Aging & Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference

  • Aging, Intergenerational Solidarity and the Polycrisis
  • 22-24 October 2025
  • Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden + Online

Themes and Special Focus

Aging & Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide. The process of aging is a concern for individuals, families, communities, and nations. The social context of aging provides a rich background for community dialogue on this, one of the critical questions of our time. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Aging & Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:

  • 2025 Special Focus—Aging, Intergenerational Solidarity and the Polycrisis
  • Theme 1: Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging
  • Theme 2: Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging
  • Theme 3: Medical Perspectives on Aging, Health, Wellness
  • Theme 4: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging

Research Network Chair

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Professor, Ageing and Later Life, Department for Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Conference Chairs

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Professor, Ageing and Later Life, Department for Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Nico Mira

Nico Mira

PhD student, Linköping University, Sweden

Plenary Speakers

Aging & Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

 Liat Ayalon

Liat Ayalon

Professor of Bar-Ilan University's Weisfeld School of Social Work, Israel

Lukas Meyer

Lukas Meyer

Professor, Institute of Philosophy, University of Graz, Austria

Conference & Network Partner

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