Demography And Security

Author : Myron Weiner,Sharon Stanton Russell
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781571813398

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Demography and National Security by Myron Weiner,Sharon Stanton Russell Pdf

Political scientists, demographers, legal scholars, and historians have come together in this volume, under the direction of the late Myron Weiner, one of the leading scholars in this field, to address three of the major sets of questions in the field of political demography: How changes in demographic variables - population size, growth, distribution, and composition - influence threats (real or perceived) to a country's political stability and security; how governments respond to demographic trends; and how governments attempt to change demographic variables in order to enhance national security.

Author : Jack A. Goldstone,Eric P. Kaufmann,Monica Duffy Toft
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199945962

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Political Demography by Jack A. Goldstone,Eric P. Kaufmann,Monica Duffy Toft Pdf

The field of political demography - the politics of population change - is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At a time when demographic changes - aging in the rich world, youth bulges in the developing world, ethnic and religious shifts, migration, and urbanization - are waxing as never before, this neglect is especially glaring and starkly contrasts with the enormous interest coming from policymakers and the media. "Ten years ago, [demography] was hardly on the radar screen," remarks Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, two contributors to this volume. "Today," they continue, "it dominates almost any discussion of America's long-term fiscal, economic, or foreign-policy direction." Demography is the most predictable of the social sciences: children born in the last five years will be the new workers, voters, soldiers, and potential insurgents of 2025 and the political elites of the 2050s. Whether in the West or the developing world, political scientists urgently need to understand the tectonics of demography in order to grasp the full context of today's political developments. This book begins to fill the gap from a global and historical perspective and with the hope that scholars and policymakers will take its insights on board to develop enlightened policies for our collective future.

Author : Richard Jackson,Neil Howe
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 089206532X

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The Graying of the Great Powers by Richard Jackson,Neil Howe Pdf

The demographic trends of the twenty-first century will challenge the geopolitical assumptions of both the left and the right."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Richard Paul Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015061754506

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The Security Demographic by Richard Paul Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion Pdf

Do the dynamics of human population-rates of growth, age structure, distribution and more-influence when and where warfare will next break out? The findings of this report suggest that the risks of civil conflict (deadly violence between governments and non-state insurgents, or between state factions within territorial boundaries) that are generated by demographic factors may be much more significant than generally recognized, and worthy of more serious consideration by national security policy makers and researchers. Its conclusions-drawn from a review of literature and analyses of data from 180 countries, about half of which experienced civil conflict at some time from 1970 through 2000-argue that: Recent progress along the demographic transition-a population's shift from high to low rates of birth and death is associated with continuous declines in the vulnerability of nation-states to civil conflict. If this association continues through the 21st century, then a range of policies promoting small, healthy and better educated families and long lives among populations in developing countries seems likely to encourage greater political stability in weak states and to enhance global security in the future.

Author : Wenke Apt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400769649

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Germany's New Security Demographics by Wenke Apt Pdf

Military recruitment will become more difficult in times of demographic aging. The question arises whether demographic change will constrain the capacity of aging states like Germany to conduct foreign policy and pursue their national security interests. Since contemporary military operations still display a strong human element, particular scrutiny is given to the empirical analysis of the determinants of military propensity and military service among youth. An additional human capital projection until 2030 illustrates how the decline in the youth population will interact with trends in educational attainment and adolescent health to further complicate military recruitment in the future. A concluding review of recruiting practices in other NATO countries provides insight in best-practice policy options to reduce the military’s sensitivity to demographic change. Following this approach, the book gives prominence to a topic that has thus far been under-represented in the greater discussion of demographic change today, namely the demographic impact on international affairs and strategic calculations.

Author : Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313364952

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The Future Faces of War by Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba Pdf

This comprehensive and clear volume reveals the numerous ways demographic trends such as age structure, composition, and migration influence national security. Population size, structure, distribution, and composition affect security in numerous ways, including national power, civil conflict, and development. The Future Faces of War: Population and National Security offers a comprehensive overview of how demographic trends can function as components, indicators, and multipliers of a state's national security. Each chapter focuses on a particular demographic trend and describes its national security implications in three realms—military, regime, and structural. Illustrating the mechanisms by which demography and security are connected, the book pushes the conversation forward by challenging common conceptions about demographic trends and national security. Key for policymakers and general readers alike, it goes on to suggest ways trends can provide opportunities for building partnerships and strengthening states. Focusing on multiple scenarios and the theoretical links between population and security, the insights gathered here will remain relevant for years to come.

Author : Laurent Murawiec,David Adamson
Publisher : RAND Corporation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015054295095

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Demography and Security by Laurent Murawiec,David Adamson Pdf

Demographic shifts are a cause, an effect, and a forerunner of geopoliticalshocks and transformations. Examining these shifts is an important step inany strategic assessment of the global security environment. Unfortunately,the demographic community and the strategic and defense communities seldominteract. Providing venues for such interactions is therefore important. Forthis purpose, RAND sponsored a workshop on Demography and NationalSecurity in Paris at the initiative of RAND_s Population Matters program inNovember 2000. The workshop brought together French, American, and otherEuropean demographers; senior representatives from the French Ministry ofDefense; and researchers, economists, and experts in geopolitics. Revealingdifferences emerged, both between demographers and national-security expertsand also between American and French participants. Different objects ofconcern surfaced, and contrasting views of phenomena were debated. Forexample, immigration and its social, cultural, and political impacts tendedto be seen in an altogether different light on the two sides of theAtlantic. Americans were more likely to focus on the geopoliticalimplications outside U.S. borders, while Europeans focused on its domesticimplications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:227920650

