Lectures

2022

Hoff, A., Pottharst, B. & Endter, C. (2022) 'Das Forschungsinstitut 'Gesundheit, Altern, Arbeit, Technik' (GAT)'. Opening lecture at the 2nd network meeting "Lausitz Vital". Görlitz, February 9, 2022.

2021

Endter, C., Pottharst, B. & Hoff, A. (2021) "Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen digitaler Daseinsvorsorge in ländlichen Räumen am Beispiel von Ostsachsen". Joint Annual Conference of Sections III and IV of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "(New) Forms of Life in Old Age". Siegen, September 16-17, 2021.

Hoff, A. & Pottharst, B. (2021c) "Präsentation des Forschungsinstituts 'Gesundheit, Altern, Technik' GAT im Fakultätskolloquium der Fakultät für Maschinenwesen, Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz. Zittau, June 30, 2021.

Hoff, A. & Pottharst, B. (2021b) "Challenges of using assistive technologies
in home care for older people - the VATI project". Sustainable Care International Online Conference at Sheffield University, April 28, 2021.

Hoff, A. & Pottharst, B. (2021a) "Challenges of using assistive technologies
in home care for older people". OIA Hilary 2021 Online Seminar Series "Perspectives on Global Ageing" at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford. March 4, 2021.

Hoff, A. (2021e) "Zentrale Handlungsempfehlungen des Unabhängigen Beirats für die
Vereinbarkeit von Pflege und Beruf". Digital symposium "Compatibility of Care and Work - Lessons from the Corona Pandemic" at Charité Berlin. Berlin, September 22, 2021.

Hoff, A. (2021d) "What challenges do family caregivers face?
Current status and political perspectives". Symposium of the Zukunftsforum Familie e.V. and the AWO Bundesverband (online conference). Berlin, May 6, 2021.

Hoff, A. (2021c) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 22, 2021.

Hoff, A. (2021b) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 22, 2021.

Hoff, A. (2021a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 22, 2021.

2020

Hoff, A. (2020d) "Technical support for self-determined living in old age". Lecture for the VdK Saxony social association. Zittau, January 28, 2020.

Hoff, A. (2020c) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 9, 2020.

Hoff, A. (2020b) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 9, 2020.

Hoff, A. (2020a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 9, 2020.

2019

Hoff, A. (2019i) "First report of the independent advisory board for the reconciliation of care and work". Exchange of experiences with the federal states and BCAs of the regional directorates of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). Berlin, December 13, 2019.

Kessler, E.-M., Hoff, A. & Franke, A. (2019) "Gerontology-oriented study programs in Germany". 3rd meeting of the working group 'Gerontological Education and Training' at the Joint Annual Conference of Sections III and IV of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "Care and Participation". Berlin, September 20, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019h) "Opportunities and risks of using technical assistance systems". Symposium "Compatibility of care and work" of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)". Berlin, September 17, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019g) "Use of technical assistance systems in old age". Regional Conference Lower Saxony "Gesund und aktiv älter werden" on the topic "Digitalization: The new way to promote health and social participation?". Braunschweig, September 16, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019f) "Cross-border collaboration between Lower Silesia, Upper Lusatia and Northern Bohemia - common historical ancestry or success story of EU integration?". 17th Polish Sociology Congress in Wroclaw, Poland, September 13, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019e) "Digitalization and ageing". Opening lecture at the Gerontological Symposium "Digitalization and Ageing" at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Görlitz 14 June 2019.

Hoff, A., Schwertfeger, D., Pottharst, B. Schulz, A., Lässig, J. & Thiele, G. (2019) "Determinants of high quality of life and independent living in old age through the use of technical assistance systems (VATI II)". Science Lounge of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Zittau University of Engineering. Zittau, June 5, 2019.

Hoff, A., Pottharst, B., Schwertfeger, D., Schulz, A., Lässig, J. & Thiele, G. (2019) "Vertrauen in Assistenztechnologien zur Inklusion älterer Menschen (VATI)". Science Lounge of the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Zittau University of Engineering. Zittau, June 5, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019d) "The VATI Technology Navigator - an advisory tool for senior citizens, their relatives and caregivers. Conference of the Economic Council of the CDU on the topic of "Opportunities through technical aids in an ageing society". Görlitz, April 17, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019c) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 17, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019b) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 17, 2019.

