REAWAKENING MACANESE IDENTITY: THE IMPACT OF CHINESE OUTBOUND TOURISM

摘要

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF CHINESE OUTBOUND TOURISM AS A CATALYST OF CHANGE FOR THE MACANESE IDENTITY. THERE IS AN EMERGING TREND TO HAVE A NEW IDENTITY AMONGST MACANESE RESIDENTS TO VALORIZE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ASSETS. BY USING BOURDIEU’S CONCEPT OF HABITUS, IT PROPOSES THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE IS BUILT TO VOICE CONCERNS OF LANGUAGE, PLACE ATTACHMENT AND INDUCED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE STUDY UTILIZES A MIXED METHOD APPROACH COMPRISING A SURVEY FOR NETIZENS AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, IN ORDER TO FULLY UNDERSTAND CHANGES DUE TO CHINESE OUTBOUND TOURISM.