The LeTs-Care research team is pleased to announce its its participation in the 7th ESPAnet Austria Research Conference, organised at the University of Innsbruck on 24-25 April 2025.
Two recent papers by Prof Bernhard Weicht and Dr Lisa Waldenburger, from the University of Innsbruck (UIBK), illustrate the intellectual breadth and critical engagement that characterise the LeTs-Care agenda, at the intersection of ageing, long-term care (LTC), and emerging socio-technical transformations.
Drawing on interdisciplinary expertise in sociology, social policy, and critical technology studies, our contributions address urgent societal debates around the future of care work and the role of innovation in reshaping the lives and labour of those involved.
Click to download the abstracts:
- Weicht B., Waldenburger L.: “AI and the ‘Problem’ of Ageing – addressing or shaping problem constructions?”
- Waldenburger L., Weicht B.: “The mediation of foreign live-in carers in Austria – can a state-funded, non-profit agency improve the very precarious working conditions?”