Hoff, A. (2019a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 17, 2019.

2018

Hoff, A. (2018m) The research institute "Health, Ageing and Technology" (GAT). ZEUSS celebration event of the Saxon State Ministry of Science and the Arts (SMWK). Dresden, December 17, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018l) Future Challenges of Aging and Technology in East Germany. CREATE workshop "Designing for Older Adults", Frankfurt/Main, December 6-7, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018k) The Independent Advisory Board on the Compatibility of Care and Work. German-Japanese Symposium "Strategies for Coping with Demographic Change in Germany and Japan" of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), Berlin, December 3-4, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018i) Care in the family - how does it work in the 21st century? Keynote speech at the Demographic Forum of University Medicine Dresden "Wohin mit Methusalem? Medical challenges of an ageing society. University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, November 19, 2018.

Pottharst, B., Schwertfeger, D., Schulz, A., Hoff, A., Lässig, J. & Thiele, G. (2018) Trust in assistance technologies for the inclusion of older people (VATI). 3rd INSIST Young Scientists' Conference "Von Menschen und Maschinen", Karlsruhe October 5-7, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018h) Assistive technologies in home care - sustainable solutions? CIRCLE Sustainable Care Annual Program Conference, University of Sheffield, September 25-26, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018g) Reconciling care and work - social or corporate task? Conference "Pflege trifft auf Job - Einzelschicksal oder Führungsaufgabe?" of the Thuringian Agency for the Recruitment of Skilled Workers, Erfurt, September 20, 2018.

Schwertfeger, D., Pottharst, B. & Hoff, A. (2018) The use of assistance technologies and the living situations of older people in rural areas. Joint Congress of the German Society of Geriatrics (DGG) and the German Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "Diversity of ageing: biomedical and psychosocial challenges". Cologne, September 6-8, 2018.

Schwertfeger, D. & Hoff, A. (2018) "VATI - Vertrauen in Assistenz-Technologien zur Inklusion.
Development of an AAL navigator to promote individual independence and quality of life into old age". Event as part of the training series of the Saxon State Chancellery "Demographic development as a driver for new thinking". Görlitz, June 25, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018f) "Wandel im polnisch-tschechisch-deutschen Grenzraum aus der Perspektive der europäischen Integration" (Panel discussion). Fifth international conference "Polish border areas in the process of change". Universytet Wroclawski, May 23-24, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018e) "Assistive technologies in rural home care in Saxony". Keynote presentation at the COST Interfasol Final Conference, University of Luxembourg, April 18-20, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018d) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 12, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018c) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 12, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018b) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, April 12, 2018.

Hoff, A. (2018a) "News from the VATI research project - Trust in assistance technologies for the inclusion of older people". Görlitz, Seniorenkolleg of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, March 14, 2018.

2017

Hoff, A. (2017k) "Technische Assistenzsysteme in der häuslichen Pflege im ländlichen Raum", Nuremberg, Colloquium of the Psychogerontological Institute of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, November 27, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017i) "Challenges of population ageing for rural areas in Saxony". Pirna, 1st care conference of the district of Pirna, November 7, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017h) "Technical assistance systems in home care". Görlitz, Municipal Hospital, Round Table of the Geriatric Network of the District of Görlitz, November 1, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017g) "Technical assistance systems in home care". Bautzen, 2nd Health and Care Conference of the District of Bautzen, October 26, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017f) "The compatibility of care and work in times of digital change". Fourth meeting of the Independent Advisory Council on Work-Care Balance. Berlin, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), October 24, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017e) "Arbeitswelt 4.0 - Chancen und Risiken für Arbeitnehmer und Unternehmen in der Oberlausitz", Thematische Organisation und Moderation der Eröffnung des Wissenschaftsjahres 2017/18 an der Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz, Görlitz, 11 October 2017.

Kessler, E.-M., Hoff, A. & Franke, A. (2017) "Gerontology-oriented study programs in Germany. Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme" Fulda, Joint Annual Conference of Section III: Social and Behavioral Gerontology and Section IV: Social Gerontology and Geriatric Work of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "Heterogeneity of Age(ing)", September 28-29, 2017.

