The new Routledge book “Distance, Equity and Older People’s Experiences in the Nordic Periphery – Centering the Local” demonstrates how the largely neglected and multifaceted concept of distance can be used as a primary lens to expand and enrich our understandings of what older people say about their lives, needs and wishes in diverse surroundings in the Northern periphery and beyond.
It asks how physical, social and emotional distances shape older people’s everyday lives and practices. Contributions from leading experts provides interdisciplinary investigations into the experiences and stories of older people in the Northern periphery. These insights demonstrate the utility of the concept, distance, when reflecting on the central aspects of contemporary ageing societies. The book explores key themes such as care, age politics, technology, intergenerational relations and migration, providing perspectives that are applicable across a variety of international geographical contexts.
The book offers a valuable theoretical and methodological contribution with critical new perspectives on ageing in relation to distances. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in sociology, human geography, health and social care, ageing and gerontological studies, gender studies and Arctic studies.
A joint workshop by projects AGE-Arctic and AGE-Immigrant
The book launch will take place in a workshop on 29th to 30th of August at the University of Iceland. The workshop is carried out by two projects: AGE-Arctic and AGE-Immigrant. These projects, funded by Nordic Council of Ministers and The Academy of Finland, review ageing, gender, and ethnicity through the lens of equality and social justice and to establish age-friendly environment.
Project participants will discuss on their future research collaboration in the workshop. They also review the current care politics of older people in Nordic countries and Canada, and ask what are the expected changes in this field in the future.
Distance, Equity and Older People’s Experiences in the Nordic Periphery – Centering the Local 2023. Edited By Shahnaj Begum, Joan R. Harbison, Päivi Naskali, Minna Zechner. Routledge. The Book on Routledge's websites.
Further information
Project Lead: Dr. Shahnaj Begum
Unit of Gender Studies
Faculty of Education
+358(0) 404844122/(0)504635987
shahnaj.begum(at)ulapland.fi
www.ulapland.fi/ShahnajBegum
Project Lead: Professor Päivi Naskali
Unit of Gender Studies Faculty of Education
+358 (0) 404 844 127,
paivi.naskali(at)ulapland.fi
www.ulapland.fi/PaiviNaskali