The Oxford Institute of Ageing hosted an Asia-Europe Foundation and European Alliance for Asian Studies funded workshop entitled Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Europe and Asia Age from Thursday 9th to Friday 10th December. The Institute was honoured to welcome scholars from Asia and Europe who provided insights into intergenerational relationships in their nations. Keynote speakers included Professor Alfred Chan (New Territories Lingnan University, Hong Kong) and Professor Kurt Lüscher (University of Constance), who provided a macro-level overview of intergenerational relationships in Asia and a conceptual introduction to the concept of ‘intergenerational ambivalence’ respectively. There were also presentations from academics representing Asian and European nations, including Professor Dr. Tri Budi W. Rahardjo (University of Indonesia), Prof Dr Tengku Aizan Binti Tengku Ab. Hamid (University Putra), Professor Xiaoying Zheng (Peking University), Dr. Giovanni Lamura (National Institute of Health and Science on Aging (INRCA)/ European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna), Dr. Stella António (Technical University of Lisbon), Professor Feliciano Villar (University of Barcelona), Dr. Emma Lundholm (Umeå University), Professor Claudine Attias-Donfut (Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse), Professor Günter Heiduk and Professor Ewa Fratczak (Warsaw School of Economics), as well as Director of the Institute, Professor Sarah Harper and colleagues Dr. Andreas Hoff and Dr. Maria Porter. The workshop was well-attended, with participants arriving from all over the UK and further afield.
The organisers would like to offer their thanks to the speakers and participants for contributing to a lively and stimulating workshop, as well as the Asia-Europe Foundation and European Alliance for Asian Studies for their funding.
