【3月28日讲座】香港科技大学Stuart Gietel-Basten：What is ‘old’?: Ageing in the 21st century

香港科技大学副教授Stuart Gietel-Basten：What is ‘old’?: Ageing in the 21st century

演讲人：Stuart Gietel-Basten,香港科技大学社会科学客座副教授;

主持人：张录法，BETVLCTOR伟德唯一官网、中国城市治理研究院院长助理、副教授

时间：2018年03月28日（周三）下午16:00-17:15

地点：上海交大徐汇校区新建楼223会议室

主办单位：BETVLCTOR伟德唯一官网中国城市治理研究院；BETVLCTOR伟德唯一官网

演讲梗概：

老龄化被世界许多国家看作为对经济和社会的一种生存威胁,尤其是中国。事实上,它有时被看作是"银色海啸"--一种我们不可能阻止或拒绝生活在其中人口浪潮。然而,这种"海啸"的观点意味着我们正在以一种非常不明确的方式看待"挑战"。这可能会误导我们对未来应该做些什么的判断,甚至可能会出现"政策瘫痪",因为未来只是被视为无望。

在这次讲座中,我将尝试提出一些认识衰老的替代概念,并挑战我们正在使用的正统方式。在这样做的时候,我们对于现在和未来的老龄化可以有一个更现实,更动态的看法。这可以使我们更好地了解人口老龄化挑战的实质,因此制定更好的政策来解决这一问题。

演讲人简介：

Stuart Gietel-Basten是香港科技大学社会科学与公共政策系副教授以及领导和公共政策执行教育项目副主任。在此之前,他曾是牛津大学社会政策系副教授。他的研究重点是人口变化与亚洲政策之间的相互作用。

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Stuart Gietel-Basten：What is ‘old’?: Ageing in the 21st century

Speaker：Stuart Gietel-Basten

Associate Professor of Social Science and Public Policy,Associate Director of the Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education Program,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Host：Lufa Zhang

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, China Institute for Urban Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time：2018.03.28.（Wednesday）16:00-17:15p.m.

Location：Room 223, Xinjian Building, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xuhui Campus

Organizers：China Institute for Urban Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Abstract：

Ageing is presented as an existential threat to the economy and society of many countries of the world – not least China. Indeed, it is sometimes presented as a ‘silver tsunami’ – a demographic tidal wave which we are helpless to either try to prevent or to live with. However, this view of a ‘tsunami’ means that we are viewing the ‘challenge’ in a very ill-defined way. This can lead to misunderstanding what needs to be done and, potentially, a ‘policy paralysis’ as the future simply becomes viewed as hopeless

In this talk, I will try to present some alternative ways of conceptualising ageing, and to challenge the orthodox measures which we use. In doing so we can have a more realistic, dynamic view of ageing today and in the future. This can allow us to better understand the nature of the challenge of population ageing and, hence, design better policies to tackle it.

Speaker Introduction：

Stuart Gietel-Basten is Associate Professor of Social Science and Public Policy and Associate Director of the Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education Program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to this, he was Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the interaction between demographic change and policy in Asia.