Research report 2019 - Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Ageing across borders: Growing older in a globalised world
Authors
Amrith, Megha
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften, Göttingen
Summary
The world’s population is ageing. Yet, not all of these people will be growing older in the places they might have imagined. As individuals, families and communities become increasingly embedded in transnational networks that span multiple locales, it is timely to examine the cultural, political and ethical implications of growing older in an interconnected but unequal world.
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