Schwertfeger, D., Pottharst, B. & Hoff, A. (2017) "Are assistive technologies used more frequently when health restrictions occur?" Fulda, Joint Annual Conference of Section III: Social and Behavioral Gerontology and Section IV: Social Gerontology and Geriatric Work of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "Heterogeneity of Age(ing)", September 28-29, 2017.

Pottharst, B., Knauthe, K., Schwertfeger, D. & Hoff, A. (2017) "Assisted living technologies for the reconciliation of care-giving and employment", 4th International Conference of ESPAnet Poland "Social policy: controversies and paradoxes", Wroclaw, September 26, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017d) "Strategy paper on the development of the Faculty of Social Sciences
2018-2025". Kloster Marienthal Ostritz, closed meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, June 14, 2017.

Hoff, A., Schwertfeger, D., Knauthe, K. & Pottharst, B. (2017) "Technische Assistenzsysteme zur Vereinbarkeit von häuslicher Pflege und Erwerbsarbeit". Third meeting of the Independent Advisory Council on the Reconciliation of Care and Work. Berlin, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), April 23, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017c) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 19, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017b) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 19, 2017.

Hoff, A. (2017a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 19, 2017.

2016

Hoff, A. (2016l) "VATI - Vertrauen in Assistenztechnologien zur Inklusion älterer Menschen" at the Congress of Social Work in Saxony "Gelingen - Erfolg - Wirkung in der Sozialen Arbeit", Leipzig, University of Applied Sciences (HTWK), November 11-12, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016k) "Demographic change and social sustainability in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world", Zittau, November 9, 2016.

Perek-Bialas, Jolanta & Hoff, A. (2016) "Intergenerational relations and the crisis of the sociology of ageing" at the XVI Polish Sociology Congress in Gdansk, Poland, September 15-17, 2016.

Schwertfeger, D., Pottharst, B., Hoff, A. & Thiele, G. (2016) "Trust in assistance technologies for the inclusion of older people". Symposium 'Alternative Land Initiatives for Dignified Ageing' at the Gerontology and Geriatrics Congress 2016 in Stuttgart, September 7-10, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016i) "The part-time MA in Social Gerontology at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences". Working Group 'Gerontological Education in Germany' at the Gerontology and Geriatrics Congress 2016 in Stuttgart, September 7-10, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016h) "Stocktaking on the compatibility of elderly care and work". 5th meeting of the Enquete Commission of the Saxon State Parliament to ensure the provision and further development of quality in the care of older people in the Free State of Saxony. Dresden, Saxon State Parliament, September 2, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016g) "Reduced prevalence of dementia in Europe - what does this mean for the future care of older people in Europe?". Lecture at the Saxon State Hospital for Psychiatry in Großschweidnitz, June 22, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016f) "Care Regimes across Europe". Keynote paper at EAST Workshop 'Long-term care, spatial planning and public policy
in Central and Eastern Europe' in Budapest, Hungary, June 9-11, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016e) "Development of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences 2010-2025". Retreat of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, May 25, 2016.

Hoff, A. and Kavur, T. (2016) "Der Beitrag von Pflegezeitgesetz und Familienpflegezeitgesetz zur Vereinbarung von Pflege und Beruf." First meeting of the independent advisory board on reconciling care and work, Berlin: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), April 26, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016d) "Development of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences". Presentation to the Senate Commission for University Development at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences on March 21, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016c) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 21, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016b) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 21, 2016.

Hoff, A. (2016a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 21, 2016.

2015

Hoff, A. (2015n) "Demografischer Wandel in Ostsachsen und Lösungsvorschläge zur Bewältigung" at the GüSA e.V. senior citizens' café in Görlitz, December 2, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015m) "Solution approaches for mastering population ageing in eastern Saxony" at the Steinhaus e.V. conference in Bautzen, November 27, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015l) "The new old people". Lecture at Oberlausitz Pflegeheim & Kurzzeitpflege gGmbH Seniorenwohnhaus "Am Belmsdorfer Berg" in Bischofswerda, November 25, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015k) "Demographic ageing in eastern Saxony". Presentation to the Löbau Seniors' Advisory Council, November 5, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015i) "Cultural comparison of ageing societies". Lecture at the Seniorenkolleg in Zittau, November 4, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015h) "Demographic change and regional ageing". Lecture at the Forum 65+ in Görlitz, October 22-24, 2015.

