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Conferences by invitation and public presentations of research results
(2016) “Food and crisis: an interinstitutional research experience in Asturias”. Conference on Research in Educational Innovation. 24 and 25 May at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
(2015) “Multiculturalism, xenophobia, and coexistence”. Round table on immigration and emigration, AdePaVaN; Barredos Cultural Centre, Pola de Laviana, 11th March.
(2015) “Between jihadism and Islamophobia: Is intercultural coexistence in question?”, Round Table organized by the Asturian Association of Sociology and the Official Association of Political Science and Sociology of the Principality of Asturias; Centro Cultural Antiguo Instituto, Gijón, 12 February.
(2014). Closing session of the Fifth Food Industry Day. “The eating habits of Spanish people. Some keys to understanding food change in times of crisis”. Organized by the Association for Research and Science in the Meat Industry. Asturias (May).
(2014). Working session at the Spanish Red Cross (Asturias) to discuss the results of the study “Food Aid Plan for vulnerable families in the Principality of Asturias” (Oviedo).
(2014). Presentation of the study “Spanish eating habits” at the Alimentaria Fair (Barcelona).
(2014) “Food Habits Among Spaniards. Clues to understanding their transformation in times of crisis”. Towards an International Network for Studying Food Habits, 5th Asia-Euro Conference 2014 in Tourism, Hospitality, and Gastronomy. Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(2014) Moderating the round table on “The challenges for monarchies in 21st-century societies: Is the institution anachronistic or still valid?”, organized by the Asturian Association of Sociology and the Official Association of Political Science and Sociology of the Principality of Asturias; Centro Cultural Antiguo Instituto, 26 June, Gijón.
(2014) “Initiatives for democratic regeneration. A perspective from Holland”. Round table: “The initiatives of democratic regeneration”, organised by the Royal Asturian Academy of Law; Asturian Press Club of New Spain, 16th June, Oviedo.
(2014) “European elections 2014. The rise of the ‘extreme right’ in Europe”. Round table: “Asturias, Spain, Europe. And after the elections, what?” organized by the Asturian Association of Sociology and the Official Association of Political Science and Sociology of the Principality of Asturias; Centro Cultural Antiguo Instituto, 28 May, Gijón.
(2013). “An analytical approach to the studies of Sociology of Food ‘with comparative perspective’”, Comparing foodways: a European seminar on approaches to the cross-national and dynamic comparison of eating practices, 13–15 June, Manchester.
(2013). Conference at the First Workshop on Food and Supply Strategies, organized by the Purefood Project and the University of Rio Grande do Sul (December), Porto Alegre.
(2013). Lecture. Spanish eating habits. Adaptation of the product to the market. Organized by Asturian Association of food companies. (Navia).
(2013). Lecture. Permanent International Seminar: Food and eating habits in Asturias and America. American Studies Association of the Principality of Asturias. The effects of social change on food: the eating habits of Spaniards (Oviedo).
(2013). Lecture. First national meeting of the National Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition of Spain. Hunger and Malnutrition in Spain from a sociological perspective (Asturias).
(2013). Presentation “Eating habits of the Spanish people” in Pediatrics Conference (Principality of Asturias) requested by the National Association of Pediatrics (Asturias).
(2013) Participation in a round table, at the Sixth Conference on Social Work “Research and Social Work: dialoguing from intervention” organized by the University School of Social Work of the UPV/EHU and the Professional Association of Social Workers of Alava, (Vitoria-Gasteiz).
(2013) Invited paper, “Problems posed by the prices of innovative medicines”, 13th Meeting of the Spanish pharmaceutical industry-UIMP, Santander.
(2013) Lecture. “Analysis of what makes pharmacological innovations for cancer exceptional from the perspective of health economics”, Research Seminars: University Institute of Oncology, Oviedo.
(2012) “The evolution of Islamophobia in Europe and Spain”, organized by the Asturian Association of Sociology, Asturias Acoge, CajAstur. Aula Magna of the Historical Building of the University of Oviedo, 2 February.
