A1 Journal article (refereed)
Aktiivinen ikääntyminen kuntien vanhuspoliittisten ohjelmien retoriikassa (2024)
Active ageing in the rhetoric of municipal strategies for older people

Kiuru, H., Laulainen, S., & Valokivi, H. (2024). Aktiivinen ikääntyminen kuntien vanhuspoliittisten ohjelmien retoriikassa. Hallinnon tutkimus, 43(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.37450/ht.127218

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Kiuru, Hilla; Laulainen, Sanna; Valokivi, Heli

Journal or series: Hallinnon tutkimus

ISSN: 0359-6680

eISSN: 2343-4309

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 13/03/2024

Volume: 43

Issue number: 1

Pages range: 51-65

Publisher: Hallinnon tutkimuksen seura

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37450/ht.127218

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94221

Abstract

In this article we study how active ageing is manifested in the rhetoric of municipal strategies for older people. Active ageing has been seen as a political solution for the challenges of ageing, which makes it important to analyze it in the context of policy documents. We study these strategies by applying Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca’s new rhetoric. According to our results, active ageing can be seen as model ageing (Timonen 2016), and different features concerning activity are associated with ageing, while some features, such as fear of ageing and seeing older adults only as users of social and health services, are dissociated from ageing. The role of society is important in supporting active ageing with the help of age-friendly environment and services.

Keywords: old age policy; services for older people; older people; ageing; activity (properties); functional capacity; municipalities; strategies; rhetoric

Free keywords: active ageing, new rhetoric, municipal strategies for older people

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 2