Title: Senior citizenship? : retirement, migration and welfare in the European Union /
Authors: Ackers, Louise.; Dwyer, Peter
Publisher: The Policy Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Older people European Union countries.; Public welfare European Union countries; European Union countries Social policy.
Abstract: Debates about citizenship in Europe, particularly in relation to social policy and welfare provision, are increasingly topical as the European Union expands and moves towards greater integration. This book charts the development of mobility and welfare rights for retired people moving or returning home under the Free Movement of Persons provisions.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Citizenship, well-being and agency in the European Union -- 3. Shades of citizenship: the legal status of retirement migrants -- 4. Movements to some purpose? -- 5. Health/care, well-being and citizenship -- 6. Money matters -- 7. Moving and caring -- 8. Conclusions: retirement migration: the challenge to social citizenship?