Stigma as attraction: Local actors and the tourism-led commodification of territorial stigma
Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies
Published online on August 05, 2026
Abstract
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Stigmatised neighbourhoods are commonly associated with social discredit, fear and marginalisation. Yet in recent years, they have increasingly attracted tourists in both the Global South and the Global North. However, few studies have explicitly ...
Stigmatised neighbourhoods are commonly associated with social discredit, fear and marginalisation. Yet in recent years, they have increasingly attracted tourists in both the Global South and the Global North. However, few studies have explicitly ...