Professor Thomas Scharf B.A., Ph.D.
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Tom
Scharf is Professor of Social Gerontology and Director of the Irish Centre for
Social Gerontology at NUI Galway, Ireland. With a first degree in German and
Politics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a doctorate in
political science from Aston University, his research encompasses the fields of
social gerontology, social policy and political science. Tom moved to NUI
Galway in 2010 having previously been Director of the Centre for Social
Gerontology, Keele University, UK. Tom was elected to the UK Academy of Social
Sciences in 2009 in recognition of his work on ageing. While
at Keele University, Tom worked with colleagues to develop a programme of
research on aspects of disadvantage faced by older people. This included an
influential project addressing issues relating to social exclusion and quality
of life of older people living in some of England's most deprived urban
neighbourhoods. At NUI Galway, Tom is leading a major programme of work
addressing issues relating to ageing in rural communities. He is also engaged
in a variety of projects on issues relating to poverty in later life, aspects
of intergenerational solidarity, and the experiences of people ageing in
disadvantaged communities. With colleagues from the Centre for Child and Family
Research and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Tom is also playing a
key role in shaping the development of NUI Galway’s new Lifecourse Institute. Selected Publications: Scharf, T. &
Keating, N. (eds) (2012) From
exclusion to inclusion in old age: a global challenge, Bristol:
Policy Press http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781847427724&
[edited book] Bernard, M., Liddle, J., Bartlam, B.,
Scharf, T. & Sim, J. (2012) Then and now: evolving community in the context
of a retirement village, Ageing and Society http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=8143519
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Books
| BARTLAM, B (2006) Rural Disadvantage: Quality of life and disadvantage amongst older people - a pilot study. [Details] |
| BARTLAM, B., HISLOP, J., BERNARD, M., DUNNING, A. & SIM, J. (2006) Necessities of Life: Older People’s Experiences of Poverty. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C. & SMITH, A.E (2005) Multiple Exclusion and Quality of Life amongst Excluded Older People in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C (2004) The Impact of Government Policy on Social Exclusion of Older People: A Review of the Literature (. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C., SMITH, A.E. & KINGSTON, P (2002) Growing Older in Socially Deprived Areas: Social Exclusion in Later Life. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Keating, N. & Scharf, T. (2012) 'Revisiting social exclusion of older adults' In: From exclusion to inclusion in old age: a global challenge. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. & Keating, N. (2012) 'Social exclusion in later life: a global challenge' In: From exclusion to inclusion in old age: a global challenge. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| Shepherd, G, Parsonage, M (2010) 'Social inclusion: research and evidence-based practice' In: Social Inclusion and Mental Health. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2010) 'Social policies for ageing societies: perspectives from Europe' In: Handbook of Social Gerontology. C Phillipson & D Dannefer: New York/London: Sage. [Details] |
| in: P CANN & M DEAN (eds) (2009) 'Too tight to mention: unequal income in older age' In: Unequal Ageing: The untold story of exclusion in old age. P CANN & M DEAN: Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| BARTLAM, B (2008) 'Ageing and social exclusion in rural communities' In: Rural Ageing: A Good Place to Grow Old?. N KEATING: Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C & SMITH, AE (2007) 'Aging in a difficult place: assessing the impact of urban deprivation on older people' In: New Dynamics in Old Age: Individual, Environmental and Societal Perspectives. Amityville, NY, Baywood. [Details] |
