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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Community Studies
  • Food Studies

Background:

  • Food is a critical element in identity construction and community processes.
  • Social restaurants can serve as platforms for social and labor inclusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of food in identity construction and community processes.
  • To examine how a community-based social restaurant promotes the inclusion of migrant women.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative case study of a social restaurant in Italy.
  • Participatory design integrating interviews, ecological maps, photointervention, world café, and affective cartography.
  • Involved 35 participants: operators, trainees, community members, and politicians.

Main Results:

  • Food practices strengthen relationships, regulate community life, and build intercultural narratives.
  • The restaurant creates spaces for recognition and agency for migrant women.
  • Food activities act as micro-political practices subverting stereotypes and fostering inclusive citizenship.

Conclusions:

  • Food practices are powerful tools for empowerment, well-being, and social participation.
  • Social restaurants can positively influence urban social representations of migration.
  • Ensuring continuity and institutional sustainability is crucial for similar initiatives.