The Greying Periphery-Ageing and Community Development in Rural Romania and Bulgaria

The impact of ageing on community well-being has been part of the policy discourse in the West, but it is a relatively new problem for the post-socialist countries in Eastern Europe. This study focuses on the patterns of ageing in rural Romania and Bulgaria, offering a holistic view of vulnerabiliti...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Europe-Asia studies 2014-07, Vol.66 (5), p.794-810
Main Authors: Kulcsár, László J., Brădăţan, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ageing
Aging
Bulgaria
Community development
Demographics
Discourse
Discourse analysis
Eastern Europe
Post-communist societies
Romania
Rural areas
Social cohesion
Studies
Transition economies
Well-being
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The impact of ageing on community well-being has been part of the policy discourse in the West, but it is a relatively new problem for the post-socialist countries in Eastern Europe. This study focuses on the patterns of ageing in rural Romania and Bulgaria, offering a holistic view of vulnerabilities, including persistent rural disadvantages, ageing in the countryside and the post-socialist transformation. Aggregate statistics and community case studies reveal the links between demographic processes and community development. This paper contributes to the country-specific analysis of the ageing European periphery in the context of social cohesion as a fundamental European goal.
ISSN:0966-8136
1465-3427
DOI:10.1080/09668136.2014.886861