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The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors by Anonim Pdf

This report presents a framework for understanding the implications of global demographic trends for international and U.S. national Security. One of its goals is to spark discussion between demographers and national security analysts. The document should be of interest to security analysts, demographers, foreign policymakers, and general audiences interested in the implications of demographic trends for international security policy. This research was jointly sponsored by the Population Matters project in RAND's Labor and Population Program and by the RAND Arroyo Center. A principal goal of Population Matters is to inform both public and specialist audiences about the findings of demographic research and their implications for policy. The Population Matters project is funded by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Arroyo Center is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the United States Army. This work, inspired by prior research on alternative security futures conducted in the Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program of the Arroyo Center, drew only from sources in the public domain. The principal aim of this report is to provide a framework for understanding the influence of demographic factors on international security issues. Specifically, three major questions are addressed: what current demographic trends pose international security concerns? What are the security implications of these trends? what are the implications for U.S. foreign, defense, and intelligence policies?

Author : Myron Weiner,Michael S. Teitelbaum
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Emigration and immigration
ISBN : 1571812547

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Political Demography, Demographic Engineering by Myron Weiner,Michael S. Teitelbaum Pdf

"A timely, stimulating, and very readable volume." - Journal of International Migration and Integration "Essays in the true sense ... they are readable, wide-ranging historically and geographically." - Population and Development Review "The essays are clearly written, well-reasoned and contain a wealth of examples...It will be read with profit by students who are looking for a readable and sensible overview of the field." - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies "Over the past decade, the impacts of demographic trends on international security and on peaceful relations between and within states have come to the fore in ways not seen since the aftermath of World War II. An evolving and more complex set of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations has become the basis for a new look at the security effects of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations. This book is an attempt to lay out the new look, to take issue with some of the prevailing views on the political consequences of population change and to suggest where the concerns are realistic and where they are not." (From the Preface) This book not only offers a magisterial analysis of the political effects of the dramatic population changes that are taking place in countries all around the world, it also represents the testimony of one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of migration and population studies. Myron Weiner, former Professor of Political Science at MIT and Chair of the External Research Advisory Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Michael S. Teitelbaum, a demographer, is Program Director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York.

Author : Nicholas Polunin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 052163539X

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Population and Global Security by Nicholas Polunin Pdf

This book examines the implications of rapid human population growth for global stability and security.

Author : Noora Lori
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108498173

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Offshore Citizens by Noora Lori Pdf

This study of citizenship and migration policies in the Gulf shows how temporary residency can become a permanent citizenship status.

Author : Richard Paul Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064108270

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The Security Demographic by Richard Paul Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion Pdf

Do the dynamics of human population-rates of growth, age structure, distribution and more-influence when and where warfare will next break out? The findings of this report suggest that the risks of civil conflict (deadly violence between governments and non-state insurgents, or between state factions within territorial boundaries) that are generated by demographic factors may be much more significant than generally recognized, and worthy of more serious consideration by national security policy makers and researchers. Its conclusions-drawn from a review of literature and analyses of data from 180 countries, about half of which experienced civil conflict at some time from 1970 through 2000-argue that: Recent progress along the demographic transition-a population's shift from high to low rates of birth and death is associated with continuous declines in the vulnerability of nation-states to civil conflict. If this association continues through the 21st century, then a range of policies promoting small, healthy and better educated families and long lives among populations in developing countries seems likely to encourage greater political stability in weak states and to enhance global security in the future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:946242166

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Demography and Security: Proceedings of a Workshop, Paris, France, November 2000 by Anonim Pdf

In November 2000, a group of population scholars, security analysts, and interested observers gathered in Paris, France, to discuss demographic trends and their implications for international security. This document summarizes these discussions. The conference was sponsored jointly by RAND's Population Matters project, the Institut national d'e'tudes demographiques (INED), the Societe' de Strategie, RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy, and RAND Europe. The primary focus of Population Matters is synthesizing and communicating the findings and implications of existing research in ways that policy analysts and others will find accessible. The Population Matters project is funded by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. This document should be of interest to anyone concerned with demographic trends and issues and their security implications.

Author : Graeme Hugo,Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi,Ellen Percy Kraly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319671475

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Demography of Refugee and Forced Migration by Graeme Hugo,Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi,Ellen Percy Kraly Pdf

This authoritative and comprehensive edited volume presents current research on how demography can contribute to generating scientific knowledge and evidence concerning refugees and forced migration, developing evidence based policy recommendations on protection for forced migrants and reception of refugees, and revealing the determinants and consequences of migration for origin and destination regions and communities. Refugee and other forced migrations have increased substantially in scale, complexity and diversity in recent decades. These changes challenge traditional approaches in response to refugee and other forced migration situations, and protection of refugees. Demography has an important contribution to make in this analytic space. While other disciplines (especially anthropology, law, geography, political science and international relations) have made major contributions to refugee and forced migration studies, demography has been less present with most research focusing on issues of refugee mortality and morbidity. This book specifies the range of topics for which a demographic approach is highly appropriate, and identifies findings of demographic research which can contribute to ever more effective policy making in this important arena of human welfare and international policy.

Author : Richard P. Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:803213786

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The Security Demographic by Richard P. Cincotta,Robert Engelman,Daniele Anastasion Pdf