Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2019
Capstone Advisor
Natalie Koch
Honors Reader
Azra Hromadžić
Capstone Major
International Relations
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
International Relations | Political Science | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
This study explores the complex relationship between U.S. militarism and tourism in the Philippines. The tourism perspective that is prominent throughout challenges the equality of the military partnership between the U.S. and the Philippines. This study analyses the history of the U.S. military presence in the Philippines, starting with the colonial era at the turn of the twentieth century. Assessing infrastructure—its past and ongoing development—reveals itself as a significant connection between militarism and tourism—mobility. Ultimately, this study of the relationship between U.S. militarism and tourism provides a better understanding of the future impacts of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement—a 2016 bilateral agreement—in the Philippines.
Recommended Citation
Strait, Anna, "Sun, Sea, and Sand: U.S. Militarism and Tourism in the Philippines" (2019). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 1106.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1106
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