| BERNARD, M (2007) 'Critical perspectives on ageing societies' In: Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies. M BERNARD & T SCHARF, T: Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| HOLLAND, C, KELLAHER, L, PEACE, S, SCHARF, T, BREEZE, E, GOW, J & GILHOOLY, M (2005) 'Getting out and about' In: Understanding Quality of Life in Old Age. Maidenhead, Open University Press. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C & SMITH, AE (2005) 'Poverty and social exclusion: Experiences of older people from black and ethnic minority groups in deprived areas' In: Growing Older in a Black and Minority Ethnic Group. London, Age Concern England. [Details] |
| WENGER, GC, THISSEN, F & BURHOLT, V (2005) 'Older people in rural Europe: a comparative analysis' In: Winning and Losing: The Changing Geography of Europe's Rural Areas. D SCHMIED: Aldershot, Ashgate. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2005) 'Recruiting older research participants: lessons from deprived neighbourhoods' In: Recruitment and Sampling: Qualitative Research with Older People. London, Centre for Policy on Ageing. [Details] |
| VICTOR, CR (2005) 'Social isolation and loneliness' In: Understanding Quality of Life in Old Age. Maidenhead, Open University Press. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C & SMITH, AE (2004) 'Poverty and social exclusion - growing older in deprived urban neighbourhoods' In: Growing Older - Quality of Life in Old Age. Maidenhead, Open University Press. [Details] |
| SMITH, AE (2004) 'Older people in urban neighbourhoods: addressing the risk of social exclusion in later life' In: Social Networks and Social Exclusion. C PHILLIPSON, G ALLAN & D MORGAN: Aldershot, Ashgate. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2001) 'Sozialpolitik in Großbritannien: Vom Armengesetz zum “Dritten Weg”' In: Sozialstaat in Europa Geschichte, Entwicklung, Perspektiven. Opladen, Westdeutscher Verlag. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2001) 'Zwischen Margaret Thatcher und New Labour” - Zur Entwicklung der britischen Alterssozialpolitik seit 1990' In: Ein Europa der Generationen - grenzenlos aber mit verschiedenen Geschwindigkeiten?. Freudenstadt, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Fritz-Erler-Akademie. [Details] |
Edited Books
| T. Scharf & N. Keating (Ed.). (2012) From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age: A Global Challenge. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
| M. Bernard & T. Scharf (Ed.). (2007) Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Buffel, T,Phillipson, C,Scharf, T (2012) 'Ageing in urban environments: Developing 'age-friendly' cities'. Critical Social Policy, 32 :597-617. [DOI] [Details] |
| Bernard, M,Liddle, J,Bartlam, B,Scharf, T,Sim, J (2012) 'Then and now: evolving community in the context of a retirement village'. Ageing & Society, 32 (1):103-129. [DOI] [Details] |
Timonen, Virpi and Scharf, Thomas and Conlon, Catherine and Carney, Gemma (2012) 'Intergenerational Solidarity and Justice in Ireland: Toward a New National Dialogue'. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 10 (3):317-321.  [DOI] [Details] |
| Buffel, T., Phillipson, C., Scharf, T. (2012) 'Experiences of social exclusion and neighbourhood deprivation among older people: an Anglo-Belgian perspective'. Ageing & Society, . [Details] |
| O’Shea, E., Wash, K., Scharf, T. (2012) 'Exploring community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas'. Quality In Ageing, 13 (1):16-26. [Details] |
| Walsh, K., O’Shea, E. & Scharf, T. (2012) 'Ageing in changing community contexts: cross-border perspectives from rural Ireland and Northern Ireland'. Journal Of Rural Studies, 28 (4):347-357. [DOI] [Details] |
| Sim, J., Bartlam, B., Bernard, M., Liddle, J. & Scharf, T. (2012) 'Home from home? A mixed-methods study of relocation within a purpose-built retirement community'. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 26 (4a). [DOI] [Details] |
