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The emergence and application of active aging in Europe commentary | Author(s) | Alan Walker |
Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 21, no 1, 2009 |
Pages | pp 75-93 |
Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
Keywords | Ageing process ; Well being ; Social policy ; European Union ; Europe. |
Annotation | Active ageing is established as the leading global policy strategy in response to population ageing. In practice, however, the term active ageing serves as a convenient shelter for a wide range of policy discourses and initiatives concerning demographic change. The twin purposes of this article are, first, to examine its European origins and how it has been applied in the world's oldest region. This policy analysis illustrates the contrast between the primarily European discourse on active ageing, which emphasizes health, participation, and well-being, and the US discourse that prioritises productivity. The application of active ageing in Europe has, nonetheless, been predominantly in the productivist mould. The examination of the emergence of this key policy concept in Europe is contextualised by an outline of the changing politics of ageing in this region. The second purpose of the article is to set out a new, comprehensive strategy on active ageing that is intended to realise the full potential of the concept. Understanding of the need for this broad vision of active ageing is facilitated by the historical policy review. (KJ/RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-090625208 A |
Classmark | BG: D:F:5HH: TM2: WFC: 74 |
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