Mia Lövheim – författare

Alla människor äter och alla samhällen måste föda sin befolkning. Därav är samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv för att förstå matens funktioner bortom livsmedlens kemiska sammansättningar och människans biologi nödvändiga. I Mat och ätande: Sociologiska perspektiv ges läsaren övergripande ingångar till teoretiska, empiriska och historiska perspektiv där maten i samhället står i fokus. Boken bidrar med viktiga insikter om mat i en tid då utbudet av vetenskaplig, populärvetenskaplig och ovetenskaplig litteratur om kost och hälsa vuxit sig närmast oöverskådligt. Bokens insikter rör matens betydande roll ur flera perspektiv: stadier i vår livscykel, social differentiering mellan grupper, välfärdsstatens framväxt, global handel, arbete inom och utanför hemmet, med mera. Författarna är forskare som är aktiva inom kostvetenskap, sociologi, etnologi, måltidsvetenskap, utbildningsvetenskap och tjänstevetenskap. Mat och ätande: Sociologiska perspektiv bidrar med värdefull läsning oavsett om målet är allmänt intellektuellt förkovrande om matens komplexitet i samhället, framtida arbete med planering av måltider inom offentlig sektor eller restaurangbranschen, nutritionsbehandling av patienter, miljö- och folkhälsoarbete eller utbildning.Boken riktar sig till studenter inom främst kost- och gastronomiutbildningar och hem- och konsumentkunskap, samt till utbildningar där människors matvanor spelar en central roll. Den kan också vara av intresse för studenter inom humaniora och samhällsvetenskap som vill stifta bekantskap med mat- och måltidsområdet.

Religion har varit viktig för människor genom historien och i alla kulturer, men dess betydelse har varierat. Går världen nu mot sekularisering, eller är religionen tvärtom åter på frammarsch? Blir människor med tiden mindre religiösa? Och vad betyder i så fall dagens stora intresse för religioner? Kanske är det snarast ett ständigt "tur och retur" för religionen. I Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds årsbok 2017/2018 undersöker forskare bland annat evolution och heliga krig, riter och försanthållanden, rättsliga aspekter på religion i ett mångkulturellt samhälle och hur det är att växa upp inom så kallade sekter.

Grace Davie, one of the world’s most influential scholars in contemporary sociology of religion, has furthered a tradition developed by David Martin and others in comparative sociology of religion and modernity in European and international perspective. Davie’s writings on belief and belonging, particularly in a context outside active Church participation, have contributed important understandings of the cultural role of religion as memory and practice in contemporary European societies. Through her most recent work on new roles of religion in relation to the political, legal and welfare sectors of society, she has addressed debates on the resurgence of religion and the ’post-secular condition’. Modernities, Memory and Mutations presents an overview and critical engagement with contemporary themes in the sociology of religion which will inform current and forthcoming generations of scholars. Reflecting on how Grace Davie’s contributions have influenced their own work and wider debates in the field, leading international scholars engage with themes Davie has critically explored across religious studies and mainstream sociology evolving a new research agenda for sociology of religion.

Media, Religion and Gender presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The book: surveys the development of research on media, religion and culture through the lens of key theoretical and methodological issues and debates within gender studies. includes case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts to illustrate the range of issues, theoretical perspectives and empirical material involved in current work outlines new areas and reflects on challenges for the future.Students of media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field.

Media, Religion and Gender presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The book: surveys the development of research on media, religion and culture through the lens of key theoretical and methodological issues and debates within gender studies. includes case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts to illustrate the range of issues, theoretical perspectives and empirical material involved in current work outlines new areas and reflects on challenges for the future.Students of media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field.

Why do some strategies for critique of religion seem to be more beneficial for constructive engagement, whereas others increase intolerance, polarization, and conflict?Through an analysis of the reasons underpinning a critique of religion in institutional contexts of secular democratic societies, A Constructive Critique of Religion explores how constructive interaction and critique can be developed across diverse interests. It shows how social and cultural conditions shaping these institutions enable and structure a critical and constructive engagement across diverging worldviews.A key argument running through the book is that to develop constructive forms of critique a more thorough and systematic investigation of resources for criticism located within religious worldviews themselves is needed. Chapters also address how critique of Islam and Christianity in particular is expressed in areas such as academia, the law, politics, media, education and parenting, with a focus on Northern Europe and North America. The interdisciplinary approach, which combines theoretical perspectives with empirical case studies, contributes to advancing studies of the complex and contentious character of religion in contemporary society.

Why do some strategies for critique of religion seem to be more beneficial for constructive engagement, whereas others increase intolerance, polarization, and conflict?Through an analysis of the reasons underpinning a critique of religion in institutional contexts of secular democratic societies, A Constructive Critique of Religion explores how constructive interaction and critique can be developed across diverse interests. It shows how social and cultural conditions shaping these institutions enable and structure a critical and constructive engagement across diverging worldviews.A key argument running through the book is that to develop constructive forms of critique a more thorough and systematic investigation of resources for criticism located within religious worldviews themselves is needed. Chapters also address how critique of Islam and Christianity in particular is expressed in areas such as academia, the law, politics, media, education and parenting, with a focus on Northern Europe and North America. The interdisciplinary approach, which combines theoretical perspectives with empirical case studies, contributes to advancing studies of the complex and contentious character of religion in contemporary society.

Why do some strategies for critique of religion seem to be more beneficial for constructive engagement, whereas others increase intolerance, polarization, and conflict?Through an analysis of the reasons underpinning a critique of religion in institutional contexts of secular democratic societies, A Constructive Critique of Religion explores how constructive interaction and critique can be developed across diverse interests. It shows how social and cultural conditions shaping these institutions enable and structure a critical and constructive engagement across diverging worldviews.A key argument running through the book is that to develop constructive forms of critique a more thorough and systematic investigation of resources for criticism located within religious worldviews themselves is needed. Chapters also address how critique of Islam and Christianity in particular is expressed in areas such as academia, the law, politics, media, education and parenting, with a focus on Northern Europe and North America. The interdisciplinary approach, which combines theoretical perspectives with empirical case studies, contributes to advancing studies of the complex and contentious character of religion in contemporary society.

Grace Davie, one of the world’s most influential scholars in contemporary sociology of religion, has furthered a tradition developed by David Martin and others in comparative sociology of religion and modernity in European and international perspective. Davie’s writings on belief and belonging, particularly in a context outside active Church participation, have contributed important understandings of the cultural role of religion as memory and practice in contemporary European societies. Through her most recent work on new roles of religion in relation to the political, legal and welfare sectors of society, she has addressed debates on the resurgence of religion and the ’post-secular condition’. Modernities, Memory and Mutations presents an overview and critical engagement with contemporary themes in the sociology of religion which will inform current and forthcoming generations of scholars. Reflecting on how Grace Davie’s contributions have influenced their own work and wider debates in the field, leading international scholars engage with themes Davie has critically explored across religious studies and mainstream sociology evolving a new research agenda for sociology of religion.