Dr Donald MacLeod
- Senior Lecturer (Social & Environmental Sustainability)
telephone:
01387702010
email:
Donald.MacLeod@glasgow.ac.uk
Research interests
- Principle Investigator: Centre for Research into Regional Development
- Former Director and member, Crichton Tourism Research Centre
Biography
Dr Macleod has a D.Phil in social anthropology from the University of Oxford. He has been a Visiting Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Macalester College, USA; taught social anthropology at Goldsmiths' College, London University, and tutored social anthropology on the Human Sciences programme at the University of Oxford.
Research interests
Theoretical interests: The anthropology of tourism, globalization and cultural change, ecotourism, sustainable development, identity and branding, cultural heritage.
Regional interests are worldwide, with specific focus on the sites of fieldwork below:
- Scotland, 2001 onwards: Tourism, environment and heritage.
- The Dominican Republic, 1999-2000: Sustainable development and tourism in its sociocultural context (power, resources and identity).
- The Canary Islands, 1990-91: Tourism, change and globalization in a fishing settlement.
Publications
2023
MacLeod, D. (2023) Cultural realignment, islands and the influence of tourism: a new conceptual approach. In: Cheer, J. M., Hayward, P. and Prince, S. (eds.) Islandscapes and Tourism: An Anthology. CABI: Oxfordshire, pp. 9-22. ISBN 9781800621510 (doi: 10.1079/9781800621534.0000)
2018
Lunchaprasith, T. and MacLeod, D. (2018) Food tourism and the use of authenticity in Thailand. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 18(2), pp. 101-116. (doi: 10.3727/109830418X15230353469492)
2016
Dunk, R. M., Gillespie, S. A. and MacLeod, D. (2016) Participation and retention in a green tourism certification scheme. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(12), pp. 1585-1603. (doi: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1134558)
2014
MacLeod, D. (2014) Walter Van Beek and Annette Schmidt, editors, African Hosts & their Guests: Cultural Dynamics of Tourism. Africa, 84(03), pp. 504-506. (doi: 10.1017/S0001972014000321)[Book Review]
2013
MacLeod, D. (2013) Cultural realignment, islands and the influence of tourism: A new conceptual approach. Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, 7(2), pp. 74-91.
2012
MacLeod, D. (2012) Alternative or mainstream? Foreign settlers on a Canary Island. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 2(4), pp. 267-281. (doi: 10.1504/IJTA.2012.052536)
MacLeod, D. (2012) Tourism, anthropology and cultural configuration. In: Smith, M.K. and Richards, G. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism. Series: Routledge handbooks. Routledge: New York, NY, USA. ISBN 9780415523516
2011
MacLeod, D. (2011) People, Places and the Location of Meaning: Anthropology in a Mobile World. In: Coleman, S. and Collins, P. (eds.) Dislocating Anthropology?: Bases of Longing and Belonging in the Analysis of Contemporary Societies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443828956
MacLeod, D. (2011) A Canary Island in the context of sustainable tourism development. In: MacLeod, D. and Gillespie, S. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Routledge. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2011) Conclusion. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2011) Introduction. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (2011) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
2010
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (Eds.) (2010) Tourism, Power and Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol, UK. ISBN 9781845411251
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2010) Power, culture and the production of heritage. In: Macleod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (eds.) Tourism, Power And Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol. ISBN 9781845411244
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (2010) Tourism, power and culture: insights from anthropology. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (eds.) Tourism, Power and Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol, UK. ISBN 9781845411251
2009
MacLeod, D. (2009) Scottish theme towns: have new identities enhanced development? Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 7(2), pp. 133-145. (doi: 10.1080/14766820903126460)
2007
MacLeod, D.V. (2007) Land disputes and development activity in the Dominican Republic. In: Momsen, J. and Besson, J. (eds.) Caribbean Land and Development Revisited. Series: Studies of the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan: New York, USA. ISBN 9781403973924
2006
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Cultural commodification and tourism: a very special relationship. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 6(2), pp. 71-84.
