Against a background of debate around global ageing and what this means in terms of the
future care need of older people, this book addresses key concerns about the nature and …

International calls and frameworks for policies on ageing in sub-Saharan African countries,
encapsulated in the UN Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing (2002) and the African Union …

Abstract In her novel Regeneration (1998), Pat Barker presents the following reflection of the
neurologist and anthropologist WHR Rivers (1864–1922) on his fieldwork in the Solomon …

BACKGROUND: Research on life expectancy has demonstrated the negative impact of
disability on the health of older adults and its differential effects on women as evidenced by …

Grandparents play a critical role in the reorganisation of care brought about by the
increasing migration of women. Yet, they are conspicuously absent from the migration …

This article reflects on two experiences of applying qualitative life course research in
development studies. The first methodology centred on the elicited narratives of older …

Basado en el giro conceptual del cuidado que se ha dado en la última década en América
Latina, este artículo presenta, para el caso colombiano, la creciente mercantilización de …

This study explored the emergence of dementia in people who were still working. A
qualitative life course approach was used to describe the experience from the onset of …

This paper reviews the concepts of vulnerability and resilience, and their applications for
ageing and older people through literature in this area. Concurrently, it reviews the life …

Skill development is considered to be critically important for the eradication of poverty and
for social inclusion in the Global South. The Indian government launched broad reforms …