Se questo č cibo. Sociologia degli alimenti GM

Public concern around genetically modified food has increasingly raised in the past few years, across public opinion, medical and biological research as well as economic and sociological research. This paper presents a specific sociological way to analyze this particular field, drawing on the theory of social practices. it suggests to focus the attention specifically on the practices of GM foods consumption in order to search out through them the specific kind of food governance.Key-words: Sociology of food, risk, practice theory, food consumption, GM food, food governance.Parole-chiave: Sociologia dell'alimentazione, rischio, teoria della pratica, consumo alimentare, OGM, food governance.