New Demographic Faces Of Europe

Author : Tomas Kucera,Olga V. Kucerova,Oksana B. Opara,Eberhard Schaich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642598005

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New Demographic Faces of Europe by Tomas Kucera,Olga V. Kucerova,Oksana B. Opara,Eberhard Schaich Pdf

Over the last decade, Europe has experienced not only sweeping political, economic and social changes but also turbulent demographic developments which will to a great extent influence the region, its countries and their populations. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the recent demographic trends in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe focusing on such critical issues as fertility decline, changes in mortality, migration dynamics, acceleration of population ageing and negative population growth. The authors also discuss in what ways concerns with the population issues have evolved in relation to the specificity of national, historical, economic or cultural background and how these issues are being currently addressed and articulated by professional demographers, governmental authorities and broader public community.

Author : Tomás Kucera,Olga V Kucerova,Oksana B Opara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3642598013

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New Demographic Faces of Europe by Tomás Kucera,Olga V Kucerova,Oksana B Opara Pdf

Author : Dimitŭr Filipov,Jürgen Dorbritz
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287151728

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Demographic Consequences of Economic Transition in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe by Dimitŭr Filipov,Jürgen Dorbritz Pdf

The social, political and economic transformations experienced by the formerly socialist countries of central and eastern Europe since the beginning of the 1990s have resulted in abrupt shifts in demographic trends, whose consequences on nuptiality, fertility, mortality and migration will be significant and irreversible. The present study analyses and offers explanations about this process and compares these developments with the demographic changes that occurred earlier in western Europe. A thorough knowledge of these demographic trends offers an essential tool for social policy makers and researchers and the comparative approach of the study furthers our understanding of the underlying processes taking place in all European countries

Author : Zsuzsa Csergo,Daina S. Eglitis,Paula M. Pickering
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538142813

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Central and East European Politics by Zsuzsa Csergo,Daina S. Eglitis,Paula M. Pickering Pdf

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this essential text provides a comprehensive introduction to Central and Eastern Europe, including the Baltics and Ukraine. Broad but nuanced, it offers a reader-friendly overview of the globally and regionally significant changes and challenges the region faces. Divided into two parts, the book first presents thematic chapters on key issues, including nationalism and challenges to democratic institutions and practices, the contentious politics of memory, debates over demography and migration in a region with a shrinking population, and Russian efforts to retain regional influence through hard and soft power. The case-study chapters that follow highlight key political developments after communism as well as providing a strong foundation for readers on regional history and the political and economic experiences of the communist years. Each covers the foundational topics of political history, political competition, economic development, social problems, relationships with European institutions, and threats to good governance. For students and specialists alike, this book will be an invaluable resource on this dynamic region of Europe.

Author : Andreas Hoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317077893

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Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe by Andreas Hoff Pdf

During the 1990s, Europe became the first continent with a 'mature society', where people aged 60 years and older outnumber children and as this trend continues, the resulting 'ageing societies' will differ from previous societies in their make-up, in their needs, and in their resource allocation. Population ageing poses an even greater challenge to the post-communist societies of Central and Eastern Europe. While still struggling to cope with the aftermath of the economic and social transition process following the breakdown of communism, they are now facing even more rapid demographic change than Western Europe. This book brings together leading scholars to present an understanding of the processes underlying the very rapid population ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to discussing the main demographic drivers behind this development in each of the countries examined, this volume also discusses its implications for policy, healthcare provision, workforces, intergenerational family relations, the social cohesion of future Central and Eastern European societies, and the quality of life experienced by their citizens. Organised around broad geographical regions with final sections analysing the book's findings and their future implications, Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe will be of interest to gerontologists, policy makers, students and scholars of population change

Author : Gerda Neyer,Gunnar Andersson,Hill Kulu,Laura Bernardi,Christoph Bühler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048189786

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The Demography of Europe by Gerda Neyer,Gunnar Andersson,Hill Kulu,Laura Bernardi,Christoph Bühler Pdf

Over the past decades Europe has witnessed fundamental changes of its population dynamics and population structure. Fertility has fallen below replacement level in almost all European countries, while childbearing behavior and family formation have become more diverse. Life expectancy has increased in Western Europe for both females and males, but has been declining for men in some Eastern European countries. Immigration from non-European countries has increased substantially, as has mobility within Europe. These changes pose major challenges to population studies, as conventional theoretical assumptions regarding demographic behavior and demographic development seem unfit to provide convincing explanations of the recent demographic changes. This book, derived from the symposium on “The Demography of Europe” held at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany in November 2007 in honor of Professor Jan M. Hoem, brings together leading population researchers in the area of fertility, family, migration, life-expectancy, and mortality. The contributions present key issues of the new demography of Europe and discuss key research advances to understand the continent’s demographic development at the turn of the 21st century.

