Transforming Anxieties of Ageing in Southeastern Europe. Political, Social, and Cultural Narratives of Demographic Change

Principal Investigators: Florian Bieber, Ulla Kriebernegg

Fördergeber:in: Volkswagenstiftung

The project has two major objectives: (1) to produce comparative, multidisciplinary research on narratives of ageing and on demographic change in Southeastern Europe as a region which is representative of the challenges but also potentials of these processes for Europe as a whole; (2) to contribute – through participatory approaches – to moving from prevailing catastrophic representations of ageing towards more diverse and empowering ones. A further dimension is the analysis of the effects of the refugee movement from Ukraine on care arrangements and population development in Southeastern Europe.