On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease that was first recognized in China in late 2019. Among the primary effects caused by the pandemic, there was the dissemination of health preventive measures such as physical distancing, travel restrictions, self-isolation, quarantines, and…
This Research Topic focuses on both strengths and weaknesses of social innovation, technological innovation, and health innovation that are increasingly recognized as crucial concepts related to the formulation of responses to the social, health, and environmental challenges. Goals of this Research Topic: (1) to identify and share the best recent…
This encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in gerontology and population aging. It covers the breadth of the field, gives readers access to all major sub-fields, and illustrates their interconnectedness with other disciplines. With more than 1300 cross-disciplinary…
In recent years we may observe increasing interest in the development of social innovation both regarding theory as well as the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginning of the 21st century is population ageing. Various new and innovative initiatives, programs,…
We provide to readers the 11th volume of the "Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology" series. We are delighted to announce that the presented study is the result of the work of scientists from seven countries: Austria, China, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Poland, and Russia. This international collection of texts…
"Demographic Analysis - Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications" presents basic definitions, practical techniques, and methods, as well as examples of studies based on the usage of demographic analysis in various institutions and economic entities. The volume covers studies related to population distribution, urbanization, migration, population change and dynamics, aging, longevity,…
Deadline - August 31, 2020Guest Edited by Magdelane Kania-Lundholm (Dalarna University College, Sweden) & Helen Manchester (University of Bristol, UK)Scholars agree that information technologies, digital devices and mediated systems of communication have profoundly shaped societies on all levels and later life is no exception. However, to date, the majority of scholarship addressing old age and digital technologies has focused either on issues pertaining to inequalities and digital divides or…
Conference/Meeting - New Pathways in Retirement Research: Innovative Perspectives on Social Inequalities and the Distribution of Transitional Risks (Research Topic)Deadline - July 31, 2020Editors: Anna Wanka, Moritz Hess, David Lain About this Research Topic The transition from work to retirement remains one of the major turning points within an individual's life course, as it entails a variety of significant changes. Income and occupational prestige may decrease, but so does work-related stress; similarly, work-related social networks may loosen, but private…
Conference/Meeting - Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research's annual volume on "Aging and the Family: Understanding Changes in Structural and Relationship Dynamics." Patricia Neff Claster & Sampson Lee Blair (editors)Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research is an annual volume which publishes cutting-edge family research. The 2020 volume of CPFR will focus on the theme of "Aging and the Family: Understanding Changes in Structural and Relationship Dynamics." We are interested in a wide variety of topics related to aging and family issues, and…
Conference/Meeting - Special Issue in Gérontologie et société "Older people and the end-of-life" Deadline - December 09, 2019Coordinators of this issue: Frédéric BALARD, Pierre MOULIN and Cherry SCHRECKER
Chief editors: Frédéric BALARD and Aline CORVOL
Editorial committee: Pascal ANTOINE, Frédéric BALARD, Pascale BREUIL, Catherine CALECA, Arnaud CAMPÉON, Christophe CAPUANO, Aline CHAMAHIAN, Aline CORVOL, Olivier DUPONT, Roméo FONTAINE, Agathe GESTIN, Fabrice GZIL, Dominique KERN, Pascal LAMBERT, Sylvie MOISDON-CHATAIGNER, Bertrand PAUGET, Sophie PENNEC, Bertrand QUENTIN, Alain ROZENKIER, Dominique SOMME, Benoît VERDON
Editorial coordination: Hélène TROUVÉ and Valérie ZILLIQuestions related to the end-of-life have given rise to numerous articles in scientific reviews and to extended ethical, legal and political debates. The aim of this special issue is to problematize this vast subject in the area of gerontology. We would like to consider this question from two points of…