Contributed on February 18, 2021 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers
As a response to the unprecedented times and challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has brought, the IFA announces, the first virtual and in-person15th Global Conference, entitled “Rights Matter”. “Rights Matter” represents a critical point of connection for all those fighting for the rights of older people in a time when their value…
Contributed on February 10, 2021 by Anna Wanka.
In the course of the ISA FORUM 2021 (online) the RC11 offers two workshops for interested early career scholars: Please note that because ISA were unable to accommodate a longer session at the ISA FORUM online, we have created our own zoom link for this workshop. We anticipate that colleagues…
Contributed on February 8, 2021 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers
Anna Urbaniak and network member Anna Wanka invite you to submit a chapter proposal for our new book project (to be submitted for publication by Routledge): Doing Ageing Research Together: Innovative Perspectives on Participatory Approaches The aim of the book is to take a closer look at what it means…
Contributed on September 3, 2020 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Jobs
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER OPPORTUNITIES SOCIETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER AT UNIVERSIDAD MAYORPostdoc_Society_and_Health_Research_Center_UM_2020 The Society and Health Research Center at Universidad Mayor (http://ciss.umayor.cl/en/) is seeking to sponsor postdoctoral researchers funded through FONDECYT. The overarching mission of the Society and Health Research Center is to advance well-being at the individual, social, and institutional…
Contributed on July 3, 2020 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers, Publications
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…
Contributed on May 26, 2020 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers, Publications
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…
Contributed on February 26, 2020 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers
Call for applications PhD workshop, 24.-26.8. Jyväskylä, Finland An exploration of methodological issues in the study of age and ageing Organized by the ESA Research Network on Ageing in Europe and the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare). Overview We invite PhD students and early-career…
Contributed on January 2, 2020 by Anna Wanka.
RC11 wishes you a Happy New Year! As we know, most of you are looking forward to a very busy and hopefully equally exciting 2020. Do you want to share some of your activities with the RC11 community? We are currently preparing our winter newsletter, and as you know, the…
Contributed on September 6, 2019 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Publications
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…
Contributed on August 19, 2019 by Anna Wanka. Posted in Calls for Papers
Care: challenges and solutions for a sustainable future Around the world, arrangements for the care of people who need help to manage daily life are evolving. Care is needed ‘at home’ and ‘across continents’; it must meet the needs of individuals and of families and communities; it must be possible…