Ageing & Development
The group encourages research and discussion on issues including: ageing, poverty and well-being; inter-generational transfers, pensions and households; public policy towards older groups; work and retirement; health and ageing; household structure, living arrangements, and ageing.
New
Discussion Group
We have just set up an “Ageing and development” Yahoo
Group. This serve as a networking site for members of the Study Group, so
please do sign up. It is also open to people who are not members of the Study
Group, but who are interested in ageing and development issues.
To enrol, please email Peter Lloyd-Sherlock (p.lloyd-sherlock@uea.ac.uk).
Forthcoming
Meetings
Wednesday
7 January 2009 at 1.00 to 4:30
Place: HelpAge International, Pentonville Road, London
Theme: Transport,
the missing link: a neglected dimension in age policy
* what
role does transport have for reducing social exclusion and rural social
inequalities older people?
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how would the achievement of the MDGs be affected by better transport?
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how can transport be integrated in to development policy and practice?
*
what is the balance of ethical and environmental issues for improving
transport in LDCs?
Margaret was previously Professor of Sociology at University of Ghana, where
she worked closely with Professor Nana Apt.
The
idea of this session is to have a centrepiece presentation, with two or three
related observation pieces of about 10 mins each to contribute to a
facilitated discussion. We already have one additional "observation
piece" looking at parallels with UK transport issues for older people.
If you would like to contribute or recommend someone else please let me know.
If
you would like to attend please confirm with Ama Bartimeus at HelpAge
International (abartimeus@helpage.
org), so that we can order sufficient lunch.
Previous
Meetings
June 2008
The
next meeting will be on Friday 20 June. It will be at the usual
venue:
Time: 12:30 to 4:30
Place: HelpAge International, Pentonville Road, London
We are delighted that Sjaak Van der Geest, Professor of Medical Anthropology
at the University of Amsterdam, has agreed to give a paper on
"End-of-life care and good death in Ghana and The
Netherlands: Ironic contrasts".
Please let Peter Lloyd Sherlock know if you are interested in providing an
informal 30 minute paper. Ideally, it might address issues partly related to
Sjaak's talk. This would enable us to thematise the meeting around
"Later life and end of life".
Please confirm your attendance with Ama Bartimeus at HelpAge International (abartimeus@helpage.org).
Date: Friday, 8th February 2008
Time: 12:30 to 4:30
Place: HelpAge International, Pentonville Road, London
- Charles Fonchingong Che, University of Kent,
“Mbororo-Fulani kin arrangements and social protection in Cameroon”.
- Seetha
Kakkoth, London School of Economics, “Ageing in hunter-gatherers in
South India: an ecological perspective”.
- Gail
Grant, University of Southampton, “Older people in the CIS-7”.
- Nicamil
Kalalang Sanchez, Oxford Institute of Ageing, “Promoting active ageing
through implementation of policy and capability building”.
For the attention of PhD students.
We have a limited budget to subsidise your transport costs. Please let us know
if you are going to attend, use the cheapest rail saver ticket and bring your
receipt or ticket with you.
Convenors
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, School of Development Studies,
University of East Anglia p.lloyd-sherlock@uea.ac.uk
Valerie Lipman, Centre for Research on Ageing, University of
Southampton Valerielipman2003@yahoo.co.uk
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