Author, as appears in the article.: Castello, Enric; Lovgren, Daniel; Svensson, Goran;
Department: Estudis de Comunicació
URV's Author/s: Castelló Cogollos, Enric
Keywords: Place of origin Narratives of place Geographical indications Food quality Food commons Food Constitution Communication Agricultural products
Abstract: There is a growing research that considers the geographical indications (GIs) of agricultural products and foodstuffs as commons. However, narrative approaches exploring this relationship are scarce. This research analyzed stories attached to twelve Catalan and Swedish products within the European Union's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) schemes to map out how narratives of commons are articulated. The analysis raised four key aspects of the narratives of GIs as commons: i) historical constitution; ii) collective efforts as a driving force behind their value; iii) co-responsibility of the community of producers and related actors; and iv) intangible outputs and focus on heritage. The results show that the narratives of GIs as commons have a stronger presence in Catalonia and more clearly address issues of social engagement and cultural heritage than in Sweden. Internal differences were noted in the two countries and some GIs are more commercially oriented and cater for world markets while others are noncommercial and only regionally consumed. The article contributes to the research on GIs, better connecting their complexities throughout their communicative and narrative constitution and articulation as commons.
Thematic Areas: Sociology Sociologia i política Social psychology Psicología General o multidisciplinar Food science Cultural studies Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: enric.castello@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2154-2450
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15528014.2022.2054504
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Food Culture & Society.
APA: Castello, Enric; Lovgren, Daniel; Svensson, Goran; (2022). The narratives of geographical indications as commons: a study on Catalan and Swedish cases. Food Culture & Society, (), -. DOI: 10.1080/15528014.2022.2054504
Article's DOI: 10.1080/15528014.2022.2054504
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications