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Findings, field notes, frameworks, and ongoing studies from LAGAI’s Cultural Research and Tourism Department — published as the work is completed, not held back for a single annual report.

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Comparative Cultural Reception in Structured Welcome Tourism: A Pilot Study from Cape Verde

LAGAI Cultural Research & Tourism Department

LAGAI Working Paper Series · WP-2026-01 · Started June 2026

A pre/post mixed-methods study examining how visitors from Germany, Portugal, the United States, and the United Kingdom perceive and connect with Cape Verdean culture before and after a structured cultural welcome. Drawing on the inaugural cohort of LAGAI’s Welcome Experience programme on Santiago Island, the study tests whether a brief institutional orientation measurably alters intercultural reception, cultural literacy, and the depth of visitor engagement with host communities during onward travel.

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In progress WP-2026-01

Comparative Cultural Reception in Structured Welcome Tourism: A Pilot Study from Cape Verde

LAGAI Cultural Research & Tourism Department

LAGAI Working Paper Series · WP-2026-01 · Started June 2026

A pre/post mixed-methods study examining how visitors from Germany, Portugal, the United States, and the United Kingdom perceive and connect with Cape Verdean culture before and after a structured cultural welcome. Drawing on the inaugural cohort of LAGAI’s Welcome Experience programme on Santiago Island, the study tests whether a brief institutional orientation measurably alters intercultural reception, cultural literacy, and the depth of visitor engagement with host communities during onward travel through the archipelago.

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Planned HDP-2026-02

Documenting Batuque: A Community-Authored Record of a Living Santiago Tradition

LAGAI Cultural Research & Tourism Department, in partnership with Santiago Island community elders (TBC)

LAGAI Heritage Documentation Programme · HDP-2026-02 · Starting October 2026

A planned community-led documentation programme for the Batuque percussive tradition of Santiago Island, conducted in partnership with practising community elders and rooted in shared authorship from the first session. The project seeks to produce an open audio-visual archive, a contextual scholarly companion, and a community-owned right of withdrawal — building toward eventual UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition while ensuring the tradition continues to belong to the communities that hold it.

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Further heritage subjects under consideration

Cultural Research & Tourism Department

Long-term documentation programme · 2027 and beyond

Additional Cape Verdean cultural and musical traditions — including Funana, Morna, traditional crafts, and festival practices — are being considered for future documentation as departmental capacity grows. Each subject will follow the same community-engaged, consent-first methodology established by the Batuque programme.

Interested in this research, or want to collaborate?

We welcome inquiries from researchers, cultural institutions, government bodies, UNESCO-aligned organisations, and partners across the Cape Verde–Europe corridor.

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