Only Those Who Can Shout Loud Enough Will be Heard? Tourism Lobbying in a Turbulent World of Wicked Problems in Germany

Abstract

Thanks to a background of federal structures with varied jurisdictions, responsibilities and competencies, and a wide range of stakeholders active in tourism policy and the tourism industry, a high degree of complexity characterises tourism structures in Germany. These structures often present a great challenge in the sense of Head’s (2022) wicked problems, as policy success depends on identifying the relevant political level, the relevant tourism policy decision-makers and the relevant political institutions with whom to communicate and interact. One option for realising interests is tourism lobbying. In this context, the tourism lobbying model according to Pillmayer and Scherle (2014) serves as a starting point to visualise and ultimately implement the procedure.

Citation

Pillmayer, M. and Scherle, N. (2024), "Only Those Who Can Shout Loud Enough Will be Heard? Tourism Lobbying in a Turbulent World of Wicked Problems in Germany", Pforr, C., Pillmayer, M., Joppe, M., Scherle, N. and Pechlaner, H. (Ed.) Tourism Policy-Making in the Context of Contested Wicked Problems: Politics, Paradigm Shifts and Transformation Processes (Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 17B), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1871-31732024000017B005