Contributed on November 26, 2022 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Publications
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…
Contributed on November 13, 2022 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Publications
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…
Contributed on March 21, 2022 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Jobs
Uppsala University welcomes applications for a doctoral student position in sociology with a specialization in social gerontology, i.e. social scientific studies focusing on older people, aging and/ eldercare. The Department seeks to appoint one candidate with excellent academic merits who can demonstrate their potential for research in this specific area…
Contributed on March 12, 2022 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Calls for Papers
CfP: Social Aspects of Ageing - Selected Challenges, Analyses, and Solutions E-mail Body/Content: Contribute a chapter to the Open Access book "Social Aspects of Ageing - Selected Challenges, Analyses, and Solutions" Register here to participate: https://mts.intechopen.com/welcome?books_hash=dbf515446deb32a56696801cd224984d&editor_contacts=a80ac0e94&books_id=11479 About the Book: The book “Social Aspects of Ageing - Selected…
Contributed on February 4, 2022 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers, Meetings
Both childhood and age(ing) research have gained momentum during the past decades and have developed a range of conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches. However, even though both work on the ‘margins of the life course’, exchange between them is still scarce. The Linking Ages initiative hence wants to initiate a…
Contributed on December 26, 2021 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Calls for Papers
Call for Papers: “Intergenerational Solidarity at the Beginning of the 21st Century” Special Issue of “Genealogy” journal (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy/special_issues/intergenerational_solidarity) Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2022 Special Issue Information: The year 2022 marks the twentieth anniversary of developing an active ageing framework that coincides with the twentieth anniversary of…
Contributed on December 26, 2021 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Calls for Papers
In collaboration with the Open Access journals of Frontiers (www.frontiersin.org) we are bringing together a selected group of international experts to contribute to the following article collections: CfP to the Research Topic "On Poverty and Its Eradication" (journals: Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers in Human Dynamics, Frontiers in Political Science, Frontiers in Public…
Contributed on December 6, 2021 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Publications
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…
Contributed on November 20, 2021 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Publications
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,…
Contributed on November 20, 2021 by Andrzej Klimczuk. Posted in Publications
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…