Hoff, A. & Kessler, E.-M. (2015) "Gerontological education and training in Germany" Roundtable session at the Joint Annual Conference of Sections III and IV of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) "Lebensorte. Space as the Context of Ageing" in Mannheim, September 17-18, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015g) "Between work and care - conflict or opportunity? 10th Demography Congress Best Age 'Well cared for and self-determined' in Berlin, September 8-9, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015f) "Making the case for cross-regional analysis in gerontological research in Central and Eastern Europe". Keynote paper at EAST research network conference "Depopulation of Rural Areas in Central / Eastern Europe: Causes, consequences and solutions" in Görlitz, June 11-13, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015e) "Technische Unterstützung für selbstbestimmtes Wohnen im Alter" in Lückendorf, April 21, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015d) "The future of welfare in Central and Eastern Europe in the light of rapid demographic ageing". Keynote Paper given at the scientific conference "Demographic Change in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - JPI More Years, Better Lives" organized by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy in Vienna, 24 March 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015c) "Quality of life in old age and active ageing". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 31, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015b) "Images of age, age stereotypes and age discrimination". Geriatric primary care course at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 31, 2015.

Hoff, A. (2015a) "Demographic ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 31, 2015.

2014

Thiele, G., Hoff, A. & Lässig, J. (2014) "Realistic information for older people with the VATI online navigator". Presentation at the Transdisciplinary Conference "Technische Unterstützungssysteme, die die Menschen wirklich wollen" in Hamburg, Helmut-Schmidt-University, December 15-16, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014k) "Technical support for self-determined living in old age". Presentation at the 1st Ostsächsische Pflegemesse in Löbau, November 15, 2014.

Hoff, A. & Weber, P. (2014) "Coping with perception tasks by older people with different street lighting". Lecture at the "Day of the Environment" of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences in Zittau, November 5, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014i) "Research strategies for recording generational ambivalence". Presentation during the 5th workshop discussion of the interdisciplinary working group "Experiencing and shaping ambivalences in socialization and educational processes" in Bamberg, 2-4 October 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014h) "Der berufsbegleitende MA Soziale Gerontologie der Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz" as part of the symposium ""Akademische Aus- und Weiterbildung in der Gerontologie und Geriatrie". Lecture during the 12th Congress of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics in Halle/S., September 24-27, 2014.

Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2014) "The Potential of Telecare/AAL Technologies for Enabling 'Ageing in Place' in Rural Areas in Poland and Germany". Paper given at XVIII World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama, Japan, July 13-19, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014f) "Flexible Work Practices, Workplace-Related Policies and Individual Strategies for Reconciling Eldercare and Paid Employment. Findings from the European Carers@Work Project". Paper given at XVIII World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama, Japan, July 13-19, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014e) "Wohn-sinnig. New technologies for self-determined living". Lecture at the Municipal Hospital Görlitz, May 21, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014d) "Development of Assistive Technologies in Germany and Europe", Keynote paper delivered at AKTIVE conference "Technology, Care and Ageing. Enhancing Independence". Leeds, April 8-9, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014c) "Quality of life, active ageing and autonomy in older age". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 30, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014b) "Images of age and age stereotypes". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 30, 2014.

Hoff, A. (2014a) "Population ageing in Saxony, Germany, Europe and the world". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 30, 2014.

2013

Hoff, A. (2013o) "Critical Review of Policies Encouraging Intergenerational Solidarity", British Academy of Social Sciences Seminar Series "Social Science Evidence and the Policy Process: International Insights", Seminar 2 "Active ageing, ageing well and intergenerational solidarity: using and abusing the evidence base", London, UK, November 14, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013n) Presentation "Das AKTIVE-Forschungsprojekt - Telecare für sturzgefährdete und demenzkranke Menschen", Conference "Zukunft der Gesundheit/AAL in der Oberlausitz", Görlitz, October 9, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013m) Keynote lecture "Intergenerational relations and family care in Europe", 'Ageing Connects 2013' conference of Zivot90 & Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, October 7-8, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013l) Opening lecture "Bevölkerungsalterung als Herausforderung des 21. Jahrhunderts" at the opening of the Science Year 2013/14 at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, September 24, 2013.

Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2013b) "Advancing Regional Analysis in the Sociology of Ageing",15th Polish Sociology Congress, Szczecin, Poland, September 11-14, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013k) Keynote lecture "Theoretical Concepts of Intergenerational Relations", Global Social Initiative on Ageing Family Workshop at Northwest University Potchefstroom, South Africa, July 29-31, 2013.

Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2013a) Paper "Working Caregivers in Survey Data",20th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, South Korea, June 23-27, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013i) Keynote lecture "Population Ageing in Europe", Gdansk Gerontological Symposium, Gdansk, Poland, June 21, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013g) "Grandparent-child relationships in the 21st century". Lecture as part of the social science lecture series at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. May 6, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013f) "Current and future geriatric care in the Free State of Saxony. Results of the network survey 2011/12". Network conference of the Geriatrics Network_C at Chemnitz Municipal Hospital, May 2, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013e) "Demographic Change in Europe and Challenges for Intergenerational Work". Keynote speech at the opening of the conference "InterGenerationes II: Fit for intergenerational Work", Berlin, April 29, 2013

Hoff, A. (2013d) "Active ageing - the European perspective". Keynote speech at the opening of the results conference "Sächsisches Gesundheitsziel Aktives Altern" of the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs and the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, March 25, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013c) "Quality of life, active ageing and autonomy in old age". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 24, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013b) "Images of age and age stereotypes". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 24, 2013.

Hoff, A. (2013a) "Population ageing in Europe, Germany and Saxony". Course Geriatric Primary Care at the Saxon State Medical Association Dresden, January 24, 2013.

2012

Hoff, A. (2012l) "Current and future geriatric care in the Free State of Saxony. Results of the network survey 2011/12". Second network conference of the East Saxon Geriatrics Network, Görlitz Municipal Hospital, December 5, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012k) "Demographic change in Eastern/Central Europe". Opening lecture at the Diakonisches Werk consultation "Growing old in Europe. Scope for action in Central and Eastern Europe", Berlin, November 5-9, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012i) "The European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity 2012". Opening speech at the conference "Saxony in demographic change - outlook with foresight", Saxon State Chancellery Dresden, October 16, 2012.  

Hoff, A., Franke, A., Reichert, M. & Kümmerling, A. (2012) "Between work and care - conflict or opportunity?" Lecture at the Joint Section Event of the Sections Sociology of Work and Industry and Family Sociology, 36th Congress of the German Sociological Association, Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund University, October 1-5, 2012.

Hamblin, K. A. & Hoff, A. (2012) "Trying to remain 'active' whilst providing care". Paper given at ESA Conference "Ageing in the Light of Crises: Economic crisis, demographic change and the search for meaning", Umea, Sweden, October 3-5, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012h) "Ambivalenzerfahrungen als Ausdruck individueller und generation-spezifischer Identität in der postmodernen Gesellschaft". Presentation at the workshop "Ambivalenz und Lebenslauf", Görlitz, September 19-21, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012g) "Carers@Work - Between Job and Care for an Older Person. Reconciliation Strategies from Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK Compared". Paper given at Conference "Researching age and generations in times of crisis and change", Porto, Portugal, July 5-7, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012f) "Solidarity between the generations - for a common future". Lecture at the DRK symposium "Dialogue of Generations", Berlin, June 8, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012e) "Active ageing - challenge or imposition?" Lecture at the Seniorenkolleg Zittau/Görlitz, Görlitz, June 6, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012d) "International Comparison of Working Carers' Reconciliation Strategies
in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK". Paper given at the IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing, Prague, Czech Republic, May 31, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012c) "Combining Employment and Care-giving". Keynote paper given at the IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing, Prague, Czech Republic, May 29, 2012.

Hoff, A. & Thiele, G. (2012) "Vergleich der Geriatrie-Modellregionen Sachsens". Presentation at the GerinNet Leipzig Network Conference, Leipzig, March 6, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012b) "Solidarity between and within the generations - for a common future". Presentation at the launch event for the "European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012", Berlin, BMFSFJ, February 6, 2012.

Hoff, A. (2012a) "Grandparent-child relationships in the 21st century". Lecture on the occasion of the Days of German-Polish Adult Education in Görlitz, January 11, 2012.