Author : Tomas Frejka,Jan Michael Hoem,Tomáš Sobotka
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Demography
ISBN : 9783837061888

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Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe by Tomas Frejka,Jan Michael Hoem,Tomáš Sobotka Pdf

Author : Charlotte Höhn,Dragana Avramov,Irena E. Kotowska
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402066092

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People, Population Change and Policies by Charlotte Höhn,Dragana Avramov,Irena E. Kotowska Pdf

This two-volume work explores social cohesion and the demographic challenges of low birth rates and population aging. Authors approach the topic from the perspective of citizens and policymakers, analyzing attitudes from 14 European countries on demographic trends and expectations towards private networks and public policies. Volume 2 focuses on family and family change, value of children, fertility intentions, and views on work-family balance.

Author : Annett Steinführer,Sigrun Kabisch,Katrin Grossmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317065371

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Residential Change and Demographic Challenge by Annett Steinführer,Sigrun Kabisch,Katrin Grossmann Pdf

Going beyond the assumption that East Central European cities are still 'in transition' this book draws on the postsocialism paradigm to ask new questions about the impact of demographic change on residential developments in this region. Focussing on four second-order cities in this region, it examines Gdansk and Lódz in Poland and Brno and Ostrava in the Czech Republic as examples and deals with the nexus between urban development and demographic change for the context of East Central European cities. It provides a framework for linking urban and demographic research. It discusses how residential areas and urban developments cope with changes in population development, household types and different forms of in- and out-migration and goes on to explore parallels and differences in comparison with broader European patterns. This book will be useful to academics of urban planning and development especially in transition areas, Central and Eastern European studies, demographics and population studies, and sociology/social exclusion.

Author : Bernhard Müller,Maros Finka,Gerd Lintz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540266952

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Rise and Decline of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe by Bernhard Müller,Maros Finka,Gerd Lintz Pdf

In the course of the tremendous political and economic upheaval starting in 1989/1990 many industrial cities and regions in Central and Eastern Europe have been confronted with profound problems. This book presents eleven detailed national reports which describe the situation in such cities and regions as well as the strategies which have been employed to cope with structural change. The country reports are complemented by short case studies of selected cities and regions. An introduction gives background to such topics as structural change and the ramifications of EU enlargement. Finally some conclusions are drawn and recommendations offered for future policy.

Author : Siv Gustafsson,Adriaan Kalwij
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402047169

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Education and Postponement of Maternity by Siv Gustafsson,Adriaan Kalwij Pdf

This book examines economic aspects of the role of women’s education in the postponement of maternity in ten industrialized countries or regions: Sweden, Norway, Italy, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Western Germany, the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany, and the United States. Each is investigated using survey data relating age at motherhood with the investment in education of the mother. The result is a detailed picture of the economics of fertility decisions.

Author : Eric Beckett Weaver
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 3039107267

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National Narcissism by Eric Beckett Weaver Pdf

National Narcissism offers a groundbreaking anthropological and sociological approach to nationalism through an exposé of the belief systems and psychology of extreme nationalists for whom nationalism is a form of religion. This theoretical approach is illustrated with examples primarily taken from Hungary, with a special focus in two chapters on the role of gender in nationalism. The state of politics and society in Hungary is also examined in a way that steps beyond the usual simplistic, flat narratives of 'what Hungarians are like', by stressing the broad variety of viewpoints current in Hungarian society, the milieu in which a small minority of extreme nationalists are able to make their voice heard out of proportion to their numbers or political support. The theory offered by National Narcissism has wide-ranging implications for the future study of extremist nationalism in nation-states throughout the world. Sociologists, anthropologists, nationalism studies specialists, social-psychologists, and historians of the recent past in Hungary will find that this theoretical book, richly illustrated with examples from Hungarian society, challenges positive and negative stereotypes about nationalism, extremism, post-communism, central and eastern Europe, the European Union and, not least, about Hungarians themselves.

Author : Stefan Bouzarovski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786739995

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Retrofitting the City by Stefan Bouzarovski Pdf

Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world s energy consumption. If we are to reduce our demands on the planet s resources how can we make our urban areas more energy efficient? One way is to refit existing buildings with more thermally efficient building materials. But such retrofitting involves significant issues of social acceptance and public participation. Retrofitting the City provides an important corrective to the assumptions that have been made concerning the ability of people and places to cope with such residential transformation. Drawing upon case studies from a number of European cities that have undergone far-reaching change in their built environments, the author shows that supposedly inadaptable people and places show a strong, if often hidden, degree of flexibility in responding to economic change and building transformation."

Author : Enikő Vincze,Norbert Petrovici,Cristina Raț,Giovanni Picker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319762739

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Racialized Labour in Romania by Enikő Vincze,Norbert Petrovici,Cristina Raț,Giovanni Picker Pdf

This book critically examines the making and persistence of impoverished areas at the margins of Romanian cities since the late 1980s. Through their historical outlook on political economy and social policy, combined with media and discourse analysis, the eight essays of Racialized Labour in Romania forge new and cutting-edge perspectives on how social class formation, spatial marginalization and racialization intersect. The empirical focus on cities and the labour and the plight of the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe provides a vantage point for establishing connections between urban and global peripheries, and for reimagining the global order from its margins. The book will appeal to scholars, students, journalists and policy makers interested in Labour; Race and Ethnicity; Cities; Poverty; Social Policy; Political Economy and European Studies.

Author : Jack A. Goldstone,Eric P. Kaufmann,Monica Duffy Toft
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,8 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.