Active ageing

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PART I: REALISING VOLUNTEERING BY OLDER PEOPLE IN EUROPE: AN OVERARCHING APPROACH Introduction: enhancing volunteering in later life in Europe ~ Jensen, P.H. and Principi, A. Volunteering in older age: a conceptual and analytical framework ~ Jensen, P.H., Lamura, G. and Principi, A. PART II: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES Older volunteers in Italy: an underestimated phenomenon? ~ Principi, A., Chiatti, C. and Lamura, G. Older volunteers in Denmark: a large voluntary sector in a highly developed welfare state ~ Jensen, P.H. Older volunteers in Germany: opportunities and restrictions in the welfare mix ~ Aleksandrowicz, P., Bockermann, D. and Frerichs, F. Older volunteers in England: towards greater flexibility and inclusiveness? ~ Lindley, R., Baldauf, B., Galloway, S. and Li, Y. Older volunteers in France: recognising their social utility in a less and less corporatist welfare state ~ Poussou-Plesse, M., Mascova, E. and Petit, M Older volunteers in Poland: the heritage of a socialist regime ~ Turek, K. and Perek Bialas, J. Older volunteers in Sweden: a welfare state in transition ~ Andersson, P.A. and Anxo, D. Older volunteers in the Netherlands: new challenges to an old tradition ~ Schippers, J. and Conen, W. PART III: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS: CASE STUDIES IN EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS Voluntary organisations' characteristics and practices towards older volunteers ~ Principi, A. and Perek-Bialas, J. Organisational reflections on the impact of working and caring on older volunteering ~ Lindley, R. and Principi, A. Organisations' age management of volunteers: pointing to the future ~ Schippers, J. and Principi, A. PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Conclusions: enhancing volunteering by older people in Europe ~ Principi, A., Lamura G. and Jensen, P.H.