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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Mon, 3 Apr 2017 11:27:23 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ With apologies for cross-posting ESHMS 4th Special Interest Meeting: Discourses of Health in Old Age Thursday 24th and Friday 25th August 2017 University of Sussex, Brighton, UK *Deadline for abstracts extended until 1st May 2017* The aim of this Special Interest Meeting is to examine critically the discourses of ageing and health in Europe and their implications for national, European and global contexts. The Meeting will also focus on providing opportunities to create new globally oriented research collaborations. Sociologically and/or epidemiologically informed contributions are sought for this two-day meeting that examine how societies, social care systems and families, together with social and cultural change, influence discourses of health and wellbeing in ageing societies. Submissions focusing on and health, employment, and wellbeing are welcome, together with papers addressing the social positioning and determinants of health experiences among ageing and older people. As in the previous ESHMS Special Interest Meetings we particularly encourage comparative contributions. Apart from theoretical, qualitative and quantitative contributions focusing on Europe we also welcome work comparing European countries with countries in other world regions. For example, a growing expectation of healthy, active or ‘successful’ ageing is voiced by Western governments and the mass media which anticipate older people engaging with more individualised health regimes as the population lives increasingly longer lives with more time spent in paid employment. However, concerns over population ageing and its effect on national healthcare systems are increasingly being voiced across the globe. ‘Apocalyptic demography’ (Gee, 2000) is an ideological position that portrays increasing numbers of older people putting intolerable strain on formal healthcare systems and families. In this context, older people become ‘a ticking time bomb’ or a ‘burden’ on the state and their loved ones. Format The format of the Meeting will be in-depth discussions of full high quality paper presentations. The workshop is limited to 25 presentations in two parallel working groups. Each paper will have a 40-minute time slot, with 15 minutes for the presenter, 10 minutes for a discussant, and 15 minutes for general audience questions. Participants We are keen to receive submissions from all including postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in the final stage of their research. Early PhD students are welcome when accompanied by their supervisor. We welcome participants as either presenters and/or discussants. Submission for participants who wish to present should include: An extended abstract (word limit 800 words) Contact details of the author (name, affiliation, email and postal address) Notification of whether you are willing and able to be discussant for (an)other paper(s) Submission for discussants should only include contact details (name, affiliation, email and postal address). Abstracts should be submitted at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sociology/outreach/sociology-conferences/eshms The deadline for abstract submission is 1st May 2017. Acceptance of abstracts will be announced by 15th May 2017. Accepted presenters should send full papers to Professor Karen Lowton [log in to unmask] by 1st July 2017 (APA style, 7000 words, tables and references not included). A small number of bursaries to cover registration fees for PhD students is available. Please see the website for details. Deadline for registration for the Special Interest Meeting is Friday 28th July 2017. ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************