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Jim Butcher

Dr Jim Butcher

I joined CCCU in 2000. I am a Reader in the Geography of Tourism and I teach across a range of subjects in the Business School.

I have been at CCCU for over 2 decades.

I have a PhD from the University of Birmingham, and other degrees from Birmingham and Coventry. I have served on the Academic Board at CCCU and also as chair of the local union branch.

Expertise

  • tourism geography
  • sociology of leisure and tourism

Website & blog: http://canterbury.academia.edu/JimButcher

Read more of my research.

I have worked with a number of universities, in the UK and abroad, as an external examiner.

I teach across a range of subjects including: research methods; economics; and social and cultural issues relating to tourism, events and hospitality.

My research focuses on political and cultural issues relating to mass tourism.

I have written 3 books and edited a couple more looking at political and social issues relating to tourism.

I have also written widely in academic journals and in a range of other media. 

Research Projects

  • “Making a Difference” : Volunteer Tourism and Development. Researcher(s): Mr Peter Smith. Supervisor(s): Dr Chris Bull, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • An Investigation Into The Role of Mobile Phones During Visitors Experience When Attending Dark Tourism Destinations/Attractions. Researcher(s): Miss Lorna Sexton Mills. Supervisor(s): Dr Lorna Thomas, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Boosting Oenotourism in Britain through the utilization of a novel Digital Tourism Marketplace and complimentary Ai applications. A case study of England and Wales.. Researcher(s): Miss Ka Akwuba. Supervisor(s): Dr Zanda Serdane, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • CSR policy and leisure organisations – responses to the Covid pandemic.. Researcher(s): Mr Dave Melmoth. Supervisor(s): Dr Marion Stuart-Hoyle, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Takehiko Kozue. Supervisor(s): Dr Jim Butcher, Professor Thomas Hennessey. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Avagnale Avagnale. Supervisor(s): Dr Jim Butcher, Dr Hannan Azhar. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Flying with Wheels; A Netnographical Inquiry of the Wheelchair Using Community and their expectations of airline service quality.. Researcher(s): Mrs ELIZABETH ADUHENE. Supervisor(s): Dr Marion Stuart-Hoyle, Dr Shola Osinaike, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Narratives in economics and their impact on fiscal/economic sustainability. Researcher(s): Mr Bryaan Masindo. Supervisor(s): Dr Richard McManus, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Organised/formal versus informal leisure: an investigation of parental views of freedom in their children's leisure lives. Researcher(s): Dr David Nash. Supervisor(s): Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Overtourism: Its meaning and its impact on the host country. Researcher(s): Dr Jim Butcher. [Project report]
  • Sustainable tourism planning and policy implementation at selected attractions in Nigeria. Researcher(s): Dr Adenike Adebayo. Supervisor(s): Dr Jane Lovell, Dr Jim Butcher. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Teaching Students of English for Specific Purposes for Tourism how to communicate effectively and appropriately through integrating Authentic Materials for Oral Presentations into ESP Classes to Develop Learners’ Communication Skills.. Researcher(s): Miss Salima Rarbi. Supervisor(s): Dr Jim Butcher, Dr Julie Scott. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • The Challenges of Rural Ecotourism: A Case Study of Thailand. Researcher(s): Miss Titiyawadee Punmanee. Supervisor(s): Dr Jim Butcher, Dr Marion Stuart-Hoyle. [Postgraduate Research Project]

I am working on a number of projects examining the prospects for tourism post Covid-19.

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jim.butcher@canterbury.ac.uk
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Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences
Christ Church Business School