PODPORA VÝZKUMNÝCH AKTIVIT V CESTOVNÍM RUCHU Z GRANTOVÝCH NÁSTROJŮ EU
SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN TOURISM FROM THE EU GRANT TOOLS

Author(s): Ondřej Repík
Subject(s): Economic policy, Higher Education , Methodology and research technology, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Tourism
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: tourism; research; universities; EU grant programmes; public support;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the support of research activities in tourism from public resources with an emphasis on European Union grant frameworks. In general, public support of tourism is quite often subject of expert debates and support of tourism research is no exception. Just as there are significant economic and social impacts of tourism, discussions about its support are similarly alive. However, most authors agree that tourism research is essential and strongly influences its further development, actor behavior and the form of tourism institutions. Basis of this article consists of summarizing the main findings from analysis, if there are opportunities for funding research activities from EU grant instruments and what are the conditions for obtaining them. Article also summarizes the main opinions and approaches that are expressed in expert literature. The aim of this article is to summarize information on possibilities of supporting research in tourism and to start professional discussion on whether this support is provided in an adequate level and whether it is necessary at all. In the text of this article there were used induction-deductive methods, methods of comparison, description, abstraction and analogy.

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