Call For Papers: Acta Univeristatis Lodziensis Folia Sociologica, No 100 (2027)
The Silver Society: Differentiation and Transformations of Ageing and Old Age
Issue editors: Dr Emilia Kramkowska (University of Białystok), Dr hab. Monika D. Adamczyk, Professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
The Editorial Board of Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Sociologica invites submissions for a thematic issue devoted to sociological perspectives on ageing and old age.
In the face of dynamic demographic changes, old age has ceased to be merely a biological or medical category. It has become a complex social, cultural, economic, and political phenomenon. We are interested in the diverse ways of understanding and experiencing old age, both at the level of individual biographies and within social structures and institutions. Our aim is to capture ageing as a heterogeneous process, embedded in contexts of social inequalities, interpersonal relations, and technological and cultural change. We encourage reflection on how the boundaries of old age are being redefined today and what new forms of social life and identities are emerging within the “silver society.”
- Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2026
- Planned publication of the issue: first quarter of 2027