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Presentations to conferences
Díaz Méndez, Cecilia and Espejo García, Isabel (2016) “Food outside the home in Spain. New habits and strategies”, Twelfth Spanish Congress on Sociology. Great social transformations, new challenges for Sociology, organized by the Spanish Federation of Sociology (FES), 30 June, 1–2 July. Gijón. Paper.
Otero Estévez, Sonia and Díaz Méndez, Cecilia (2016) “Inequalities in household consumption: a qualitative study of the most disadvantaged sectors”, Twelfth Spanish Congress on Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Otero Estévez, Sonia and Espejo García, Isabel (2016) “Food in contexts of poverty: strategies for survival and management of privacy”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Callejo Gallego, Javier and Díaz Méndez, Cecilia (2016) “The dear Spanish timetable: the case of food”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra, Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel and Pujadas Marti, Xavier (2016) “Conceptions and practices of health, food, and body among sportspeople: a socio-historical perspective”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel and Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra (2016) “Sport and Food: Transformations in the meanings and eating practices of sportsmen and women and their determinants”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Novo Vázquez, Amparo and Espejo García, Isabel (2016) “The market as political ‘arena’. The emergence of the ‘conscious consumer’”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Schubert, Maycon, Díaz Méndez, Cecilia and Schneider, Sergio (2016) “Eating Out: Comparative studies between Brazil, UK, and Spain, based on official statistics”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Truninger, Monica and Díaz Méndez, Cecilia (2016) “Poverty and food insecurity: redefinitions and debates”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Ramos Truchero, Guadalupe and Castaño Suárez, Elio (2016) “The habit of eating outside the home in the context of the economic crisis”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Herrera Racionero, Paloma (2016) “The meanings of ‘eating out’ ”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Lozano Cabedo, Carmen, Moreno González, Marta and Gómez Benito, Cristóbal (2016) “Analysis of conflicts surrounding food advertising through complaints submitted to industry monitors”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Novo Vázquez, Amparo and Espejo García, Isabel (2016) “The market as political ‘arena’. The emergence of the ‘conscious consumer’”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Ramos Truchero, Guadalupe; Izquierdo Ramírez, Beatriz; Campelo, Patricia and Malagón Zaldua, Eduardo (2016) “Agricultural vocational training in rural development programmes. Analysis of training activities in the Basque Country”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Felipe Cortés, Alba; Herrera Racionero, Paloma; Miret Pastor, Luis and Carles Cambrils, Joan (2016) “Fishing tourism. A new tourism product, a new model of fishing”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Gómez Benito, Cristóbal and Lozano Cabedo, Carmen (2016) “Public opinion, agriculture and rural society: Is a new social contract possible?”, Twelfth Spanish Congress of Sociology. Gijón. Paper.
Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra and Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel (2015) “Body care as structuring model of identity: food and sport practices in historical perspective” The sociological lens and the well-being of sport, 50th Anniversary ISSA WORLD CONGRESS, 9–12 June, Paris.
Cabiedes, L. (2015) “Icelandic and Spanish citizens before the crisis: Size matters… and institutions too”, Seventeenth World Economics Meeting, Gijón (Proxime accesit for Eighth José Luis Sampedro Prize, awarded by the World Economics Society).
García Espejo, Isabel (2014) “Eating outside the home in Spain. Clarifying the duality between obligation and pleasure” Journées d’Études Internationales “Alimentation et Âges de la vie”, November 2014, Lille.
Díaz Méndez, Cecilia and García Espejo, Isabel (2014) “The Sociology of Food as a Field of Study: A Review of International Literature” Tenth Iberian Colloquium on Rural Studies, October, Palencia.
Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra; Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel and Díaz Méndez, Cecilia (2014) “The construction of the elite female body through the practice of sport and the instrumentalization of food” Crisis, Social Change and Sport, Thirteenth International Congress of the AEISAD, 25–27 September, Valencia.
