The Research Committee on Aging (RC 11) is one of 55 Research Committees of the International Sociological Association (ISA) . The on-going scientific activities of the ISA are decentralised in these Research Committees, with each addressing a specific area in sociology. Within ISA, Research Committees constitute basic networks of scientific research, intellectual debate and professional exchange, linking scholars who wish to pursue comparative research in a substantive area (such as ageing) on a transnational basis.