Research Blog: Tourism, Conservation, Communities, Governance and Politics.
Edwin Obombo Magio
PhD Researcher
Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management
Leeds Beckett University, Macaulay Hall, Headingley Campus
Leeds LS6 3QN
Hello, and thank you for visiting my website. I am a Ph.D. Researcher in the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. My doctoral research explores power dynamics in community-governed tourism conservancies in Kenya, using political ecology as analytical framework.
Before beginning my My Ph.D., I worked as a Teaching and Research Assistant in the Department of Tourism Management at Moi University, Kenya. My areas of research and teaching include biodiversity conservation, community development, equitable benefit distribution in tourism, tourism conservation partnerships, governance in tourism and the political ecology of tourism.
This website serves as a platform to share insights about my Ph.D. research and related activities. Please don’t hesitate to reach out, share and subscribe to my blog.
Qualifications
PhD. Tourism & Hospitality Management, (Leeds Beckett University), Current
MSc. Responsible Tourism Management (Leeds Beckett University), 2022
B. Tourism Management (Moi University), 2016
Publications & Presentations
Publications
Tello Chan, J. M., Magio, K. O., Magio E.O., & Valdez, M. V. (2026). ”Environmental Education and Awareness as a Predictor of Conservation Attitudes and Practices in Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism.” Sustainability, 18(5), 2579.
Magio E.O. & Louwman-Vogels, C. (2023). “Benefit Sharing from Maasai Manyatta Visits.” Tourism Cases. CABI.
Magio, E. O. (2021). “Africa must put communities, and conservation at the centre of travel & tourism recovery.” Blog Article. The ‘Good Tourism’ Blog.
Presentations
”Empirical Manifestation of Power in Protected Area Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review.” Presented at the Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) confrence on Hospitality Industry: Its Impact on Environment, Community and Workplace, Leeds Beckett University, UK. May 2024.
“The Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships on Wildlife Conservation in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya.” Presented at the ATLAS Africa Conference on Tourism and Innovation, Makerere University, Uganda. June 2019.
“The Influence of Devolved System of Governance on Rural Tourism Development in Narok County.” Presented at the ATLAS Africa Conference on Tourism and Travel Competitiveness: Opportunities and Challenges, Moi University, Kenya. June 2017.
Teaching
Current: Graduate Teaching Assistant – Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK
2016 – 2022: Teaching Assistant, Department of Tourism Management, Moi University, Kenya
Awards & Honors
2023: Ph.D. Research Bursary – Events, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University
2022: Distinction – MSc. Responsible Tourism Management, Leeds Beckett University
2020: Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship
2017: Mara Gates Kenya Scholarship
2016: First Class Honours – Bachelor of Tourism Management, Moi University
BLOG
News & Blogs My Guest Lecture on Tourism in the Global South
Last week, I had the exciting opportunity to deliver a guest lecture to Leeds Beckett University students taking the module...
News & Blogs Welcome to my research blog
Hi there! I’m excited to share what I’ve been working on for my PhD - exploring power dynamics in community-governed...