The Innovative Training Network Ageism is keeping up his interest and activity in analysing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our society. During this challenging time, on one side we can see an outbreak of ageism, even with overt manifestations and accounts, in public discussion, and on the other side, we can applaud the intergenerational solidarity that is helping younger and older persons to go through the pandemic. In some countries, collaborative efforts have allowed the government to lower strict measures of physical distancing, but the effect of the implemented policies and media representation will last in the future and have a long-term effect on our society and intergenerational relations.
As Innovative Training Network, we dismiss the idea that public policies should be created merely on chronological age and we call everyone to refrain from ageist manifestations and accounts. You can find our claims and a comprehensive discussion on these matters in a forthcoming contribution:
Previtali, F., Allen, L. & Varlamova, M. (accepted). Not Only Virus Spread: The Diffusion of Ageism During the Outbreak of COVID-19. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. DOI:10.1080/08959420.2020.1772002
To the publication: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08959420.2020.1772002
This work has been signed by the researchers part of our MSCA-ITN in the following list:
Laura Allen, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Abodunrin Aminu, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Liat Ayalon, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Jovana Brkic, Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic;
Daniela Fialová, Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Czech Republic
Lars-Christer Hydén, Center for Dementia Research and Division Ageing and Social Change, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden
Stefan Hopf, Institute for Lifecourse and Society, National University of Ireland, Ireland
Katri Keskinen, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Finland; Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Finland
Seyoung Kim, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Hanna Köttl, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Angela Kydd, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Division of Social Work, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden
Ittay Mannheim, School of Allied Health Professions, Fontys University of Applied Science, The Netherlands; Tranzo, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Division Ageing and Social Change, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden
Pirjo Nikander, Research Director, Doctoral School, Tampere University, Finland; Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Finland
Gülin Öylü, Division Ageing and Social Change, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden
Jolanta Perek-Białas, Institute of Sociology and Center for Evaluation and Public Policy Analysis, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland; Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Federica Previtali, Social Sciences and Gerontology Research Centre, Tampere University, Finland
Atiqur Rahman, Division Ageing and Social Change, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden
Maria Varlamova, Institute of the Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Wenqian Xu, Division Ageing and Social Change, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Sweden; Swedish National Graduate School on Ageing and Health, Sweden
Yvonne van Zaalen, Fontys School of Allied Health Sciences, Fontys University of Allied Health Sciences, the Netherlands
