Dr Andreas Hoff

James Martin Senior Research Fellow

M.Sc.Sociology (Leipzig), PhD Social Policy (London School of Economics)

E-mail:  ahoff@hs-zigr.de

Research

Dr Andreas Hoff is Professor für Soziale Gerontologie at the Hochschule Zittau-Görlitz, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften in Germany.  Until January 2011 Dr Hoff was a James Martin Senior Research Fellow of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Head of the Research Programme “Intergenerational Relationships, Families and Communities”.

Dr Hoff directed the British part of the international research project “Carers@Work - Between Job and Care: Conflict or Opportunity?” (Partners in Germany, Italy and Poland) funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Moreover, he coordinated the research project “Future of Cities: Climate Change and Population Ageing – Conflict and Convergence” in collaboration with partners at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Royal College of Art in London, as well as Kyushu and Shizuoka Universities in Japan, funded by the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities within the James Martin 21st Century School. He directed the “Eastern-European Ageing Societies in Transition” (EAST) Research Network. His main research interests include:

  • Intergenerational relations: intergenerational family relationships, grandparenting, intergenerational programs, intergenerational relations in wider community;
  • Family care: informal care, home care, combining family care with employment; migrant care workers, telecare and assisted living technologies;
  • Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): demographic change and ageing societies in CEE, as well as societal and policy implications
  • Housing & technology: future of cities in ageing societies, mobility in old age, smart-home technologies; Social exclusion: social exclusion/inclusion of older people;
  • Cross-nationally comparative research: European welfare state / care regimes;

Recent professional committments

  • Teaching: Lecturing Option “Population Ageing” of MSc Sociology, supervising DPhil students;
  • Committees: Chair of OIA Building Committee and OIA Visitors Committee; Member of OIA Education and Capacity Building Committee and OIA Research Committee
  • Memberships:  Vice President of International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 11 ‘Sociology of Ageing’; Editorial Board member of International Journal of Ageing and Later Life and Journal of Intergenerational Relationships; International Advisory Board of Kakovostna starost (Good Quality of Old Age), Slovenia;
  • Conferences: Chair of sessions on ‘Use of Technology and Innovation in Informal Care’ and ‘Ageing Well and its’ Societal Determinants in International Perspective’ at XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology held in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 2010; Chair of the RC11 Scientific Programme Committee of the First ISA World Forum, held in Barcelona, September 2008 and of the XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology held in Durban, South Africa, July 2006.
  • Reviewer for funding bodies: Czech Science Foundation; Erste Foundation, Austria; ESRC, UK
  • Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals: Ageing & Society, Canadian Journal of Aging, European Journal of Ageing, International Journal on Ageing and Later Life, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Journal of Population Ageing
     

