Published in association with Liverpool University Press, it engages with a range of disciplines and approaches across the social sciences and humanities.
We work with authored books or edited collections and can publish open access (OA) too. All proposals and manuscripts are peer reviewed.
We want to avoid disciplinary silos and encourage scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to contribute. We also aim to be truly global and encourage scholars who identify as Global Majority and/or who work in the Global South to submit proposals.
For more detail on the aims and scope, read the series outline.
To submit a proposal or discuss any ideas, contact:
- Series Editor: Professor Susan Pickard, Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course (CALC), University of Liverpool: spickard@liverpool.ac.uk
- Commissioning Editor: Michael Ainsley, Liverpool University Press: ainsley@liverpool.ac.uk
Ageing & Society
Series Editor: Professor Susan Pickard, Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool.
This series, a partnership between the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course at the University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Press, explores interdisciplinary perspectives on ageing, addressing material, cultural, and life course factors shaping inequalities. The series fosters global scholarship, examining ageing through gender, sexuality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability, culture, representation, and place to generate cutting-edge, intersectional research.
Aims and scope
Ageing and society studies are increasingly critical in understanding the complexities of growing older in diverse socio-cultural contexts. With populations ageing worldwide, the field has gained prominence, emphasising not only the biological aspects but also the socio-economic and cultural dimensions of ageing. Developments in critical and cultural ageing studies have highlighted the importance of life course perspectives, demonstrating that experiences and inequalities in later life are deeply rooted in earlier stages of life. Furthermore, global debates on ageing are increasingly recognising the need for intersectional approaches that consider gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and other dimensions of identity. This series is timely and necessary to address these evolving dynamics, providing a platform for interdisciplinary research that bridges the gap between theoretical and practical insights, fostering a global dialogue on ageing.
Ageing and Society aims to be a definitive source of innovative and interdisciplinary scholarship on ageing. The series will explore the following thematic areas:
- Intersectional Ageing: Investigating how intersecting identities such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and socio-economic status shape the ageing experience.
- Life Course Perspectives: Examining how early life experiences, mid-life conditions, and policy interventions influence ageing, and how the life course functions as an institution for organising norms and expectations.
- Critical Ageing Studies: Understanding the critical theories that inform our perceptions of ageing, and that particularly explain ageism, age relations, and public policy towards ageing.
- Health and Well-being: Exploring the subjective meanings and lived experiences of health, illness, and well-being in later life.
- Global Ageing: Comparative studies of ageing across different cultural, economic, policy, and historical contexts.
- Cultural and Humanities Perspectives: how ageing is represented, understood and experienced through literature, philosophy, history, art, other cultural expressions.
- Creative and Innovative Methodologies: Highlighting new methodological tools and approaches in ageing research, across both the social sciences and the humanities.
The series aims to generate critical questions and ideas, showcase excellent and cutting-edge research, and serve as a platform for diverse global voices. It will engage both established experts and early career researchers, ensuring a vibrant mix of perspectives and fostering long-term academic collaboration. By prioritising intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches, the series will address the complexity of ageing in a holistic manner, contributing to policy debates and practical interventions that improve the quality of life for older adults globally.
Indicative topics include, but are not limited to: Age-Friendly Cities and Communities; Ageing and Advocacy; Ageing and Disability; Ageing and Education; Ageing and Environmental Factors; Ageing and Migration; Ageing and Narrative Identity; Ageing and Public Health Policy; Ageing and Social Care; Ageing and Technology; Ageing and the Arts; Ageing in Rural Settings; Ageism and Age Discrimination; Caregiving and Intergenerational Relationships; Chronic Illness and Ageing; Critical Theories of Ageing; Cultural Gerontology; Cultural Narratives of Ageing; Dementia (social and cultural perspectives); Ethnicity and Ageing; Film and Media Representations of Ageing; Gender and Ageing; Health Inequalities; Historical Perspectives on Ageing; Intersectionality and Ageing; Literary Gerontology; Loneliness and Social Isolation; Medical Humanities and Ageing; Mental Health in Later Life; Participatory Research Methods; Philosophies and Ethics of Ageing; Policy Interventions; Religion and Spirituality in Ageing; Retirement and Economic Security; Sexuality and Ageing; Socio-Economic Inequalities; The Life Course and Ageing.
Types of book
The series will publish academic monographs and edited collections (80- 100,000 words) aimed at scholars, researchers and PhD students, with some reach into PG. They can be built around particular research projects, or around theoretical and conceptual debates. The aim is to help scholars make sense of – and ask questions about – the breadth of contemporary research across ageing and society.
All proposals and manuscripts are peer reviewed, and we can publish OA.
Transnational scope
We aim for global reach and representation. In particular, we encourage scholars who identity as Global Majority and/or who work in the Global South to submit proposals. We value comparative insights and global perspectives, and appreciate the need in the field for social, cultural, and regional context.
Authors
We encourage proposals from experienced scholars and early career researchers alike. We value a diversity of viewpoints, expertise, and experience.
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