Older Workers in Transition: European Experiences in a Neoliberal Era

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David Lain (Newcastle University) Sarah Vickerstaff (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent)

Older Workers in Transition

European Experiences in a Neoliberal Era

David Lain (Newcastle University), Sarah Vickerstaff (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent), Mariska van der Horst (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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English

Bristol University Press
01 November 2022

Age groups: the elderly; Sociology: work & labour; Business ethics; Personnel & human resources management; Working patterns & practices

Series: Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement

More people are extending their working lives through necessity or choice in the context of increasingly precarious labour markets and neoliberalism.

This book goes beyond the aggregated statistics to explore the lived experiences of older people attempting to make job transitions.

Drawing on the voices of older workers in a diverse range of European countries, leading scholars explore job redeployment and job mobility, temporary employment, unemployment, employment beyond pension age and transitions into retirement.

This book makes a major contribution and will be essential reading within a range of disciplines, including social gerontology, management, sociology and social policy.

Edited by: David Lain (Newcastle University), Sarah Vickerstaff (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent), Mariska van der Horst (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529215007
ISBN 10: 1529215005
Series: Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Introducing Older Worker Job Transitions in a Neoliberal Era 1. Job Transitions in Older Age in an Era of Neoliberal Responsibilisation ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst 2. The Social Construction of Work and Retirement: Changing Transitions and 'Work- endings' ~ Chris Phillipson Part II: European Experiences of Older Worker Transitions 3. Job Redeployment of Older Workers in UK Local Government ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst 4. Time, Precarisation and Age Normality: On Internal Job Mobility among Men in Manual Work in Sweden ~ Clary Krekula 5. Temporary Older Workers in Belgium as a Demonstration of a Paradoxical Situation ~ Nathalie Burnay 6. Attempted Transitions from Unemployment in Italy ~ Emma Garavaglia 7. Divorced Women Working Past Pension Age in Germany and the UK: The Long Shadow of the Female Homemaker Model~ Anna Hokema 8. Expectations of Transitions to Retirement in Ireland ~ Aine Ni Leime Part III: Conclusions and Discussion 9. Retirement and Responsibilisation: Current Narratives about the End of Working Life ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst

David Lain is Senior Lecturer in Employment Studies at Newcastle University. Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent. Mariska van der Horst is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Reviews for Older Workers in Transition: European Experiences in a Neoliberal Era

This rich and timely edited collection provides an exceptional account of the diversity and plurality of older workers and their employment and retirement transitions in the contemporary policy landscape. Such valuable insights make it essential reading for any scholar or student with an interest in older workers, from social gerontology right through to age and employment studies. Kathleen Riach, University of Glasgow The first book in a new series on older workers met my already high expectations for David Lain and colleagues. Qualitive research from six nations critically interrogates the neoliberal, choice-theoretic, framework about the international 'Working Longer Consensus.' It shows that shame, age discrimination, and industrial relocation far outweigh explanations for the poor outcomes of older workers than older workers' 'bad choices'. Teresa Ghilarducci, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis