Contributed on January 4, 2017 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
To a backdrop of ageing societies, pension crises and labour market reforms, this book investigates how the policy shift from early retirement to active ageing has affected individual retirement behaviour. Focusing on eleven European countries, the United States and Japan, it brings together leading international experts to analyze recent changes…
Contributed on January 4, 2017 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
Social Research: Paradigms in Action By Norman Blaikie & Jan Priest Important introduction to social research, unique in helping readers to set the necessary philosophical groundwork to find solutions to social problems Works through the three most common paradigms of social research Includes extensive applications and examples of the paradigms…
Contributed on December 15, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
Call for applications for the 2017 Training School We are happy to announce that the 2017 Training School will take place from March 7th – 10th 2017, at the Centre for Demographic Studies, located on the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. A detailed schedule of the TS…
Contributed on November 9, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. Articles
Dear Researchers COST Action CA15122 - Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy (ROSEnet) invites Researchers from Participating COST Countries to submit applications for the 1st call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSM) Applications for missions occurring between 1st December 2016 and 31st March 2017. Purpose of a STSM STSM are aimed at…
Contributed on November 2, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
Purdue University is actively seeking candidates for our Dual-Title PhD program in Sociology and Gerontology. Graduate students build disciplinary depth in sociology while integrating interdisciplinary breadth in gerontology. Recent Purdue PhD graduates of this program hold faculty positions at top universities, including Minnesota, Toronto, Baylor, Iowa State, and Chung-Ang. In…
Contributed on October 27, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. Articles
Workshop for PhD students: “Life-course influences on retirement: Researchers' and stakeholders' perspectives” Helsinki, Finland, May 17-19, 2017 The European population is ageing rapidly. This demographic change creates challenges to workplaces and pension schemes, among others. The diminishing number or workers and the growing number of retirees are of special concern, because…
Contributed on October 11, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
The Centre for Innovative Ageing is hosting the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2017 at the Bay Campus of Swansea University from the 5th-7th July. This international conference draws over 300 national and international delegates at the forefront of research, practice and policy regarding ageing and older adults. The…
Contributed on October 7, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
A new book to raise awareness of ways to healthy ageing has been published by Dr Barbara Humberstone, Professor of Sociology of Sport and Outdoor Education, and Dr Maria Konstantaki, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition. ‘Ageing, Physical Activity, Recreation and Wellbeing’ features a collection of studies which focus on the…
Contributed on August 17, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue of Societies invites manuscripts of original research that explore “aging futures” through critical and interdisciplinary perspectives from the social sciences or humanities. According to Nikolas Rose, “contemporary biopolitics is infused with futurity, saturated with anticipations of imagined futures”. How such biopolitics is connected to age…
Contributed on August 12, 2016 by Ignacio Madero-Cabib. News
Dr. Pei-Chun KoDate: 13 Mar 2017 - 14 Mar 2017 Venue: Asia Research Institute, Seminar Room AS8, Level 4, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260 “Productive Aging” emphasizes older adults’ engagement in productive activities, including working, care giving, volunteering or helping in later life. Asian countries (especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia)…
