Active ageing in Denmark; shifting institutional landscapes and the intersection of national and local priorities

Studies of governance rarely examine how specific institutional configurations are designed to target specific 'problem' groups, including older adults via 'active ageing' policies. In Denmark, active ageing policy has been contoured by the Structural Reform of 2007, which drove changes in institutional landscapes at both national and local levels. Rather than representing a 'hollowing out' of control from the centre, the Danish Structural...