| DE JONG GIERVELD, J (2008) 'Loneliness in urban neighbourhoods: an Anglo-Dutch comparison'. European Journal of Ageing, 5 (2):103-115. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C & SMITH, AE (2005) 'Social exclusion of older people in deprived urban communities of England'. European Journal of Ageing, 2 (2):76-87. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C (2005) 'Rural and urban perspectives on growing old: developing a new research agenda'. European Journal of Ageing, 2 (2):67-75. [Details] |
| SMITH, AE, SIM, J, PHILLIPSON, C (2004) 'Determinants of quality of life amongst older people in deprived neighbourhoods'. Ageing and Society, 24 (5):793-814. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C & SMITH, AE (2003) 'Older people's perceptions of the neighbourhood: Evidence from socially deprived urban areas'. Sociological Research Online, 8 (4). [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C, SMITH, AE & KINGSTON, P (2002) 'Older people in deprived areas: perceptions of the neighbourhood'. Quality in Ageing, 3 (2):11-21. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2001) 'Ageing and intergenerational relationships in rural Germany'. Ageing and Society, 21 (5):547-566. [Details] |
| WENGER, GC, THISSEN, F & BURHOLT, V (2001) 'Soziale Integration und Partizipation älterer Menschen in ländlichen Räumen Europas'. Sozialer Fortschritt, 50 :208-213. [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2001) 'Social gerontology in Germany: historical trends and recent developments'. Ageing and Society, 21 (4):489-505. [Details] |
| WENGER, GC (2000) 'Cross-national empirical research in gerontology: The OPERA experience'. Education and Ageing, 15 (3):379-397. [Details] |
| PHILLIPSON, C, KINGSTON, P & SMITH, AE (2000) 'Social exclusion and ageing'. Education and Ageing, 16 (3):303-320. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Walsh, K., Connolly, S., Gavin, M., Maguire, C., McDonagh, J., Murray, M., O’Shea, E. & Scharf, T. (2010) Older people in rural communities: exploring attachment, contribution and diversity in rural Ireland and Northern Ireland. Healthy Ageing in Rural Communities (HARC) Research Network, Galway. [Details] |
| Walsh, K. Scharf, T. Cullinan, J. & Finn, C. (2012) Deprivation and its measurement in later life: findings from a mixed-methods study in Ireland. Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, Galway. [Details] |
| Finn, C. & Scharf, T. (2012) An overview of intergenerational programmes in Ireland. Age Action Ireland, Dublin. [Details] |
| Finn, C., Scharf, T. (2012) Intergenerational programmes in Ireland: An initial overview. Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUI Galway, Galway. [Details] |
| Walsh, K., O’Shea, E., Scharf, T. (2012) Social Exclusion and Ageing in Diverse Rural Communities: Findings from a cross-border study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, Galway. [Details] |
Abstract
| Scharf, T,Ziegler, F,Beech, R,Maslin-Prothero, S,Murray, M,Bailey, J,Crummett, A,Middling, S (2010) AGE RELATIONS IN LATE LIFE: RECONSIDERING DISCURSIVE DIFFERENCES. Abstract [Details] |
| Scharf, T,Sim, J,Bartlam, B,Bernard, M,Liddle, J (2010) RELOCATION WITHIN AN ENGLISH RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: REMAKING PLACE DURING A TIME OF CHANGE. Abstract [Details] |
| Scharf, T,Ziegler, F,Beech, R,Maslin-Prothero, S,Murray, M,Bailey, J,Crummett, A,Middling, S (2010) FROM EXCLUSION TO INCLUSION? CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH WITH OLDER PEOPLE. Abstract [Details] |
Other Item
| walsh, K., O'Shea, E., Scharf, T., Connolly, S., Maguire, C., Murray, M., Gavin, K. & McDonagh, J. (2010) Older People in Rural Communities: Exploring attachment, contribution and diversity in rural Ireland and Northern Ireland.. Funded by Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland. Other Item [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Scharf, T. (2011) Loneliness: an urban perspective. Age Concern Oxfordshire (Ed) Safeguarding the Convoy: A Call to Action from the Campaign to End Loneliness. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Scharf, T. (2010) Envejecer en zonas dificiles: perspective desde Inglaterra. Barcelona Metrópoli. Non Published Reports [Details] |
Teaching Interests
| Teaching areas Diploma in Social Gerontology MA in Lifecourse Studies PhD supervision in the area of social gerontology |