Collaborative research for an increasingly mobile and ageing world
CFP for RGS IBG annual conference 26-29 August 2014
Sponsored by the Developing Areas Research Group DARG
Tanja Bastia
University of Manchester
Migration has significant consequences for the family members ‘left behind’, not just children but also the elderly. However, thus far the literature on the social consequences of migration for the ‘left behind’ has focused overwhelming on children. In this session we propose to shift the focus towards the elderly. What are the consequences of migration for the older generation? What strategies do they employ to juggle their multiple responsibilities? How are societies and communities reorganised to take into account the absence of the younger generation? In addition, the migration literature has also overlooked the migration of older people. How do older migrants experience work and life abroad? What challenges and satisfactions do they encounter?
The panel seeks innovative studies that push the boundaries of current knowledge on ageing and migration. In addition, it also welcomes studies carried out collaboratively with older people, organisations working with older people such as NGOs or service departments, including action research with a view of discussing alternative research formats that can feed into policy or service provision.
Please send 300 word abstract to Tanja.Bastia@Manchester.ac.uk by 24th January 2014, including your name and contact details.
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