Dr Tomas Pernecky
Senior Lecturer
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 extn 6764
Email: tomas.pernecky@aut.ac.nz
Physical Address:
WH523
School of Hospitality and Tourism
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland New Zealand
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Bedfordshire, UK. Thesis title: Understanding and interpreting tourism: A constructionist probe into the epistemology of tourism studies.
- Master of Business (First Class Honours), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
- Bachelor of business College of Tourism, Hotel and Spa Management, Prague, Czech Republic.
Memberships and Affiliations:
Biography:
Tomas teaches event management papers at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in Auckland, New Zealand. He has published in leading tourism journals and is one of the editors of The Journal of Tourism and Peace Research.
He founded the epthe network which was created for researchers and students interested in critically exploring the issues of peace through tourism, hospitality, and events.
His primary research focuses mainly on knowledge production of and theoretical inquiries into tourism, constructionist epistemology, hermeneutic phenomenology, sustainability, and the critical exploration of issues surrounding peace.
Publications:
- Pernecky, T., & Lueck, M. (Eds.). (2013). Events, society and sustainability: Critical and contemporary approaches. London: Routledge.
- Pernecky, T., & Lueck, M. (2013). Editors' Introduction: Events in the Age of Sustainability. In T. Pernecky & M. Lueck (Eds.), Events, society and sustainability: Critical and contemporary approaches. London: Routledge.
- Pernecky, T. (2013). Events, Society and Sustainability: Five Propositions. In T. Pernecky & M. Lueck (Eds.), Events, society and sustainability: Critical and contemporary approaches. London: Routledge.
- Pernecky, T. (2012). Constructionism: Critical Pointers for Tourism Studies. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(2), 1116–1137. doi:10.1016/j.annals.2011.12.010.
- Pernecky, T., & Jamal, T. (2010). (Hermeneutic) Phenomenology in Tourism Studies. Annals of Tourism Research, 37(4), 1055-1075. doi:10.1016/j.annals.2010.04.002.
- Pernecky, T. (2010). The Being of Tourism. The Journal of Tourism and Peace Research, 1(1), 1-22.
- Pernecky, T. (2009). Broadening the Vistas of Tourism Epistemology: The Concept of “Being in the World. Paper published in the proceedings of the 3rd International Critical Tourism Studies Conference, pp.16-25.
- Pernecky, T. (2009). Understanding and Interpreting Tourism: A Constructionist Probe into the Epistemology of Tourism Studies. (Doctoral Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, UK).
- Pernecky, T. (2006). Immersing in Ontology and the Research Process: Constructivism the Foundation for Exploring the (In)credible OBE? In I. Ateljevic, N. Morgan & A. Pritchard (Eds.), The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies: Innovative Research Methodologies: Elsevier.
- Doorne, S., Cary S. H, Brown, G., Lester, J., Pernecky, T. et al. (2007). Processes of Becoming: Academic Journeys, Moments and Reflections. In I. Ateljevic, N. Morgan & A. Pritchard (Eds.), The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies: Innovative Research Methodologies. Elsevier: Advances in Tourism Research.
- Pernecky, T., & Johnston, C. (2006). Voyage Through Numinous Space; Applying the Specialization Concept to New Age Tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 31(1), 37-46.
- Pernecky, T. (2006). Co-Creating with the universe: A phenomenological study of New Age tourists. Tourism, 54(2), 127-143.
- Pernecky, T. (2012, 20 April). Researching Peace: Progress, Issues and Challenges. Presented at the NZTRI Seminar Series 2012:5, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Pernecky, T., & Moufakkir, O. (2011, 2-5 July). Tourism & Peace Workshop. Workshop delivered at the IV Critical Tourism Studies Conference, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
- Pernecky, T. (2011, 2-5 July). Worldmaking: A new paradigm for tourism and events studies. Paper presented at the IV Critical Tourism Studies Conference, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
- Pernecky, T. (2011, 28 June - 1 July). Tourism and Constructionist Inquiry. Paper presented at the Advancing the Social Science of Tourism Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
- Pernecky, T., & Poulston, J. (2010, 28 November). Researching Phenomena on the Fringe of Acceptance. Paper presented at the 4th Conference of the International Competence Network of Tourism Research and Education (ICNT), AUT University, Auckland.
- Pernecky, T. (2010, 24-26 November). The Importance of (Hermeneutic) Phenomenological Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Studies. Paper presented at the New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, AUT University, Auckland.
- Pernecky, T. (2010) Tourism Through Constructionism. Conference abstract published in the proceedings of the XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology (Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-17 July 2010).
- Pernecky, T. (2009, 21-24th June ). Broadening the Vistas of Tourism Epistemology: The Concept of “Being in the World". Paper presented at the 3rd International Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Zadar, Croatia.
- Pernecky, T. (2007, 20-23 June). Making Sense of the Critical Turn. Paper presented at the 2nd International Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Split, Croatia.
- Pernecky, T. (2006, 8 June). The Process of New Age Becoming and the Critical Turn in Tourism Studies, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
- Pernecky, T. (2005, 30 June - 3 July). Exploring the (In)credible: The Impact of Constructivism in Tourism Studies. Paper presented at the 1st International Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Awards:
- 2010 Faculty of Applied Humanities Emerging Researcher Award 2010
- 2009 Exemplary Program Award for 2009 Australasian Conference on Obesity*
- 2008 Exemplary Program Award for Going Green 2008*
*These conferences were recognised as the most exemplary programmes by the Conferences and Professional Programs (CAPP) Awards Committee based in Boston, Massachusetts, which is part of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA).