No dia 4 de novembro, Sandra Sánchez Sánchez (University of Oviedo) será a oradora de um seminário conjunto dos Grupos de Investigação LIFE e SHIFT. Na Sala 1 do ICS-ULisboa e online.

The Sociology of Food Research Group led a participatory action research pilot project between 2022 and 2023 to connect all actors in the food system of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). The aim of this conference was to present the methodological model of participation-action used in that project to reach consensus on the problems of the food system in the Principality of Asturias (Spain) based on dialogue between all the actors involved (production, industry, distribution, restaurant business, consumers, waste management, administration, and science).

The process emphasized shared responsibility and the need for multi-sector participation to transform the agri-food system. Social scientists acted as moderators to ensure inclusivity and equitable representation across all sectors. The project concluded with the creation of collaboration and a decalogue of proposals to address sustainability in the Principality of Asturias.

The decalogue can be found on this link.

Sandra Sánchez-Sánchez is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oviedo and a member of The Sociology of Food Research Group (SOCIALIMEN). She is D. in Sociology (2017), MA in History and Sociocultural Analysis (2012) and BA in Philosophy (2011) from the University of Oviedo. From several research projects, she has published articles such as “La alimentación en el discurso institucional internacional: un análisis léxico de los documentos oficiales sobre cambio climático” in Política y Sociedad “Are Spanish Surveys Ready to Detect the Social Factors of Obesity?” in the British Food Journal and “Deporte, cuerpo y alimentación: un análisis sociohistórico de cuatro generaciones de deportistas” in EMPIRIA Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales. Also, she has coordinated with Sonia Otero Estévez the book “Caminando hacia la alimentación sostenible en Asturias” in TREA book publishing. Her research interests are the sociology of food, health, body and sport.