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The Active Ageing Index and policy making in Italy
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Abstract Although the active ageing concept generally has positive connotations, with expected benefits at the micro, meso and macro levels, the application of this concept in terms of policy making presents challenges and risks to be avoided (for instance, a predominantly productivist interpretation and a t... view more
Although the active ageing concept generally has positive connotations, with expected benefits at the micro, meso and macro levels, the application of this concept in terms of policy making presents challenges and risks to be avoided (for instance, a predominantly productivist interpretation and a top-down imposition with limited possibilities for bottom-up exchanges; or a disregard for the risk of excluding older people with more disadvantaged backgrounds). Two crucial strategies to minimise risks are the implementation of policies by considering and respecting territorial diversity, and the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders in a participatory consultative and co-decisional approach. This paper entwines both strategies together by focusing on Italian in-country differences in terms of active ageing, and employing the Active Ageing Index for policy-making purposes. This activity is part of a governmental national pilot project aimed at promoting multilevel co-managed co-ordination of active ageing policies across Italy. The analysis identified five groups of regions that differ from the classical, geographic and socio-economic division between the North, Centre and South. Additional in-group analyses were conducted to investigate within-cluster differences. This study will inform a large multilevel stakeholder network for evidence-based policies and their monitoring at both the national and regional levels, in line with the perspective of mainstreaming ageing.... view less
Keywords
aging; activity; health; Italy; regional difference; political factors; measure
Classification
Family Policy, Youth Policy, Policy on the Elderly
Gerontology
Free Keywords
Active Ageing Index; mainstreaming ageing; stakeholder involvement; participatory approach; EU-SILC 2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 2554-2579
Journal
Ageing & Society, 43 (2021) 11
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001835
ISSN
0144-686X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed