The Universidad Laboral in Gijón has been selected as one of the host cities for the intermediate meetings of the European Sociological Association (ESA) to be held on 28th and 29th August 2023, which will be the prelude to the 16th ESA conference to be held in Portugal in 2024. Specifically, Gijón was one of the six European countries (together with Berlin, Bologna, Gijón, … [Read more...]
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ESA congress kicks off in Gijón
We will soon meet in Gijón to spend two days talking about consumption, food, the crisis and the many challenges that these times present us with. We remind you that the programme is available for download on our website, so that you can find all the information about the roundtables and their schedules. We also encourage you to make presentations of your work at the … [Read more...]
Lecture: Sociological Reflections on Current Food Changes.
In a world facing increasingly pressing environmental challenges, changing our eating habits has become a responsibility. To explore this issue, we invite you to attend the conference entitled "Sociological Reflections On Changes In Current Food", given by Cecilia Díaz Méndez. This event will take place at the Círculo Liceo in Luarca, on Friday 2 June 2023, at 20:00. What … [Read more...]
Our colleague Sonia Otero has been awarded a Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellowship.
Our colleague Sonia Otero has been awarded a Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellowship, and we are very proud of her! As a token of her gratitude, Sonia has shared with us a photo of her standing next to the statue of Margarita Salas in Luarca (Asturias). We wish Sonia all the best in this new stage of her research. … [Read more...]
Conference: Consumption patterns and environmental sustainability in households: an approach to the problem from an economic-ecological analysis.
On Wednesday 19 April 2023 we held the conference "Consumption models and environmental sustainability in households: an approach to the problem from the economic-ecological analysis". It was enjoyed by the students of Sociology of Consumption. It was given by the researcher from FUHEM Mónica Di Donato, PhD in economics and expert in socio-economic metabolism. It was made … [Read more...]