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Old age EU migration and political involvement
The retirement municipality of Mijas as a case
study
Vth European Congress of Gerontology July 2-5,
2003 / Barcelona, Spain
INTRODUCTION Labour retirement is no longer
necessarily the same as political retirement.
Research has so far paid scant attention to the
political implications of more people living
healthier old ages, much less to the
cross-national dimension that European
citizenship entails. The Spanish Mediterranean
coast is consolidating some regions of EU
immigration, with a strong presence of citizens
aged 65 and over. The Costa del Sol is becoming
one of these retirement places, and the
municipality of Mijas its chief exponent.
AUTHORS SEJ-267 (Junta de Andalucía Research
Group). Rafael DURÁN, Mayte ECHEZARRETA,
Baldomero ÁLVAREZ, Rocío CARO, Ricardo GÓMEZ,
José A. LÓPEZ, Blanca SILLERO E-mail
rduran_at_uma.es / mtechezarret_at_uma.es
WORKING PLACES Faculty of Law (University of
Málaga), Geriatric Area of the Hospital Carlos
Haya (Málaga) and Medical Área of the Málaga Town
Hall
Immigration, ageing, and European Union
RESEARCH QUESTIONS To what extent do those
citizens feel represented by political
authorities and institutions? How and how much do
they participate in politics in their new
residences? Does Spanish politics benefit from
their longer democratic experience and higher
degree of civic compromise?
Sources The authors, from Padrón Municipal 2001,
Registro de Extranjeros Residentes (Dirección
General de la Policía 2001) and Padrón de
Habitantes de Mijas (31 October 2002)
METHODOLOGY Multidisciplinary survey Universe UE
non-Spanish senior citizens living in
Mijas Sample proportional and stratified by
nationality and gender Sample size 182 Data
gathering period December 2002 to June
2003 Funding body Junta de Andalucía (Acción
Coordinada LJC/GGM).