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Author: Pieter Vanhuysse ,
Achim Goerres
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.710kg
ISBN: 9780415603829
ISBN 10: 041560382
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 04 October 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Praise for Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies: 'Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies is an indispensable guide to the current state of play in ageing societies.a The essays in this volume are wide-ranging, covering pension politics, pensioners' parties, political behavior, intergenerational justice, and family policy.a The systematically comparative approach means this collection adds up to considerably more than the sum of its very smart parts.' - Julia Lynch, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania 'This is a terrific collection of essays on demographic change and generational politics, using a variety of research methods.a Going beyond simple formulations of greedy older voters and myopic politicians, the carefully-researched chapters in this volume present findings that are sometimes surprising and always thought-provoking.a For scholars and policymakers seeking to understand where the study of aging polities is headed over the next decade, this volume is a great place to start.' - Kent R. Weaver, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. 'The politics of age, and of aging societies, is finally being discovered as a field worthy of serious attention. Pieter Vanhuysse and Achim Goerres, twoa of the handful of younger scholars leading this discovery, have assembled a volume that maps out and extends the current boundaries of the field. From grey parties to pension reform, family policy and welfare attitudes, it speaks to issues that are asa theoretically productive as they are politically contentious.' - Martin Kohli, Professor of Sociology, European University Institute Florence
Praise for Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies: 'The politics of age, and of ageing societies, is finally being discovered as a field worthy of serious attention. Pieter Vanhuysse and Achim Goerres, twoa of the handful of younger scholars leading this discovery, have assembled a volume that maps out and extends the current boundaries of the field. From grey parties to pension reform, family policy and welfare attitudes, it speaks to issues that are asa theoretically productive as they are politically contentious.' - Martin Kohli, Professor of Sociology, European University Institute Florence 'The process of population ageing has been compared to a seismic shift which has profound consequences on all aspects of our societies but is too slow to make headlines or matter in daily politics. This book makes a major contribution to spelling out its manifold political consequences and providing a scientific basis for enhancing the public discussion.' - Wolfgang Lutz, Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, Vienna Institute of Demography, WU-Vienna) 'Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies is an indispensable guide to the current state of play in ageing societies. The essays in this volume are wide-ranging, covering pension politics, pensioners' parties, political behavior, intergenerational justice, and family policy. The systematically comparative approach means this collection adds up to considerably more than the sum of its very smart parts.' - Julia Lynch, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania 'This is a terrific collection of essays on demographic change and generational politics, using a variety of research methods. Going beyond simple formulations of greedy older voters and myopic politicians, the carefully-researched chapters in this volume present findings that are sometimes surprising and always thought-provoking. For scholars and policymakers seeking to understand where the study of aging polities is headed over the next decade, this volume is a great place to start.' - Kent R. Weaver, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Praise for Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies: 'Ageing Populations in Post-industrial Democracies is an indispensable guide to the current state of play in ageing societies.a The essays in this volume are wide-ranging, covering pension politics, pensioners' parties, political behavior, intergenerational justice, and family policy.a The systematically comparative approach means this collection adds up to considerably more than the sum of its very smart parts.' - Julia Lynch, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania 'This is a terrific collection of essays on demographic change and generational politics, using a variety of research methods.a Going beyond simple formulations of greedy older voters and myopic politicians, the carefully-researched chapters in this volume present findings that are sometimes surprising and always thought-provoking.a For scholars and policymakers seeking to understand where the study of aging polities is headed over the next decade, this volume is a great place to start.' - Kent R. Weaver, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. 'The politics of age, and of aging societies, is finally being discovered as a field worthy of serious attention. Pieter Vanhuysse and Achim Goerres, twoa of the handful of younger scholars leading this discovery, have assembled a volume that maps out and extends the current boundaries of the field. From grey parties to pension reform, family policy and welfare attitudes, it speaks to issues that are asa theoretically productive as they are politically contentious.' - Martin Kohli, Professor of Sociology, European University Institute Florence 'The process of population aging has been compared to a seismic shift which has profound consequences on all aspects of our societies but is too slow to make headlines or matter in daily politics. This book makes a major contribution to spelling out its manifold political consequences and providing a scientific basis for enhancing the public discussion.' - Wolfgang Lutz, Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, Vienna Institute of Demography, WU-Vienna)
Author Information
Pieter Vanhuysse is Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research in Vienna (affiliated to the United Nations). Achim Goerres is Professor of Empirical Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
