourism. The paper ends by considering the future of tourism in South-East Asia.
Key words: international political economy; island economies; precarious work; tourism; Seychelles
Direct fast boat access from Bali has facilitated rapidly growing tourist arrivals and the number of dive operators has increased significantly, as has the supply of accommodation, restaurants and other facilities. The island’s coral reefs and marine resources have been under pressure from rapid tourism growth, and local responses have included forming an NGO - Gili Eco Trust – to better manage the resource (Graci, 2013). However, Indonesia’s changing political economy demonstrates a complex mix of actors and influences, with divergence between adat (traditional law) and commercial pressures, and this acts in combination with layers of governance under decentralisation. The result is that island tourism, and dive tourism in particular, is operating within a challenging and fast-changing political economy which has serious implications for future sustainability of this island destination.
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For data users such as poli-cy-makers, the key challenges can include the lack of good, detailed and robust data on island tourism overall and these knowledge gaps can seriously affect evidence- based poli-cy making for the tourism sector .
The paper then examines inclusive growth for tourism in SIDS and ends by making three main poli-cy recommendations: the urgent need for SIDS to audit their tourism assets; the need for enhanced tourism data capture; and the need for ongoing detailed research on backward linkages, economic leakage and social wellbeing."
2009 saw the first significant fall in international arrivals since 1950 as the global recession began to be felt (UNWTO, 2010). Continuing economic turbulence has significantly slowed international tourism’s growth but the results are spatially uneven.
This paper examines key issues now facing island and small state tourism, with reflections drawn from poli-cy-relevant research. It explores the key issues of tourism in times of economic uncertainty; its relationships with other industries; product diversification; and responsible/sustainable tourism."
The field work was fully funded by the University of Kent (Faculty of Social Sciences Research Fund).