Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-viii

Notes on the contributors

pp ix-xiii

Acknowledgements

pp xiv-xiv

Foreword

pp xv-xvi

Part I - Realising volunteering by older people in Europe An overarching approach

pp 1-2

one - Introduction: enhancing volunteering in later life in Europe

pp 3-20

two - Volunteering in older age: a conceptual and analytical framework

pp 21-44

Part II - Opportunities and restrictions for older volunteers National experiences

pp 45-46

three - Older volunteers in Italy: an underestimated phenomenon?

pp 47-70

four - Older volunteers in Denmark: a large voluntary sector in a highly developed welfare state

pp 71-92

five - Older volunteers in Germany: opportunities and restrictions in the welfare mix

pp 93-118

six - Older volunteers in England: towards greater flexibility and inclusiveness?

pp 119-148

seven - Older volunteers in France: recognising their social utility in a less and less corporatist welfare state

pp 149-172

eight - Older volunteers in Poland: the heritage of a Socialist regime

pp 173-196

nine - Older volunteers in Sweden: a welfare state in transition

pp 197-216

ten - Older volunteers in the Netherlands: new challenges to an old tradition

pp 217-242

Part III - Opportunities and restrictions for older volunteers Case studies in European voluntary organisations

pp 243-244

eleven - Voluntary organisations’ characteristics and practices towards older volunteers

pp 245-274

twelve - Organisational reflections on the impact of working and caring on older volunteering

pp 275-296

thirteen - Organisations’ age management of older volunteers: pointing to the future

pp 297-312

Part IV - Conclusions

pp 313-314

fourteen - Conclusions: enhancing volunteering by older people in Europe

pp 315-342

Index

pp 343-352