Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration—and Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives

Hinger, Bradley

doi:10.1080/2325548x.2021.1883333

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“…From a different perspective, the ageing of societies might equally imply a future 'good' arising from the 'bad' of declining productivity growth associated with 'secular stagnation' and the so-called 'second demographic transition' (Zaidi and Morgan, 2017;Rachel and Summers, 2019;Gilleard, 2023). If, as some suggest, the declining size of the working-age population in high-income, already ageing societies leads to a relatively permanent phase of low or zero economic growth, lifestyle consumer demand may shift from one based on the extraction of ever more finite resources to that reflective of an older, more leisurely and less materialistic consumer base (Jackson, 2017;Dorling, 2021). While Beck himself considered that goods might well arise from the bads of climate crisis, his neglect of societal ageing led him to focus instead on the rise of 'cosmopolitan risk communities' committed to 'new forms of living together', a new 'green urbanism' and 'low-carbon innovation' (Beck et al, 2013: 12).…”

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Globalisation and the value of Ulrich Beck’s concept of ‘cosmopolitanisation’ in orienting a new sociology of later life

Gilleard,

Higgs

2024

Journal of Global Ageing

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German sociologist Ulrich Beck has described ‘cosmopolitanisation’ as the sociological face of globalisation and has advocated for a cosmopolitan sociology. The turn to the cosmopolitan he suggested involves an epistemic shift within the discipline. It demands a move away from a sociology dominated by methodological nationalism to one whose focus is not so much on the external, ‘out there’ processes of globalisation, but on the internalised global practices reflected within societies. This article employs such a cosmopolitan lens to explore the changing nature of old age/later life. We highlight a number of domains where Beck’s elaboration of cosmopolitanisation may be actualised in later life. These include: (a) the ‘assetisation’ of later life; (b) the transgenerational expansion of information and communications technology; (c) the experience of transnational ageing; (d) the development and promotion of transnational policies for a senior citizenry; and (e) the impact of global climate change. We conclude by noting how Beck’s desire to shift sociology from its traditional base in methodological nationalism to what he termed a more cosmopolitan sociology can apply equally to analysis of the changing character of later life. In seeking to apply and extend Beck’s concept of cosmopolitanisation to the sociological study of later life, we hope to enrich and enliven a new sociology of later life; our article aims to make such a start.

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Globalisation and the value of Ulrich Beck’s concept of ‘cosmopolitanisation’ in orienting a new sociology of later life

Gilleard,

Higgs

2024

Journal of Global Ageing

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“…While some years ago suggestions that the population of Amsterdam must double for economic growth (Obbink, 2015) still carried weight, today a more careful approach to the growth paradigm is visible, with the same Amsterdam pursuing a 'doughnut' model which states 'aim to thrive rather than to grow' (DEAL, 2020). This happens alongside an overall slowdown in highly developed regions of several trends that marked the 20th century, from population growth to innovation and productivity (Dorling, 2020), making it quite likely that alternative directions of development will need to be considered.…”

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BIG SHIFTS in Spatial Planning in The Netherlands

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Based on the understanding of the built environment as result of competing claims on space that must be resolved via recognition, fair distribution of burdens and benefits of our human association, respect and care for the planet and just procedures to decide on those claims, Spatial Planning and Strategy is a chair in the Department of Urbanism within the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology, committed to helping create sustainability, resilience and spatial justice through the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, the Paris Climate Agreement and the European New Deal, among other frameworks. This commitment is reflected in activities, events, and courses. We are concerned with knowledge about the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of strategic and urban planning tools – visions, strategies, plans and programmes.

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Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration—and Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives

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Globalisation and the value of Ulrich Beck’s concept of ‘cosmopolitanisation’ in orienting a new sociology of later life

Globalisation and the value of Ulrich Beck’s concept of ‘cosmopolitanisation’ in orienting a new sociology of later life

BIG SHIFTS in Spatial Planning in The Netherlands

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