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Ageing Societies and Immigration in Southeast Europe – Real Challenges and Imagined Threats

This panel discussion examines demographic change and ageing in Southeast Europe, addressing depopulation, migration, and the political narratives surrounding low birth rates. Bringing together experts from different fields, it explores the social challenges of ageing societies, the role of immigration, and the persistence of pro-natalist and nationalist responses. The event is organized by the research project “Anxieties of Ageing in Southeastern Europe,” funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

New Publication by Anita Wohlmann & Ulla Kriebernegg

Within the context of our project, a new publication by Anita Wohlmann and Ulla Kriebernegg, titled “Gesundes Alter. Age Studies und Public Health Humanities,” has been published in the edited volume Kunst – Kultur – Gesundheit, edited by Solveig Lena Hansen and Henning Schmidt-Semisch. The chapter addresses questions of healthy ageing from the perspective of […]

New Guest Article in DW News by Ulf Brunnbauer

12 November 2025 | Deutsche Welle News