2011

Hoff, A. (2011g) "Consequences of demographic change in Europe for home care". Opening lecture of the 13th Saxon Geriatrics Day, Dresden, December 10, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011f) "Demographic change and social gerontology". Lecture at the German-Polish Days of Adult Education, Görlitz, December 9, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011e) "Between work and care: conflict or opportunity?
The perspective of family caregivers in international comparison". Lecture at the annual conference of the Volkswagen Foundation, Jena, December 2, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011d) "Social gerontology". Lecture at the "Initiative Görlitz e.V.", Görlitz, Germany, November 30, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011c) "Combining Paid Work and Care - Conflict or Opportunity. A European Comparison", Paper given at Bangor University Lunchtime Seminar Series, Bangor, UK, September 28, 2011.

Hoff, A. & Hamblin, K. A. (2011) "Carers@Work -
Between Job and Care: Conflict or Opportunity? A Strategy for Securing Sustainable Future Care and Productivity Potentials in an Ageing Society - A European Comparison", Poster presented at10th Anniversary OIA Celebration Conference, Oxford, UK, June 16, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011b) "Grandparent-child relationships in the 21st century". Lecture as part of the social science lecture series at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. May 10, 2011.

Hoff, A. (2011a) "Der MA Soziale Gerontologie an der Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz im Kontext globaler Bevölkerungsalterung". Lecture at the opening of the Gerontological Salon in Dresden, April 7, 2011.

Hamblin, K. A. & Hoff, A. (2011) "Carers@Work -
Between Job and Care: Conflict or Opportunity? A Strategy for Securing Sustainable Future Care and Productivity Potentials in an Ageing Society - A European Comparison", Paper given at Oxfordshire County Council Working Carers' Group, March 28, 2011.

2010

Hoff, A. (2010) "Intergenerational Relationships in Post-Unification Germany", Paper given at OIA "Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Europe and Asia Age" Conference in Oxford, December 9-10, 2010.

Döhner, H., Kohler, S., Lamura, G., Principi, A., Santini, S., Perek-Bialas, J., Stypinska, J., Hoff, A. & Hamblin, K. (2010): "Zwischen Beruf und Pflege -
Konflikt oder Chance? The perspective of working family carers. Ergebnisse aus Deutschland, Italien, Polen und England" [Between Job and Care - Conflict or Opportunity?"], Paper given at the Conference "Carers@Work. Between Job and Care - Conflict or Opportunity?" in Duisburg, Germany, October 11, 2010.  

Principi, A., Hoff, A., Santini, S., Hamblin, K. & Lamura, G. (2010): "Intergenerational Ambivalences in Combining Employment with Care-giving to Older Parents in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK", Paper given at the5th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) in Milan, Italy, September 29 - October 2, 2010.

Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2010): "Developing the 'Sociology of Ageing' to Tackle the Challenge of Ageing Societies in Central and Eastern Europe", Paper given at the XIVth Polish Congress of Sociology in Cracow, Poland, September 8-11, 2010.

Hoff, A. & Principi, A. (2010): "Carers@Work - Reconciling Employment and Care for Older Family Members in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK", Paper given at the XVIIth ISA World Congress of Sociology in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-18, 2010.

Hamblin, K. & Hoff, A. (2010): "Carers@Work - Reconciling Employment and Care for Older Family Members in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK", Paper given at the Carers UK conference in Leeds, July 8-10, 2010.

Hoff, A. & Hamblin, K. (2010): "Carers@Work. Between Job and Care - Conflict or Opportunity?" Paper given at Volkswagen Project Advisory Board meeting in Oxford, January 13, 2010.

2009

Hoff, A. (2009i): "Generationenbeziehungen in einer alternden Gesellschaft". Görlitz, University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, December 15, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009h): "Subject development in social gerontology against the background of current social requirements". Görlitz, University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, December 15, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009g): "Beyond the Financial Crisis: Systemic Shocks in the21st Century", Oxford Analytica International Conference, University of Oxford, Christchurch College, September 16-18, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009f): "Global Ageing and the Reconciliation of Employment and Care for Older Family Members - Do Different Cultural Contexts Result in Varying Reconciliation Strategies? African, Asian, European and North American responses", 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France, July 5-9, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009e): "Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe as an Outcome of the Socio-economic Transition to Capitalism", Paper given at the 16th IAGG World Congress in Paris, July 8, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009d): "The OIA Global Research Networks, EAST and the Ageing Crisis in Eastern Europe", Lecture given at The Oxford Institute of Ageing Week in Residence 'The Multi-Disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing Research', Oxford, April 20, 2008.