Blanco Prieto, A. and Díaz Méndez, C. (2014) “Food aid and the new poor: the impact of food aid on the new users of food vouchers” at CABISE, 14. Ministry of Competitiveness. University of Oviedo, June, Oviedo.
García Blanco, José María and Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel (2014) “The evolution of the Basic Guaranteed Income system during the crisis”. Reevaluating the Welfare State in Southern Europe. Congress on the Present and Future of the Welfare State in Spain. 5–6 June, University of Oviedo, Oviedo.
Van den Broek, Hans and Ramos Truchero, Guadeloupe (2014) “Exploration and evolution of the concept of ‘Food Desert’”. ESA Consumption Research Network Midterm Conference, 3–6 September 2014, Porto.
Van den Broek, Hans; García Espejo, Isabel and Novo Vázquez, Amparo (2014) “Confidence and Food Risk: the Spanish case” (Isabel Garcia-Espejo, Amparo Novo and Hans van den Broek). ESA Consumption Research Network Midterm Conference, 3–6 September, Porto.
Herrera, P; Miret, L. and Cabiedes, L. (2014) “Possibilities for analysing the restaurant sector in Spain through the main databases”, Iberian Colloquium on Rural Studies (CIER), Palencia.
Cabiedes, L.; Herrera, P. and Miret, L. (2014) “The statistics on the food catering sector: Potential and limitations for analysis”, ESA Consumption Research Network Midterm Conference, Porto.
Oltra, E.; Fernández, B.; Cabiedes, L.; Riestra, R.; González, C. and Osorio, S. (2014) “Analysis of programmed minor surgery performed by doctors in hospital, and nurses and doctors in primary care, in terms of technical quality, perceived satisfaction, and costs”.
Díaz Méndez, C., García Espejo, I., and Van den Broek, H. (2013). “The studies of Sociology of Food: between Rural Sociology and Sociology of Consumption”. Foodscapes. Access to food, Excess of food. 23–25 September, Austria
Díaz Méndez, C., García Espejo, I., and Van den Broek, H. (2013). “Healthy Diet Here and There: a Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Health and Food among Colombian and Autochthonous Women in Spain Foodscapes”. Access to food, Excess of food. 23–25 September, Austria
Van der Broek, Hans and Valle Sánchez, María José (2013) “Healthy Diet Here and There: a comparative analysis of the concepts of health and food among Colombian and autochthonous women in Spain”, Twenty-fifth ESRS Congress Rural resilience and vulnerability: The rural as locus of solidarity and conflict in time of crisis, European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS), 29 July–1 August, Florence, Italy.
Díaz Méndez, C. García Espejo, A. Novo and Gutierrez, R. (2013). “Food habits among Spaniards. Clues to understanding their transformation in times of crisis”, 25th ESRS Congress, July, Florencia
García Espejo, Isabel and Novo Vázquez, Amparo (2013) “Social and political behaviour of ‘ecological citizenship’”, Spanish Congress of Sociology, July, Madrid.
Díaz Méndez, Cecilia, García Espejo, Isabel and Van den Broek, Hans (2013) “An analytical approach to the studies of Sociology of Food ‘with comparative perspective’” Comparing food ways: a European seminar on approaches to the cross-national and dynamic comparison of eating practices, June, Manchester, UK.
Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel and Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra (2013) “The body before the social mirror: Discourses of elite sportswomen on food, health and sport, in the face of the female ideal of beauty” Crisis and Change: Proposals from Sociology, 11th Spanish Congress of Sociology, FES, 10–12 July 2013, Madrid.
Parrilla Fernández, José Manuel and Sánchez Sánchez, Sandra (2013) “Sport activity and food practice as structuring elements of the body in the speeches of female athletes”, Sport in Times of Crisis, 17th International Congress of CESH, 21–23 November, Barcelona.
