Title: Residents' empowerment in tourism contexts: a structured literature review and future research agenda

Authors: Vageesh Neelavar Kelkar; Giridhar B. Kamath; Amol S. Dhaigude; Jyothi Mallya

Addresses: Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India ' Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India ' Department of Operations Supply Chain Management, S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, 400047, India ' Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India

Abstract: This research examines empowering residents and highlights various theories, research countries, top-cited papers, methodologies, contexts, and opportunities for further study. It employs the recommended Scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature review (SPAR-4-SLR) techniques to systematically review, synthesise, and integrate the literature on resident empowerment using the theory-context-methodologies (TCM) framework. The findings revealed that a large number of studies are conducted in rural contexts, and Scheyvens' framework was adopted by the researchers. This comprehensive overview provides a foundation for future research. It contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between residents' empowerment and tourism development by analysing the most commonly used theories and methodologies and studying the context in the resident empowerment domain.

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; resident empowerment; structured literature review; theory; contexts; methodology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTP.2025.147430

International Journal of Tourism Policy, 2025 Vol.15 No.3, pp.187 - 202

Received: 18 Apr 2024
Accepted: 23 Oct 2024
Published online: 15 Jul 2025 *

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