Hoff, A. (2009c): "The EAST Research Network and the Ageing Crisis in Eastern Europe", Oxford, Oxford Institute of Ageing, March 18, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009b): 'Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe', Paper given in the Families, Life Course and Generations Research Centre (FlaG) Lunch Seminar Series, University of Leeds, March 4, 2009.

Hoff, A. (2009a): 'Families, Care and Work: Changes & Challenges', Paper given during Final Conference of the 'Beyond Current Horizons - technology, children, schools and families' project for the Department of Children, Schools and Families, Somerville College, Oxford, 22 January 2009.

2008

Hoff, A. (2008k): 'The Drivers of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe

', Paper given on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Institute for Demography and Statistics, Warsaw School of Economics, December 5, 2008.

 

Hoff, A. (2008j): 'Changing Intergenerational Relations in the Ageing European Societies'. Lecture at the Gulbenkian Health Forum "A Mature Society in a Global World", Lisbon, November 24-25, 2008.

Hoff, A. (2008i): Panelist in Expert Panel "Intergenerational Relationships" at
the Forum Generationendialog [Forum Intergenerational Dialogue], Berlin,
November 18, 2008 (Inivited speaker).

Hoff, A. (2008h): 'Changing Intergenerational Relations in the Ageing European Societies'. Lecture given at Pittsburgh University, U.S.A., University Center for International Studies, September 30, 2008 (keynote speaker)

 

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Hoff, A. (2008g): "Migrant Labor in the Eldercare Sectors - The Nordic Welfare Model", International NORFACE Seminar Series, Oslo, Norway, September 22-24, 2008 (joint seminar series co-ordinator with G W Leeson).

Hoff, A. (2008f): 'National, regional and local social inclusion strategies for older people in Europe'. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology "Sociological Research and Public Debate", Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2008.

Hoff, A. (2008e): 'Is there a Central and Eastern European Care Regime?' Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology "Sociological Research and Public Debate", Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2008.

Leeson, G. W., Harper, S. & Hoff, A. (2008): 'Investing in later life: Findings from the 4th wave of the Global Ageing Survey'. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology "Sociological Research and Public Debate", Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2008.

Harper, S., Leeson, G. W. & Hoff, A. (2008): 'Developing an understanding of intergenerational transfers within families: a comparison of Europe, North America and Asia'. Paper given at the First ISA World Forum of Sociology "Sociological Research and Public Debate", Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2008.

Hoff, A. (2008d): 'New Forms of Intergenerational Solidarity in European Local Communities'. Paper given at the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union 2008 Conference "Intergenerational Solidarity for Cohesive and Sustainable Societies", Brdo, Slovenia, April 27-29, 2008 (keynote speaker).

Hoff, A. (2008c): 'Solidarity and Support Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships'. Lecture given at The Oxford Institute of Ageing Spring School 'The Multi-Disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing Research', Oxford, April 14-18, 2008.

Hoff, A. (2008b): 'Migrant Labor in the Eldercare Sectors - Linking Research and Policy', International NORFACE Seminar Series, Ljubljana, Slovenia, January 22-24, 2008 (joint seminar series co-ordinator with G W Leeson).

Hoff, A. (2008a): "Reconciliation of Employment and Care for Older Family Members - Employers and Carers Perspectives", International John Fell Seminar Series, Oxford, January 9-11, 2008 (chairing the conference).

2007

Hoff, A. (2007h): 'Intergenerationale Beziehungen im Wandel und sozialpolitische Implikationen' [Changing Intergenerational Relationships and Social Policy Implications]. Paper given at "Organizing Generationendialog - Fachtagung für generationsverbindende Ansätze in Gemeinwesenarbeit der ostdeutschen Bundesländer", Potsdam, October 29-30, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007g): 'Understanding the Drivers of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe - Overview and Introduction'. Paper given at the International ESRC Workshop 'Understanding the Drivers of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe', Oxford, September 19-21, 2007.

Perek-Bialas, J. & Hoff, A. (2007): 'Societal Implications of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe Compared with Western Europe - Introduction to the Ageing and Society session'. Introductory Paper given at the XIIIth Polish Sociology Congress, Zielona Gora, September 13-15, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007f): 'National, Regional and Local Social Inclusion Strategies for Older People in Europe'. Paper given at the VI European Congress of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), St Petersburg, July 5-8, 2007.

