Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference
- Demographic Futures: Political and Social Transformations
- 15-16 October 2026
- Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey + Online
Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide. The process of aging is a concern for individuals, families, communities, and nations. The social context of aging provides a rich background for community dialogue on this, one of the critical questions of our time. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference features research addressing the following annual themes.
Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Professor, Director Emerita Simon Fraser University Gerontology Department, Gerontology Research Centre, Vancouver Canada
Founding Chair of Gerontology Departments, Akdeniz University & Muş Alparslan University,President of National Social and Applied Gerontology Association, Turkey
Emeritus Professor, Victoria University- Melbourne, Australia.
"A Social Justice Perspective on Dementia and Citizenship Status in Later Life: A Call to All and Sundry for Democratic, Ethical and Compassionate Care Practices and Understandings”
(Online)
The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.
Professor, Ageing and Later Life, Department for Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Founding Chair of Gerontology Departments, Akdeniz University & Muş Alparslan University,President of National Social and Applied Gerontology Association, Turkey
Head of Gerontology Department, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Head of Gerontology Department, Muş Alparslan University, Turkey
Antalya, Turkey
Turkey
Muş, Turkey
Antalya, Turkey
Antalya, Turkey
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