Ageing Societies and Immigration in Southeast Europe – Real Challenges and Imagined Threats

As part of the Annual General Meeting of the Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft, a roundtable discussion entitled "Ageing Societies and Immigration in Southeast Europe – Real Challenges and Imagined Threats" will take place.

The discussion will explore demographic change, migration dynamics, and the social and political implications of ageing populations in Southeast Europe. Bringing together leading scholars and experts, the roundtable will address both the structural realities and the public narratives surrounding immigration in the region.

Speakers

• Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber, Center for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
• Aynur Kanafina, Regional Programme Specialist on Population and Development, UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Prof. Dr. Eva Fodor, Professor of Gender Studies, Central European University, Vienna/Budapest
• Prof. Dr. Maja Gerovska Mitev, Professor of Social Policy, University of Skopje

Chair

• Prof. Dr. Ulf Brunnbauer, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg

The IOS project, "Transforming Anxieties of Ageing in Southeastern Europe," is organizing the discussion with support from the Volkswagen Foundation.