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A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy
Foreword by Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK
Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.
Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.
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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.
Divided into five comprehensive parts, this Research Agenda examines research priorities from policy perspectives, the role of social policy research in relation to intergovernmental organisations, and the framework for future-oriented social policies on ageing provided by a life-course approach. It demonstrates that social policy experts must evaluate interests and expectations both qualitatively and quantitatively, and asserts that future research on social policy and ageing will be inspired by a broad range of stakeholders, including non-governmental interest organisations and state actors.
A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy will be enlightening for students and researchers focusing on social policy, ageing, development, health policy and inequality. It will also be a fascinating read for practitioners seeking a wider understanding of social policy priorities and processes.
Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.
Divided into five comprehensive parts, this Research Agenda examines research priorities from policy perspectives, the role of social policy research in relation to intergovernmental organisations, and the framework for future-oriented social policies on ageing provided by a life-course approach. It demonstrates that social policy experts must evaluate interests and expectations both qualitatively and quantitatively, and asserts that future research on social policy and ageing will be inspired by a broad range of stakeholders, including non-governmental interest organisations and state actors.
A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy will be enlightening for students and researchers focusing on social policy, ageing, development, health policy and inequality. It will also be a fascinating read for practitioners seeking a wider understanding of social policy priorities and processes.
Critical Acclaim
‘The changes in the age structure of the population have preoccupied science, politics and civil society for many years. Approaches to record the associated concomitant phenomena in a comprehensive and internationally comparable scientific framework and to prepare the results for ageing and social policy measures have so far remained largely inconsequential. However, in order to plan and implement an efficient and successful ageing and social policy, a sound empirical basis is required. Creating such a foundation is the aim of the researchers who have come together for this book. Their contributions take into account the diverse geographical, historical, cultural, structural and social conditions that are significant for a good life in old age. On behalf of AGE Platform Europe, with over 100 member organisations and a strong voice of older people in Europe, I expressly welcome this initiative and wish the book and its contents a wide distribution and application.’
– Heidrun Mollenkopf, President, AGE Platform Europe, Belgium
“我很高兴我热烈欢迎portant book, which sets out a comprehensive research agenda for ageing and social policy. The authors perform a valuable task for all of us who seek not only to research the topic of ageing but also to transform the prospects for later life (..) The expert authors the editors have assembled, the wide variety of topics they address, and the logical structure of the book, building towards a specific agenda for research on ageing and social policy, make for a highly significant contribution to gerontology. (…) This valuable addition to the literature on ageing and social policy should become a lasting point of reference for researchers. I hope that it will also be influential in research funding circles.’
– Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK
‘In all countries, increased longevity and an increasing share of older persons in the population are considered a major challenge. Coupled with reduced fertility we see challenges in the provison of care and social services, pension schemes, and an adequate workforce. This book reviews research on demographic change, its determinants and consequences, but also takes a constructive tone on possibilities and solutions for sustained welfare systems. The book presents a research agenda and an agenda for social policy aiming at promoting active ageing and solidarity across generations. While based on academic research, the content is presented in a form easily digestible for policy makers.’
– Peter Allebeck, Professor of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Chair of the Joint Programming Initiative ‘More Years, Better Lives’, Sweden
– Heidrun Mollenkopf, President, AGE Platform Europe, Belgium
“我很高兴我热烈欢迎portant book, which sets out a comprehensive research agenda for ageing and social policy. The authors perform a valuable task for all of us who seek not only to research the topic of ageing but also to transform the prospects for later life (..) The expert authors the editors have assembled, the wide variety of topics they address, and the logical structure of the book, building towards a specific agenda for research on ageing and social policy, make for a highly significant contribution to gerontology. (…) This valuable addition to the literature on ageing and social policy should become a lasting point of reference for researchers. I hope that it will also be influential in research funding circles.’
– Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK
‘In all countries, increased longevity and an increasing share of older persons in the population are considered a major challenge. Coupled with reduced fertility we see challenges in the provison of care and social services, pension schemes, and an adequate workforce. This book reviews research on demographic change, its determinants and consequences, but also takes a constructive tone on possibilities and solutions for sustained welfare systems. The book presents a research agenda and an agenda for social policy aiming at promoting active ageing and solidarity across generations. While based on academic research, the content is presented in a form easily digestible for policy makers.’
– Peter Allebeck, Professor of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Chair of the Joint Programming Initiative ‘More Years, Better Lives’, Sweden
Contributors
Contributors include: Toni C. Antonucci, Liat Ayalon, Martha C. Bial, Nikolai Botev, Tine Buffel, Robin C. Fenley, Julia Ferre, Poliana Fialho de Carvalho, Marvin Formosa, Krzysztof Hagemejer, Sarah Harper, Frank Hoffer, Norah Keating, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen, Teppo Kröger, Giovanni Lamura, Kai Leichsenring, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Claudia Mahler, Jasmine A. Manale, Anne Meissner, Laura Naegele, Henk Nies, Alexander Peine, Michał Polakowski, Anette Scoppetta, Alexandre Sidorenko, Oxana Sinyavskaya, Clemens Tesch-Römer, Virpi Timonen, Maria Varlamova, Anna Wanka, Yanan Zhang
