Designing a stakeholder participation model in the formation of cultural tourism policies (Case study of Tehran)

Subject Areas : Public Policy In Administration

seyed mostafa  taghavi ¹ (Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University of Sciences and Research)
Karmollah  Daneshfard ² (2Professor and Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch)
naser  mirsepasi ³ (Professor and Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch)

Received: 2022-10-06 Accepted : 2023-01-07 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Implications for policy, Characteristics of beneficiaries, Policy drivers, Tourism drivers,

Abstract :

Context: Ithas a great potential in the field of cultural tourism in Tehran, which city is not using this position properly.will be Therefore, the aim of the research is to provide a model ofstakeholder participation in the formation of cultural policies in TehranResearch method: The current research is applied from the perspective of the audience of development and also from the point of view of the method in the field of qualitative research. In order to design the research model, the analysis method was used. The participants in the research included 21 university experts as well as Tehran municipality managers who were selected for the purpose. The data collection method was semi-structured interview.Findings: The findings of the research showed, the cases of participation in the field of cultural tourism policy making, including identification and development of stakeholders' participation platform, communication and support of methods, development, focus on participation and creation of structure and attention to problem analysis from the perspective of stakeholders and alignment. It is between them. Finally, research studies have identified a patternResults:effective participation of stakeholders can be effective in improving the process of policy and cultural tourism development, which requires attention identified effective factors.