PAAR-Net Cost Action 22167

Cost Action 22167

Briefing Papers

PAAR-NET BRIEFING PAPER 1: REIMAGINING COMMUNITIES AND PLACES: PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES WITH OLDER ADULTS

Building on the activities of Working Group 2 within the PAAR-net COST ACTION, the outcomes of its International Knowledge Exchange Event held in Frankfurt in September 2024, and the insights of older co-creators, this briefing paper sheds light on key challenges in fostering participation within community and place. Through collaborative discussions and shared experiences, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and older adults themselves identified innovative solutions to address these challenges. This paper synthesises these findings, offering actionable insights and strategies to enhance meaningful participation for older adults in diverse community and place contexts. Read the briefing paper

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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

COST Action CA22167

There is a significant international commitment to give non-academics a greater role in science to help deliver impactful research and realise the European vision of science for the people, by the people. To support this commitment, the PAAR-net COST Action focuses on knowledge co-production, labelled here as participatory approaches, in research, policymaking and practice. 

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