The International Conference on Aging & Social Change convenes annually with a leading host institution. Recent and upcoming partners include the Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy), Jagiellonian University (Poland), the University of Vienna (Austria), the University of Galway (Ireland), and Linköping University (Sweden). Each edition features a Special Focus theme that reflects emerging debates—from wellbeing and care to migration, technology, and intergenerational exchange.
The Journal of Aging and Social Change publishes peer-reviewed research on the intersection of aging, social structures, and public policy from comparative and global perspectives. Established in 2018, the journal upholds a rigorous double-anonymous review process and welcomes submissions in critical gerontology, cultural studies, health policy, and lifecourse research.
The Aging & Social Change Book Imprint extends these conversations through monographs and edited collections that bridge academic analysis and practice—from architecture and design for aging to care ethics and social innovation.
Members connect through CGScholar, sharing papers, projects, and profiles that link conference presentations to journal and book publications. This digital community sustains dialogue across disciplines and continents, advancing research that translates into policy and practice.
The Network is currently chaired by Professor Andreas Motel-Klingebiel (Linköping University, Sweden). The Founding Chair was Professor Sharon Wray (University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom), whose leadership established the Network’s commitment to inclusion, critical dialogue, and global reach. Together they have helped shape the Network as a leading interdisciplinary forum for research on aging and social change.
Professor, Ageing and Later Life, Department for Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.
Partnerships extend the Network’s mission through collaboration with universities and research institutes committed to aging studies. Recent partners include:
Linköping University
Norrköping, Sweden
Tokyo, Japan
Vienna, Austira
Linköping, Sweden
Krakow, Poland
Ancona, Italy
Ancona, Italy
Galway, Ireland
Antalya, Turkey
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