Advances in Socio-Economic Research on Ageing

Dear Colleagues,

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health intends to publish a monographic issue on “Advances in Socio-Economic Research on Ageing”. Giovanni Lamura and Cristina Gagliardi (both senior researchers at INRCA–IRCCS, Italy’s National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Centre for Socio-Economic Research on Ageing) will be guest editors. The proposed topic represents, in a time where population ageing is no longer a phenomenon characterising only wealthier countries, but rather a globalised trend with an increasing number of middle and even low income nations reporting a larger number of people reaching an older age, a growing field of science that seeks to understand the process of ageing and the challenges it poses, both at an individual (micro) and societal (macro) level. This Special Issue aims at collecting high quality contributions dealing with the multifaceted factors both affecting and affected by this phenomenon, from a demographic, social, economic, and/or political perspective.

Cross-national comparisons providing an updated overview of the state-of-the-art in this respect will be particularly welcome, with a view of covering, in particular (but not exclusively) topics such as those listed here:

• active ageing in different life domains (e.g., labour market, voluntary sector, political participation, etc.)
• age discrimination and its prevention
• general organisation and models of welfare systems, including social and health care policies
• long­term care for older people (e.g., including a possible focus on dementia care)
• informal caregiving of the frail elderly
• use of new technologies to improve the quality of life/care of older people and/or of their carers
• experiences and prevention of elder abuse and neglect
• intergenerational relationships
• social farming for older people
• life course research.

All works will be peer reviewed by experts of the specific field of interest. The deadline for delivery is 29 February 2020.

Dr. Giovanni Lamura
Dr. Cristina Gagliardi
Guest Editors

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