Rami K. Isaac is Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. He was born in Palestine and did his undergraduate studies in the Netherlands, graduate studies in the UK, and has earned his PhD from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research interests are in tourism development and management, critical theory, and political aspects of tourism. He published numerous articles and book chapters on tourism and political (in)stability, occupation, tourism and war, dark tourism, violence, and transformational tourism.

• Introduction to dark tourism 1. Dark tourism and World Heritage Sites: a Delphi study of stakeholder perceptions of the development of dark tourism products 2. Touring female crime: power and perceptions 3. Commemorative insights: the best of life, in death 4. Does emotional engagement matter in dark tourism? Implications drawn from a reflective approach 5. Designing dark tourism experiences: an exploration of edutainment interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions 6. Uncomfortable and worthy: the role of students’ field trips to dark tourism sites in higher education 7. Dark tourism as educational tourism: the case of ‘hope tourism’ in Fukushima, Japan Conclusion: future research directions

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