Seminar From MICRA and Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research (WISERD) - Wednesday 7 October 2015

Seminar 2.00pm - 4.00pm (free networking lunch from 1.00pm)

G306 A&B, The Jean McFarlane Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL

Speakers:
Professor Ian Rees Jones: Ageing societies and civil society
Dr Martijn Hogerbrugge: Comparative perspectives on volunteering in Europe
Dr Martina Feilzer: Intergenerational aspects of fear of crime
Chair: Professor Chris Phillipson

This seminar will aim to consider the current state of thinking about forms of civil society and social participation in later life and present earlier findings from comparative research in order to set out potential avenues for further research and collaboration.