Program > Session 2

WEDNESDAY  10 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 15:30-18:00 

Panel 5 Education as Food Democracy in Action

Educating for Democracy Through Food
Afreixo Lígia, Francisco Providência,Universidade de Aveiro

Children as Receivers and Messengers for Health Education : Social Dynamics Behind the Circulation of "Food Messages" in School Settings
Nicolas Mendez Barreto, Université Paris Saclay

Perceived Helpfulness of Online Nutrition Information for Primary School Students: Influence of Media Use, Gender, and Grade Level
Urška Kolar, Mitja Vrdelja, Hristo Hristov, Vida Fajdiga Turk, Nataša Delfar, National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

Making Food Democracy. An Educational Framework for Sustainable Consumption Practices in Higher Education
Eleonora Noia, Silvia Mazzucotelli Salice, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan

Food Democracy in Practice: Institutional and Informal Communication on Vegetarian Policies in French University Canteens
Cristina Romanelli, Université de Lille

Panel 6 Memory, Heritage, and Food Democracy

“A Bite of China”: From Documentary to Hashtag
Shan Gao, Université de Lille

Bib Gourmand and Food Democracy in Chiang Mai: Culinary Authority, Media Validation, and the Negotiation of Street Food Hierarchies
Piyarat Panlee, Kasetsart University

Reanimating Appalachia: Women Chefs Advancing the Region Through Food
Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Memphis, Ashli Stokes, University of North Carolina

Official Heritage vs. Edible Memories: Contesting Authenticity in Singapore's Hawker Culture
Amy DePierre, University of Colorado, Denver

Feasting & Fasting: How Ramadan's Food Rituals Influence Social and Psychological Health
Charlotte De Backer, Andrea Codina-Fernandez, Sarah Ahannach, Sarah Van den Bosch, Isabel Erreygers, Inas Rahou, Samira El Messaoudi, Yukta Pai, Marit Van der Poel, Sarah Lebeer

Panel 7 Communicating New Foods

Ecomodernism, Cultured Meat and the Search for the "Middle Landscape"
Andreja Vezovnik,University of Ljubljana

Shaping Food Democracy: Political Discourse on the Regulation of Cellular Meat in France
Melis Aras, Université de Nantes, Sandrine Barrey, Université de Toulouse

Politics of the Plate: How Dutch Politicians Communicate about Emerging Food Technologies
Rao Madhura, Wiersma Noor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Public Discourses of Alternative Protein Foods: A 2014-2024 Review of Facebook Public Pages' Posts
Weiyu Zhang, National University of Singapore, Bingyan Wang, Tsinghua University

Resisting Corporate Power Through Networked Advocacy: Communication Mechanisms in Global Food Policy Diffusion
Susana Ramírez, University of California, Merces