Introduction; Central themes; 1. Setting the scene: older people's conceptualisation of resilience and its relationship to cultural engagement; Editorial introduction; Introduction; Literature review; Methods; Results and discussion; Conclusion; 2. Ages and Stages: creative participatory research with older people; Editorial introduction; Introduction; The academic context; The creative context; Creating a company of researchers
researching the company.

Reflections on the creative participatory research processParticipatory creative research: reflecting back findings; Creative participatory research: benefits and challenges; 3. Social connectivity and creative approaches to dementia care: the case of a poetry intervention; Editorial introduction; Introduction; Background; Methods; Quantitative results; Transcripts and notes; Discussion; Conclusion; Narrative identity and resilience for people in later life with dementia living in care homes: the role of visual arts enrichment 4. activities; Editorial introduction; Introduction.

Theoretical frameworkMethodology, data and visual arts enrichment activity; Analysis; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; 5. After the earthquake: narratives of resilience, re-signification of fear and revitalisation of local identities in rural communities of Paredones, Chile; Editorial introduction; Introduction; Methods; Restoring community resilience; Discussion and conclusions; Funding; 6. Integrating sense of place within new housing developments: a community-based participatory research approach; Editorial introduction; Introduction; CBPR: a guiding framework for collaborative research.

Applying multiple qualitative methods to prioritise marginalised place perspectivesConclusions: outcomes and limitations; 7. Ageing in place: creativity and resilience in neighbourhoods; Editorial introduction; Introduction; Ageing in place: measuring the gap; Creative and resilient ageing in place: an alternative viewpoint; A citizen consultation about 'ageing well in place'; Our research method: a World Café approach; Ageing in two areas of Newcastle, England: our public conversation; Discussion; Conclusion; 8. Crafting resilience for later life; Editorial introduction; Introduction.

Resilience in later lifeLinking resilience and social capital; About the research; Findings; Discussion and conclusion; 9. Oral histories and lacemaking as strategies for resilience in women's craft groups; Editorial introduction; Introduction; Methods; Being and working together: lacemaking workshop as space for discourses of ageing; Contextualising self in the past and presence: the 15th anniversary of Charming Threads; Masters and apprentices: constructing group and individual identity through dialogue with tradition.