Recent publications and presentations

Publications

  • Hoff, A. (Ed.) (2010): Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications. Aldershot: Ashgate (in press).
  • Lüscher, K., Liegle, L., Lange, A., Hoff, A., Stoffel, M., Viry, G. & Widmer, E. (2010): Generations, Intergenerational Relationships and Generational Politics. Bern: Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Hamblin, A. & Hoff, A. (2010). Carers@Work. Carers Between Work and Care – Conflict or Chance? Results of Interviews with Working Carers in the UK. Oxford: Oxford Institute of Ageing.
  • Hoff, A. (2010): Grandparenting. In: Craft-Rosenberg, M. & Pehler, S.-R. (Eds.): The Sage Family Health Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage (in press).
  • Hoff, A. (2010): Conclusions: Future Prospects and Policy Implications for the Central and Eastern European Ageing Societies in Transition. In: Hoff, A. (Ed.): Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications. Aldershot: Ashgate (in press).
  • Hoff, A. (2010): Introduction: The Drivers of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe – Fertility, Mortality and Migration. In: Hoff, A. (Ed.): Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications. Aldershot: Ashgate (in press).
  • Hoff, A. (2010): Book Review: Generationen – Strukturen und Beziehungen. Generationenbericht Schweiz [Generations – Structures and Relationships. Generation Report Switzerland]. By Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Francois Höpflinger and Christian Suter.Zürich: Seismo Verlag, 2008. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 8(3): 317-321.
  • Principi, A., Hoff, A., Santini, S., Hamblin, K. & Lamura, G. (2010): ‘Intergenerational Ambivalences in Combining Employment with Care-giving to Older Parents in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK’, Paper given at the 5th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) in Milan, Italy, September 29 – October 2, 2010.
  • Hamblin, A. & Hoff, A. (2009) Literature Review on Reconciling Employment and Care for Older Family Members in the UK. Oxford: Oxford Institute of Ageing.
  • Hoff, A. (2009): Changing Intergenerational Relations in the Ageing European Societies. In: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian (Ed.): The Time of Life – The Gulbenkian Health Forum 2008/2009. Lisbon: Principia, pp. 231-263.
  • Hoff, A. (2008) Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe as an Outcome of the Socio-economic Transition to Capitalism. Socialinis darbas [Lithuanian Journal of Social Work],  8(2):14-25.
  • Hoff, A. & Perek-Bialas, J. (Eds.) (2008): The Ageing Societies of Central and Eastern Europe: Some Problems – Some Solutions. Cracow: Jagiellonian University Press.
  • Hoff, A. & Perek-Bialas, J. (2008): Introduction: The Ageing Societies of Central and Eastern Europe. In: Hoff, A. & Perek-Bialas, J. (Eds.): The Ageing Societies of Central and Eastern Europe: Some Problems – Some Solutions. Cracow: Jagiellonian University Press, pp. 11-15.
  • Hoff, A. (2008): Families, care and work: changes and challenges. Commissioned Review: Generations and Life Course - the impact of demographic challenges on education 2010-2050. The ‘Beyond Current Horizons - technology, children, schools and families’ project for the Department of Children, Schools and Families.
  • Hoff, A. (2008):  Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion of Older People- Lessons from Europe. Oxford: Oxford Institute of Ageing Working Paper No. 308.
  • Hoff, A. (2007): Patterns of Intergenerational Support in Grandparent-Grandchild and Parent-Child Relationships in Germany, Ageing & Society, 27(5): 643-665.
  • Arber, S., Andersson, L. & Hoff, A. (Eds.) (2007): Gender, Ageing and Power: Cross-national Perspectives and Changing Dynamics. Monograph. Current Sociology, 55(2): 147-314.
  • Wahl, H.-W., Tesch-Römer, C. & Hoff, A. (Eds.) (2007): New Dynamics in Old Age: Individual, Environmental and Societal Perspectives. Amityville, NY: Baywood.
  • Hoff, A. & Tesch-Roemer, C. (2007): Family Relations and Aging: Substantial Changes Since the Middle of Last Century? In: H.-W. Wahl, C. Tesch-Römer & A. Hoff (Eds.): New Dynamics in Old Age: Individual, Environmental and Societal Perspectives. Amityville, NY: Baywood, pp. 65-83.
  • Hoff A. (2007): Intergenerational Learning as an Adaptation Strategy in Ageing Knowledge Societies. In: European Commission (Ed.): Education, Employment, Europe. Warsaw: National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union, pp.126-129.
  • Hoff, A. (2007): Functional solidarity between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Germany. Oxford: Oxford Institute of Ageing Working Paper No. 307.