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Anthropological investigations: an innocent exploration of the Wicker Man culture. In: Franks, B., Harpers, S., Murray, J. and Stevenson, L. (eds.) The Quest for 'the Wicker Man': History, Folklore and Pagan Perspectives. Luath Press: Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 70-82. ISBN 9781905222186
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Power, resources and identity: the influence of tourism on indigenous communities. In: Burns, P. and Novelli, M. (eds.) Tourism and Social Identities: Global Frameworks and Local Realities. Series: Advances in tourism research. Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISBN 9780080450742
2005
MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact. In: Theobald, W.F. (ed.) Global Tourism: 3rd ed. Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 123-139. ISBN 9780750677899
Carrier, J.G. and MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Bursting the bubble: the socio-cultural context of ecotourism. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 11(2), pp. 315-334. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2005.00238.x)
MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Narratives of belonging and identity in the Dominican Republic. In: Besson, J. and Fog Olwig, K. (eds.) Caribbean Narratives of Belonging: Fields of Relations, Sites of Identity. Series: Warwick University Caribbean studies. Macmillan Caribbean: London, England. ISBN 9781405018791
2004
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Selling space: power and resource allocation in a Caribbean coastal community. In: Carrier, J. (ed.) Confronting Environments: Local Understanding in a Globalizing World. Series: Globalization and the environment (2). AltaMira Press: Walnut Creek, CA, USA, pp. 31-48. ISBN 9780759105621
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Ecotourism for rural development in the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. In: Hall, D., Roberts, L. and Mitchell, M. (eds.) New Directions in Rural tourism. Series: New directions in tourism analysis. Ashgate Publicaions: Aldershot, Hampshire, England, pp. 194-204. ISBN 9780754636335
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Tourism, Globalization and Cultural Change: An Island Community Perspective. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Clevedon, England. ISBN 9781873150726
2003
MacLeod, D.V. (Ed.) (2003) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
MacLeod, D.V. (2003) Culture and the construction of a niche market destination. In: MacLeod, D.V. (ed.) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
MacLeod, D.V. (2003) The niche in tourism. In: MacLeod, D.V. (ed.) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
2002
MacLeod, D.V. (2002) Disappearing culture? Globalization and a Canary Island fishing settlement. History and Anthropology, 13(1), pp. 53-67. (doi: 10.1080/02757200290002888)
2001
MacLeod, D.V. (2001) Parks or people? National parks and the case of Del Este, Dominican Republic. Progress in Development Studies, 1(3), pp. 221-235. (doi: 10.1177/146499340100100303)
1999
MacLeod, D.V. (1999) Tourism and the globalization of a Canary Island. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 5(3), pp. 443-456. (doi: 10.2307/2661277)
1998
MacLeod, D.V. (1998) Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact. In: Theobald, W.F. (ed.) Global Tourism. Butterworth Heinemann: Oxford, England, pp. 150-168. ISBN 9780750640220
MacLeod, D.V. (1998) Office politics: power in the London salesroom. Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, 29(3), pp. 213-229.
1997
Abram, S., Waldren, J.D. and MacLeod, D.V. (Eds.) (1997) Tourists and Tourism: Identifying with People and Places. Series: Berg ethnic identities series. Berg: Oxford, England. ISBN 9781859739051
MacLeod, D.V. (1997) 'Alternative' tourists on a Canary Island. In: Abram, S., Waldren, J.D. and MacLeod, D.V. (eds.) Tourists and Tourism: Identifying with People and Places. Series: Berg ethnicity and identities series. Berg: Oxford, England, pp. 108-129. ISBN 9781859739051
1995
MacLeod, D.V. (1995) Access at Goldsmiths’. Anthropology in Action, 2(3),
Articles
Lunchaprasith, T. and MacLeod, D. (2018) Food tourism and the use of authenticity in Thailand. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 18(2), pp. 101-116. (doi: 10.3727/109830418X15230353469492)
Dunk, R. M., Gillespie, S. A. and MacLeod, D. (2016) Participation and retention in a green tourism certification scheme. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(12), pp. 1585-1603. (doi: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1134558)
MacLeod, D. (2013) Cultural realignment, islands and the influence of tourism: A new conceptual approach. Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, 7(2), pp. 74-91.
MacLeod, D. (2012) Alternative or mainstream? Foreign settlers on a Canary Island. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 2(4), pp. 267-281. (doi: 10.1504/IJTA.2012.052536)
MacLeod, D. (2009) Scottish theme towns: have new identities enhanced development? Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 7(2), pp. 133-145. (doi: 10.1080/14766820903126460)
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Cultural commodification and tourism: a very special relationship. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 6(2), pp. 71-84.
Carrier, J.G. and MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Bursting the bubble: the socio-cultural context of ecotourism. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 11(2), pp. 315-334. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2005.00238.x)
MacLeod, D.V. (2002) Disappearing culture? Globalization and a Canary Island fishing settlement. History and Anthropology, 13(1), pp. 53-67. (doi: 10.1080/02757200290002888)
MacLeod, D.V. (2001) Parks or people? National parks and the case of Del Este, Dominican Republic. Progress in Development Studies, 1(3), pp. 221-235. (doi: 10.1177/146499340100100303)
MacLeod, D.V. (1999) Tourism and the globalization of a Canary Island. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 5(3), pp. 443-456. (doi: 10.2307/2661277)
MacLeod, D.V. (1998) Office politics: power in the London salesroom. Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, 29(3), pp. 213-229.
