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Dear colleagues,

the Research Network on "Ageing in Europe" (RN1) of the European Sociological Association organises a Spring Course from March 23-25, 2015 at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, entitled "Long live the active!? A critical review of active ageing". It adresses all current Ph.D students and Early Career scientists working in any disciplinary field related to the topic of active ageing. The Spring Course combines the opportunity to present and discuss own scientific work with keynote lectures by and discussions with renowned scientific experts in the field.

Introduction

Increases in life expectancy and growing older populations have given rise to a greater interest in old age and aging. In Europe the part of the population aged 65+ is projected to reach 30 % by 2060, and the number of adults over 80 years of age is projected to triple (Eurostat, 2008). This development has far-reaching consequences for the sustainability of pension schemes and health care utilization costs for citizens of Europe and for European societies. The EU therefore launched the year 2012 as the “European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations”, to raise awareness of the contribution that older people make to society. It seeks to encourage policymakers and relevant stakeholders at all levels to take action with the aim of creating better opportunities for active ageing and strengthening solidarity between generations.

The Spring Course

The Research network on Ageing in Europe therefore developed a Spring Course for PhD students and early career scientists to present and discuss their work with relevant senior scholars and fellow students in this field. The aim of this spring school will be to critically reflect on the field of ‘Active Ageing’ in general respectively its outcomes and prospects. Presentations by PhD students and lectures by seniors scientists are organized around 5 subthemes; retirement, social policy & demographics, active aging, resilience and critical perspectives on active aging.

Themes

1. Retirement: Prof Dr. Dirk Hofäcker, Universität Duisburg-Essen

2. An index for Active aging: Prof Dr Ashgar Zaidi, University of Southampton

3. Resilience: Dr. Martijn Huisman, VU-University Amsterdam

4. Critical perspectives on active ageing: Prof Dr. Christopher Phillipson, The University of Manchester

5. Social Policy & Demographics: Prof. Gerhard Naegele, Dortmund

During the Spring School, senior researchers will present their latest insights in their specific field of interest. We invite early and late career PhD-students and post docs in sociology, social policy and related social sciences to present and discuss their work, and receive feedback from the seniors and other participants.

Deadlines

Registration by December 15 2014: € 200,-
(that is including housing, workshop materials and dinner on Tuesday)

Abstracts with a maximum of 200 words should be submitted by November 15, 2014

The participants will need to submit a complete version of their papers by February 15, 2015

To register/send abstract

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For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Organizers on behalf of the ESA Research Network Aging in Europe:

Prof. Dr. Dirk Hofäcker, University Duisburg-Essen

Dr. Marja Aartsen, VU-University Amsterdam

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Prof. Dr. Dirk Hofäcker
Universität Duisburg-Essen
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