Presentations

  • Döhner, H., Kohler, S., Lamura, G., Principi, A., Santini, S., Perek-Bialas, J., Stypinska, J., Hoff, A. & Hamblin, K. (2010): ‚Between Job and Care. Conflict or Opportunity? Perspectives of employed family carers. Findings from Germany, Italy, Poland , and the UK’, Paper given at the Conference „Carers@Work. Between Job and Care. Conflict or Opportunity?“ in Duisburg, Germany, October 11, 2010.  
  • Principi, A., Hoff, A., Santini, S., Hamblin, K. & Lamura, G. (2010): ‘Intergenerational Ambivalences in Combining Employment with Care-giving to Older Parents in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK’, Paper given at the 5th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) in Milan, Italy, September 29 – October 2, 2010.
  • Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2010): ‘Developing the ‘Sociology of Ageing’ to Tackle the Challenge of Ageing Societies in Central and Eastern Europe’, Paper given at the XIVth Polish Congress of Sociology in Cracow, Poland, September 8-11, 2010.
  • Hoff, A. & Principi, A. (2010): ‘Carers@Work – Reconciling Employment and Care for Older Family Members in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK’, Paper given at the XVIIth ISA World Congress of Sociology in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-18, 2010.
  • Hamblin, K. & Hoff, A. (2010): ‘Carers@Work – Reconciling Employment and Care for Older Family Members in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK’, Paper given at the Carers UK conference in Leeds, July 8-10, 2010.
  • Hoff, A. & Hamblin, K. (2010): ‘Carers@Work. Between Job and Care – Conflict or Opportunity?’ Paper given at Volkswagen Project Advisory Board meeting in Oxford, January 13, 2010.
  • Hoff, A. (2009g): ‘Beyond the Financial Crisis: Systemic Shocks in the 21st Century’, Oxford Analytica International Conference, University of Oxford, Christchurch College, September
  • Hoff, A. (2009f): ‘Global Ageing and the Reconciliation of Employment and Care for Older Family Members – Do Different Cultural Contexts Result in Varying Reconciliation Strategies? African, Asian, European and North American responses, 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France, July 5-9, 2009 (symposium chair).
  • Hoff, A. (2009e): ‘Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe as an Outcome of the Socio-economic Transition to Capitalism’, Paper given at the 16th IAGG World Congress in Paris, July 8, 2009.
  • Hoff, A. (2009d): ‘The OIA Global Research Networks, EAST and the Ageing Crisis in Eastern Europe’ Lecture given at The Oxford Institute of Ageing Week in Residence ‘The Multi-Disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing Research’, Oxford, April 20, 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2009c): ‘The EAST Research Network and the Ageing Crisis in Eastern Europe’, Oxford, Oxford Institute of Ageing, March 18, 2009.
  • Hoff, A. (2009b): ‘Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe’, Paper given in the Families, Life Course and Generations Research Centre (FlaG) Lunch Seminar Series, University of Leeds, 4 March 2009.
  • Hoff, A. (2009a): ‘Families, Care and Work: Changes & Challenges’, Paper given during Final Conference of The ‘Beyond Current Horizons - technology, children, schools and families’ project for the Department of Children, Schools and Families, Somerville College, Oxford, 22
  • Hoff, A. (2008g): ‘The Drivers of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe‘, Paper given on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Institute for Demography and Statistics, Warsaw School of Economics, 5 December 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2008f): ‘Changing Intergenerational Relations in the Ageing European Societies’. Lecture at the Gulbenkian Health Forum “A Mature Society in a Global World”, Lisbon, 24-25 November 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2008e): ‘Changing Intergenerational Relations in the Ageing European Societies’. Lecture given at Pittsburgh University, University Center for International Studies, 30 September 2008
  • Hoff, A. (2008d): ‘National, regional and local social inclusion strategies for older people in Europe’. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debate”, Barcelona, September 5-8, 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2008c): ‘Is there a Central and Eastern European Care Regime?’ Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debate”, Barcelona, September 5-8, 2008.
  • Leeson, G. W., Harper, S. & Hoff, A. (2008): ‘Investing in later life: Findings from the 4th wave of the Global Ageing Survey’. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debate”, Barcelona, September 5-8, 2008.
  • Harper, S., Leeson, G. W. & Hoff, A. (2008): ‘Developing an understanding of intergenerational transfers within families: a comparison of Europe, North America and Asia’. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debate”, Barcelona, September 5-8, 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2008b): ‘New Forms of Intergenerational Solidarity in European Local Communities’. Paper given at the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union 2008 Conference “Intergenerational Solidarity for Cohesive and Sustainable Societies”, Brdo, April 27-29, 2008.
  • Hoff, A. (2008a): ‘Solidarity and Support Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships’. Lecture given at The Oxford Institute of Ageing Spring School ‘The Multi-Disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing Research’, Oxford, April 14-18, 2007.

 

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