 

Hoff, A. (2007e): 'Reconciliation of Employment and Eldercare'. Paper given at the Joint NORFACE + OUP John Fell Seminar Series on 'Migrant care workers' and 'Working family carers', Oxford, Berlin, June 4-7, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007d): 'Migrant Labor in the Eldercare Sectors - the Economics of Movement and Care'. Paper given at the Joint NORFACE + OUP John Fell Seminar Series on 'Migrant care workers' and 'Working family carers', Berlin, June 4-7, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007c): 'Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe'. Keynote speech delivered at the 'Launch Conference of the Central and Eastern European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS) - Setting the Research Agenda' Conference, London (UCL), April 19-20, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007b): 'Employed Family Carers of Older Dependents in Europe - Between Labor Markets Demands and Intergenerational Solidarity'. Paper given at the Joint NORFACE + OUP John Fell Seminar Series on 'Migrant care workers' and 'Working family carers', Oxford, January 8-11, 2007.

Hoff, A. (2007a): 'Migrant Labor in the Eldercare Sectors - the Families left behind'. Paper given at the Joint NORFACE + OUP John Fell Seminar Series on 'Migrant care workers' and 'Working family carers', Oxford, January 8-11, 2007.

2006

Hoff, A. & Leeson, G. (2006): 'Change and Continuity of Intergenerational Relations in the Context of Different Welfare State Regimes'. Paper given at the XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa, July 23-29, 2006.

Hoff, A. (2006d): 'Intergenerational learning and employment'. Paper given at the Conference "Days of Socio-Economy: Education, Employment, Europe", Cracow, Poland, September 21-22, 2006.

Hoff. A. (2006c): 'Social Inclusion Strategies for Older People in the European Union'. Paper given at AGE Conference in London, June 29, 2006.

Hoff, A. (2006b): 'Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Implications for Future Migration Patterns'. Paper given at the Inaugural Conference of the Central and Eastern European Migration Initiative, Oxford, UK, June 9, 2006.

Hoff, A. (2006a): 'Research on Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe'. Paper given at the James Martin School of the21st Century Seminar Series on 'The Implications of Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Oxford, UK, February 23, 2006.

2005

Hoff, A. (2005b): 'Exchange Relations between Grandparents and Grandchildren from the Perspective of German Elders'. Paper given at the British Society of Gerontology Meeting 2005. University of Keele, July 16, 2005.

Hoff, A. & Ogawa, T. (2005): 'A Cross-National Comparison of Welfare Restructuring in Germany and Japan'. Paper given at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, on the Second Conference of the East Asian Social Policy network "Pressure, Policy-making and Policy Outcome - Understanding East Asian Welfare Reforms". July 2, 2005.

Hoff, A. (2005a): 'Grandparent-Grandchildren-Relations from the Perspective of German Elders'. Paper given at the University of Oxford, Oxford Institute of Ageing, UK, January 27, 2005.

Lectures before 2005

Hoff, A. (2004): 'Social Networks and Social Support in the Transition to Retirement - Longitudinal Perspectives from Germany'. Paper given at the ISA RC11 Inter-congress Conference "Ageing Societies and Ageing Sociology: Diversity and Change in a Global World", at the University of Surrey, UK, September 7-9, 2004

Hoff, A. (2003b): 'The German Ageing Survey 2002. Family Care and Long-term Care in the Family'. Workshop paper given at the International Workshop "Exploring Solutions for Long-term Care in Italy, Japan and Germany" at La Sapienza Universita degli Studi di Roma, December 11, 2003.

Hoff, A. (2003a): 'Family Change and Intergenerational Support - Source of New Inequality in Old Age?' Paper given at the 6th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) "Ageing Societies, New Sociology", September 23-26, 2003, Murcia, Spain.

Hoff, A. (2002): 'Informal support networks of lone mothers - replacement or supplement of state support?' Paper given at the XVth World Congress of Sociology in Brisbane, Australia, July 8, 2002.

Hoff, A. (2000): 'Voluntary Organizations' und die Gerechtigkeitslücke im Sozialstaat' Paper given at the 30th Congress of the German Sociological Association in Cologne, 27.09.2000.