Parrilla Fernández, J. M., Díaz Méndez, C., and Sánchez Sánchez, S. (2013). “The body and the self perception: sport and food practices in the context of body image”, 10th European Association for Sociology of Sport Conference, May, Cordoba.
Díaz-Méndez , C. and García-Espejo, I. (2013). “Clarifying the duality between obligation and pleasure in eating out”. Spanish Congress of Sociology, July, Madrid.
Díaz Méndez, C. García Espejo, I. Gutiérrez palacios, R. (2013). “The eating habits of the Spanish: keys to understanding their transformation in times of crisis”, Spanish Congress of Sociology, July, Madrid.
Díaz-Méndez, Cecilia; García Espejo, Isabel; Novo, Amparo and Gutiérrez Palacios, Rodolfo (2013) “Odd habits among Spaniards. Clues to understanding their transformation in times of crisis”, 25th European Congress for Rural Sociology, 29 July–1 August, Florence.
Díaz Méndez, C. and García Espejo, I. (2012). “Consumption, time and food. A comparative analysis of Use of time eating and cooking in the US, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain”. ESA Consumption Research Network Interim Meeting. Berlin.
Parrilla Fernández, J. M. and Díaz Méndez, C. (2012). “Women and sport in Spain: educational and sociocultural factors in the experience of elite female athletes”. Sixteenth Congress of Sociology of Education. Oviedo.
Díaz-Méndez, C. and García- Espejo, I. (2012). “Food homogenization and globalization: the case of the United Kingdom and Spain”. 13th World Congress of Rural Sociology: From crisis to opportunities, 29 July–4 August, Lisbon (Portugal).
García Espejo, Isabel; Novo Vázquez, Amparo and van der Broek, Hans-Peter (2012) “Political Consumerism: Resources, Networks and Agents”, 13th World Congress on Rural Sociology: From Crisis to Opportunities, 29 July–4 August, Lisbon.
Van den Broek, H. and Diaz Mendez C. (2012). “Food and cultural integration: a comparative analysis of the concepts of healthy eating between the Spanish and immigrant population”. 13th World Congress on Rural Sociology: From crisis to opportunities, 29 July–4 August, Lisbon (Portugal).
Díaz Méndez, C and van den Broek, H. (2012). “Food and cultural integration: a comparative analysis of the concepts of healthy diet among the Spanish and Ecuadorian population”. International Congress of Amercianists. ICA54. Vienna.
Novo Vázquez, Amparo (2012) “Political Consumerism: Resources, Networks and Agents”, Congress: 13th Worl Congress on Rural Sociology, 29 July–4 August, Lisbon.
Vicente, María and Novo, Amparo (2012) “I participate (online) therefore I am. An analysis of social and political participation in Spain”, 4th International Conference on Science and Society, 17–19 November, Berkeley, California.
Parrilla, José Manuel and Rey, Adrian (2012) “Active Women and Food: from food shortages to modernity and its pathologies”. 13th World Congress of Rural Sociology Portugal 29 July–4 August, Lisbon.
Van der Broek, Hans-Peter and Díaz Méndez, Cecilia (2012) “Food and Time Consumption in the UK and Spain”, Comparative Perspectives; Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, 23–25 May 2012, Helsinki (Finland).
Oltra, E.; Cabiedes, L.; Riestra, R.; González, C.; Osorio, S. and Fernández, B. (2012) “Minor surgery as a family and community nursing activity: epidemiology and analysis of technical quality”, Second International Congress and Eighth National Congress of the Community Nursing Association, AEC, Barcelona.
Oltra, E.; Riestra, M. R.; Osorio, S.; González, C.; Cabiedes, L. and Fernández, B. (2012) “Quality perceived by users who need minor surgery, in terms of the level of care and professional involved”, Sixteenth International Meeting on Care Research, Cartagena.
Oltra, E.; Osorio, S.; Riestra, R.; González, C.; Cabiedes, L. and Fernández, B. (2012) “Minor Surgery. Description and comparative analysis of quality”, Twenty-third Congress of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine, Bilbao.