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Active Ageing and Social Services: the Paradox of Empowerment in Russia / Prisiazhniuk, Daria; Holavins, Arturs   Journal Article
Holavins, Arturs Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract The essay describes the adoption of an active ageing policy framework in Russia. Based on semi-structured interviews with elderly Russians, the essay provides evidence of confusion and uncertainty on how to perceive one's own ageing. Research participants understood that the ‘paternalistic’ view of old age as a time of troubles was now largely viewed as obsolete, yet the new ‘optimistic’ view of old age as a time of freedom and opportunities often did not reflect their experiences. This mismatch in discourses and practices reflects how participatory empowerment rhetoric, which promotes active ageing, is becoming a justification for more modest state social service provision.
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You Don’t Need Santa Monica!’ The Objectification of Elderly Care Receivers in Russia / Holavins, Arturs   Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract The article presents the case of non-governmental elderly care provision in St Petersburg, Russia. In an attempt to fill the gap in existing care research, it discusses the objectification of care receivers and the inequalities between caregivers and care receivers in the case of caregiving under circumstances of non-governmental sector professionalisation. The empirical part of the article is based on fieldwork carried out in 2014–2015 in St Petersburg, consisting of 48 interviews, numerous observations and document analysis.
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