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Feelings of safety in context: Social policy for and by older people 28 th August 2009

This research study examines the development of a social policy that involves older people in policy planning and aims to combat ageist discrimination and social exclusion. It explores the implementation of a research-policy network, questionnaire, and training programs, and highlights the positive impact on the active engagement and co-ownership of older people in policymaking processes. The study also discusses the expansion of the project across Flanders and its potential application in other European municipalities.

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Feelings of safety in context: Social policy for and by older people 28 th August 2009

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  1. Feelings of safety in context:Social policy for and by older people28th August 2009 De Donder LiesbethDominique Verté, Nico De Witte, Tine Buffel, Sarah Duryldedonde@vub.ac.be

  2. 1. History • 2002 • Flemish law on ‘ participation of elderly’ • Against ageist discrimination and social exclusion • Involve elderly in policy planning • Environmental analysis • Flemish municipalities: S.O.S. • Development of a ‘research-policy’network

  3. 1. History • 2003: Development of a ‘complete package’ • Questionnaire • Research scenario • Software programme • Training programmes • 2004: Pilot studies in 11 municipalities • 2005: Refinement of the package • 2006: Expansion over Flanders • 2009: 60.000 elderly

  4. 2. How does it work? • Dividing tasks • Vrije Universiteit Brussel • Scientific control • Data cleaning • Descriptive analyses of the data • Presentation of the results • Province • Coordination of the fieldwork (research supervisors) • Department of ‘Social Planning’

  5. 2. How does it work? • Local municipality • To draw a representative sample (quota) • Data collection • Peer research: elderly interviewing elderly • Finding volunteers through multi-staged system • Administration • Input of the questionnaires

  6. 3. Current status: 2009 • Flanders • 60.000 elderly • 6000 volunteers • 120 Flemish municipalities + 30 Flemish municipalities • 1 Flemish municipality for the second time. • Depending on the municipality, between 65% and 85% of those contacted were willing to participate. • Belgium • Brussels • 2 municipalities in Walloon region

  7. 3. Current status: 2009 • Europe • 2 municipalities in Italy • 2 municipalities in the Netherlands • Side projects • Foreign elderly • Qualitative in depth research • Research scenario 2: How to translate facts and figures into policy? • Thematic workshops • …..

  8. 4. Results • For elderly and the municipality • Comparison possible • Active engagement of older people • Develops a sense of co-ownership • Increases the opportunities for older people to participate in policymaking-processes • Theoretically and empirically • Recognizing gerontology as an engaged science • Thinking about what society might be • Large dataset

  9. Feelings of safety in context:Social policy for and by older people28 August 2009 De Donder LiesbethDominique Verté, Nico De Witte, Tine Buffel, Sarah Duryldedonde@vub.ac.be

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