In our series of international seminars discussing ‘A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy‘ this online event will highlight two key issues of ageing and social policy - combating ageism and promoting active ageing. Clemens Tesch-Römer and Liat Ayalon will present cultural and societal patterns of age-related discrimination and their impact on social and public policies, and they propose research to expand the evidence base. Oxana Sinyavskaya will then follow with an analysis of the active ageing concept that has shaped social policies around ageing over the past decades. Synthesizing scientific and political perspectives, she will reveal the needs for further research and policy development.

Alexander Peine, Anne Meissner and Anna Wanka will present findings from their chapter on digitalisation in the book ‘A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy’. Starting from a critical view on ‘technological solutions’ promoted by policymakers to address problems of ageing, they explore technology and innovation policy as an important arena that makes ageing and shapes social policies.

This international seminar served to launch the book “A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy” to a wider audience to discuss with selected authors, how these transitions can be shaped and facilitated by social policy interventions to ensure more equal chances for all, less ageism and better adaptation to technological change – from active and healthy ageing, digitalized labour markets and long-term care to intergenerational community-building, innovative services and new types of benefit systems.

The seventh BBinar focused on the situation of long-term care systems in the Western Balkans and discuss main questions, based on findings of recent research by the Red Cross of Serbia.

Das DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. Projekt entwickelt frei zugängliche Lehr- und Lernmaterialien zur Förderung der diversitätssensiblen Pflege für ältere Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung. In diesem Webinar wird das DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. Trainingsprogramm Lehrenden in Pflege- und Gesundheitsberufen und anderen interessierten Personen vorgestellt. Das Webinar ist zweisprachig (Englisch/Deutsch).

The DI.S.C.O.P.M.B project develops freely available educational materials to promote diversity sensitive care for older people with migration experience. In this Webinar, the DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. training package is presented to teachers in care and health professions and other interested individuals. It is a bilingual event (English/German).