%0 Journal Article
%T Social Policy on Ageing: The Case of ¡°Active Ageing¡± as a Theatrical Metaphor
%A Thibauld Moulaert
%A Mario Paris
%J International Journal of Social Science Studies
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.11114/ijsss.v1i2.141
%X ¡°Active ageing¡± has internationally circulated as a prominent approach to meeting the challenges of an ageing population. Through the use of a theatrical metaphor as an organizing principle, this article offers a fresh look at the concept of active ageing that clarifies the origins of its definition (the ¡°story¡± of active ageing and its ¡°playwrights¡±) and presents the scope of its action in policy through the exploration of two societal ¡°stages¡± in Quebec and Belgium. By comparing these two levels (¡°story¡±/¡°stages¡±) and these two ¡°stages¡±, it helps to understand why the ¡°comprehensive¡± version of active ageing developed more in Quebec while, until now, the ¡°reduced¡± version to its productivist dimension is more evident in Belgium. The discussion also identifies some limits of ¡°active ageing¡±.
%U http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/141