Born under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s 1966 abortion ban, Romania’s Decree Generation is now reaching retirement age, putting increasing pressure on the country’s pension system.
When Yugoslavia broke apart and new states emerged, many people were left without citizenship. What does it mean to grow old as a stateless person is illustrated by the example of the Romani in North Macedonia.
Is elder care in Germany as bleak as it seems? Interviews with care workers from Southeastern Europe reveal surprising insights, challenging media narratives about stress, low pay, and staff shortages.
Hungary aims to present itself as a family-friendly country, but its policies reinforce traditional gender roles, marginalizing those who do not fit the conventional family model.
Economic decline and out-migration have made Vidin one of the most rapidly aging cities in Bulgaria. Older people struggle with isolation, illness, and poverty. The role of care workers is invaluable, as they are often their only social contact.
A renewed emigration wave and an extreme shift in birth rates is causing a lot of worry and debate in Albania.
A research team spent five days in Subotica and Novi Pazar to find out how local communities care for older people.
The Bulgarian city of Dryanovo has an impressive range of care settings and services for older adults – mainly thanks to EU funding. But will this policy have sustainable or rather short-term results?
Demographic change poses major challenges for many countries, but the discussions at the Budapest Demographic Summit rarely focus on mortality or ageing, but on fertility and reproduction ideologies instead.
The Handbook offers not only fundamental research but also new directions and perspectives on ageing in literary and film studies.
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Elekes Andor, Budapest Demographic Summit 2023 (2), CC BY-SA 4.0