Dr Donald MacLeod

  • Senior Lecturer (Social & Environmental Sustainability)

telephone: 01387702010
email: Donald.MacLeod@glasgow.ac.uk

Import to contacts

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

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Number of items: 34.

2023

MacLeod, D. (2023) Cultural realignment, islands and the influence of tourism: a new conceptual approach. In: Cheer, Joseph M., Hayward, Philip and Prince, Solene (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. 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.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

2010

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. (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

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),

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Number of items: 34.

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, Joseph M., Hayward, Philip and Prince, Solene (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]

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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


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