MacLeod, D.V. (1995) Access at Goldsmiths’. Anthropology in Action, 2(3),
Books
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (2011) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Tourism, Globalization and Cultural Change: An Island Community Perspective. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Clevedon, England. ISBN 9781873150726
Book Sections
MacLeod, D. (2023) Cultural realignment, islands and the influence of tourism: a new conceptual approach. In: Cheer, J. M., Hayward, P. and Prince, S. (eds.) Islandscapes and Tourism: An Anthology. CABI: Oxfordshire, pp. 9-22. ISBN 9781800621510 (doi: 10.1079/9781800621534.0000)
MacLeod, D. (2012) Tourism, anthropology and cultural configuration. In: Smith, M.K. and Richards, G. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism. Series: Routledge handbooks. Routledge: New York, NY, USA. ISBN 9780415523516
MacLeod, D. (2011) People, Places and the Location of Meaning: Anthropology in a Mobile World. In: Coleman, S. and Collins, P. (eds.) Dislocating Anthropology?: Bases of Longing and Belonging in the Analysis of Contemporary Societies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443828956
MacLeod, D. (2011) A Canary Island in the context of sustainable tourism development. In: MacLeod, D. and Gillespie, S. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Routledge. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2011) Conclusion. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2011) Introduction. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Gillespie, S.A. (eds.) Sustainable Tourism in Rural Europe: Approaches to Development. Series: Routledge advances in tourism (21). Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415547994
MacLeod, D.V.L. (2010) Power, culture and the production of heritage. In: Macleod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (eds.) Tourism, Power And Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol. ISBN 9781845411244
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (2010) Tourism, power and culture: insights from anthropology. In: MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (eds.) Tourism, Power and Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol, UK. ISBN 9781845411251
MacLeod, D.V. (2007) Land disputes and development activity in the Dominican Republic. In: Momsen, J. and Besson, J. (eds.) Caribbean Land and Development Revisited. Series: Studies of the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan: New York, USA. ISBN 9781403973924
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Anthropological investigations: an innocent exploration of the Wicker Man culture. In: Franks, B., Harpers, S., Murray, J. and Stevenson, L. (eds.) The Quest for 'the Wicker Man': History, Folklore and Pagan Perspectives. Luath Press: Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 70-82. ISBN 9781905222186
MacLeod, D.V. (2006) Power, resources and identity: the influence of tourism on indigenous communities. In: Burns, P. and Novelli, M. (eds.) Tourism and Social Identities: Global Frameworks and Local Realities. Series: Advances in tourism research. Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISBN 9780080450742
MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact. In: Theobald, W.F. (ed.) Global Tourism: 3rd ed. Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 123-139. ISBN 9780750677899
MacLeod, D.V. (2005) Narratives of belonging and identity in the Dominican Republic. In: Besson, J. and Fog Olwig, K. (eds.) Caribbean Narratives of Belonging: Fields of Relations, Sites of Identity. Series: Warwick University Caribbean studies. Macmillan Caribbean: London, England. ISBN 9781405018791
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Selling space: power and resource allocation in a Caribbean coastal community. In: Carrier, J. (ed.) Confronting Environments: Local Understanding in a Globalizing World. Series: Globalization and the environment (2). AltaMira Press: Walnut Creek, CA, USA, pp. 31-48. ISBN 9780759105621
MacLeod, D.V. (2004) Ecotourism for rural development in the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. In: Hall, D., Roberts, L. and Mitchell, M. (eds.) New Directions in Rural tourism. Series: New directions in tourism analysis. Ashgate Publicaions: Aldershot, Hampshire, England, pp. 194-204. ISBN 9780754636335
MacLeod, D.V. (2003) Culture and the construction of a niche market destination. In: MacLeod, D.V. (ed.) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
MacLeod, D.V. (2003) The niche in tourism. In: MacLeod, D.V. (ed.) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
MacLeod, D.V. (1998) Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact. In: Theobald, W.F. (ed.) Global Tourism. Butterworth Heinemann: Oxford, England, pp. 150-168. ISBN 9780750640220
MacLeod, D.V. (1997) 'Alternative' tourists on a Canary Island. In: Abram, S., Waldren, J.D. and MacLeod, D.V. (eds.) Tourists and Tourism: Identifying with People and Places. Series: Berg ethnicity and identities series. Berg: Oxford, England, pp. 108-129. ISBN 9781859739051
Book Reviews
MacLeod, D. (2014) Walter Van Beek and Annette Schmidt, editors, African Hosts & their Guests: Cultural Dynamics of Tourism. Africa, 84(03), pp. 504-506. (doi: 10.1017/S0001972014000321)[Book Review]
Edited Books
MacLeod, D.V.L. and Carrier, J.G. (Eds.) (2010) Tourism, Power and Culture: Anthropological Insights. Series: Tourism and cultural change. Channel View Publications: Bristol, UK. ISBN 9781845411251
MacLeod, D.V. (Ed.) (2003) Niche Tourism in Question: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Problems and Possibilities. University of Glasgow Crichton Publications: Dumfries, Scotland. ISBN 9780852617717
Abram, S., Waldren, J.D. and MacLeod, D.V. (Eds.) (1997) Tourists and Tourism: Identifying with People and Places. Series: Berg ethnic identities series. Berg: Oxford, England. ISBN 9781859739051
Grants
Grants
- Principle Investigator (Research) on EU (ERDF) match-funded project (£530,000) Centre for Research into Regional Development
- Dr Macleod's Research Fellowship (2001-04) was funded by Scottish Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway
Supervision
- Irretier, Juliette
'Tonic on our battered souls'? Geopolitical Investigations of German Outlander Fandom and Screen Tourism in Scotland
Additional information
Memberships
- The Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth
- The Royal Anthropological Institute
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy