Active ageing, intergenerational solidarity, participatory democracy: Elderly Community Discussion on active and quality ageing from an intergenerational perspective
Active ageing, intergenerational solidarity, participatory democracy: Elderly Community Discussion on active and quality ageing from an intergenerational perspective

Summary/Abstract: Active and quality ageing are among the most challenging issues in many countries, especially in the ageing Europe, including Hungary. As part of an EU funded programme, the author conducted a qualitative research of active and quality ageing in an urban environment – based on focus group discussions as well as a simplified community jury (CJ) called Elderly Community Discussion (ECD), with participation of elderly residents of one of the largest district municipalities in Budapest – the results of which are presented in this paper. The main research questions were related to the quality of elderly people’s lives across many dimensions, how to prolong their active age, and how to involve them again in various segments of economic, social, and community life, especially in participatory decision and policy making. From an intergenerational solidarity perspective, the results shed light on the critical question of how they can feel worthy, healthy (both in physical and metaphysical sense) and how they can help younger generations – based on their knowledge and rich social and cultural capital – beyond their family ties.

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