PAAR-Net members and colleagues may be interested in a new Special Issue of the Journal of Aging Studies focusing on participatory approaches and the co-production of knowledge with older adults.
The Special Issue, Co-Producing Knowledge with Older Adults: Participatory Approaches in Ageing Studies, invites contributions that explore how older adults can be meaningfully involved in research, policy and practice as active collaborators, co-researchers and co-creators of knowledge.
The topic closely aligns with PAAR-Net’s mission to advance participatory approaches with older adults and promote collaborative forms of knowledge production.
We are pleased to note the involvement of PAAR-Net members in the editorial team, including Anna Urbaniak, PAAR-Net Chair, Davide Lucantoni, Working Group 4 Leader, and Emese Schiller, Working Group 4 member.
The Special Issue welcomes contributions on a range of topics, including:
- Review papers on participatory approaches involving older adults
- Innovative methodologies for participatory research
- Ethics, care and relational dimensions of participation
- Participation, agency and active citizenship in later life
- Participatory approaches in digital and technological contexts
- Narrative, life-course and experiential approaches
- Empirical studies of participatory practice
- Conceptual and theoretical contributions to participatory ageing research
Key dates
- Abstract submission deadline: 9 July 2026 (23:59 CET). Abstracts should be shared directly with the Guest Editors.
- Full manuscript submission deadline: 6 December 2026.