Tim Riswick
Biographic Data
| ID | 4156835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tim Riswick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tim |
| FAMILY NAME | Riswick |
| SIGNATURE | RISWICK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1401-6284 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Chasing moving targets: New perspectives in historical family demography
This special issue marks the thirtieth anniversary of The History of the Family and celebrates the retirement of Jan Kok, whose scholarship has profoundly influenced historical family demography over the past decades. Using life course theory as its central organising framework, this introductory article applies core concepts such as life span development, agency, time and place, timing, and linked lives as analytical instruments to examine both …
Introduction: Histories of Health
Over the past two centuries, global health has undergone a revolutionary transformation, with life expectancy more than doubling. While the decline in the burden of infant and childhood mortality has contributed significantly to this improvement, all age groups have experienced remarkable improvements in health and longevity. Yet this health revolution has been uneven and remains incomplete. This introductory article discusses key theoretical fra…
The Rhythm of Death. Seasonality of Mortality in Amsterdam, 1812–1931
Between 1812 and 1931, Amsterdam experienced profound demographic, social, and epidemiological changes that reshaped how, when, and why people died. By tracing seasonal mortality patterns over this time period, trends in the rhythm of death are explored in our study. Using monthly death counts from municipal yearbooks and the Amsterdam Cause-of-Death Database, and applying wavelet power spectrum analysis, we identify both persistent winter excess…
From Sick Bed to Death Bed? Patient Composition and Mortality in the Amsterdam Binnengasthuis, 1856–1896
Hospitals played a central role in the nineteenth century, as these institutions were the so-called gateways to death or places of healing. Who was admitted and if there is inequality in who died is, however, often understudied. Our study examines the development and mortality risks of the patient population in the Binnengasthuis in Amsterdam over time by analysing detailed patient records of people admitted to the hospital in the period 1856-189…
Navigeren door de complexiteit van de coronapandemie: Perspectieven vanuit de historische demografie
Navigating the complexities of the Covid-19 pandemic In this contribution, we discuss from the perspective of historical demography how the corona pandemic has led to new research themes and different approaches to existing themes. Examples include the effect of pandemics on social inequalities in mortality and fertility in the short as well as the long run. The corona pandemic has given historical-demographic research additional legitimacy as re…
What was Killing Babies in Amsterdam? A Study of Infant Mortality Patterns Using Individual-Level Cause of Death Data, 1856–1904
Based on unique individual-level cause of death data, this article presents an analysis of the development of infant mortality and the underlying cause of death pattern in the city of Amsterdam in the period 1856–1904. We contribute to the discussion on the development of infant mortality and its determinants and test the newly-constructed ICD10h coding system. First, our results demonstrate that the ICD10h and groupings of causes worked quite we…
The Last Nationwide Smallpox Epidemic in the Netherlands: Infectious Disease and Social Inequalities in Amsterdam, 1870–1872
The complex relationship between the history of infectious diseases and social inequalities has recently attracted renewed attention. Smallpox has so far largely escaped this revived scholarly scrutiny, despite its century-long status as one of the deadliest and widespread of all infectious diseases. Literature has demonstrated important differences between rural and urban communities, and between cities, but has so far failed to address intra-ur…
Causes of child adoption in Taiwan, 1906-1945: The importance of gender, household composition and variation over time and place
L’adoption a été historiquement une stratégie familiale importante en Asie de l’Est pour assurer la continuité de la famille. Cependant, l’adoption d’enfants hors du foyer peut également être considérée comme une stratégie pour faire face aux enfants en surnombre. Ce sujet est au centre de notre article, qui étudie qui est donné en adoption et pourquoi à Taiwan durant la période 1906-1945. La base de données historique des registres des ménages d…
Causes of child adoption in Taiwan, 1906–1945: The importance of gender, household composition, and variation over time and place
L’adoption a été historiquement une stratégie familiale importante en Asie de l’Est pour assurer la continuité de la famille. Cependant, l’adoption d’enfants hors du foyer peut également être considérée comme une stratégie pour faire face aux enfants en surnombre. Ce sujet est au centre de notre article, qui étudie qui est donné en adoption et pourquoi à Taiwan durant la période 1906-1945. La base de données historique des registres des ménages d…
Evan N. Dawley, Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s to 1950s
Exploring the mortality advantage of Jewish neighbourhoods in mid-19th century Amsterdam
Many studies have observed that religion plays an important role in determining inequalities in mortality outcomes before the mortality decline in late 19th century Europe. Yet, it is difficult to pinpoint what exactly caused the mortality advantage observ
Enriching the HSN With Individual Causes of Death. A Database for a Life-Course Analysis of Victims and Survivors
The focus of this article is on how a newly created database on causes of death in Amsterdam (1854–1940) may offer innovative insights by combining it with the available information from the Historical Sample of the Netherlands (HSN). By doing so, it illustrates how future research can help to provide new perspectives on ongoing debates on historical and contemporary infectious diseases by combining information from several historical sources and…
Between rivalry and support: The impact of sibling composition on infant and child mortality in Taiwan, 1906-1945
Many studies have neglected family processes that take place in more complex households in non-Western societies, while the position in the sibling set of a given person in these societies may be an important factor for determining infant and child mortali
Testing the conditional resource-dilution hypothesis: The impact of sibship size and composition on infant and child mortality in the Netherlands, 1863–1910
Contains fulltext : 220870.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Siblings and life transitions: Investigating the resource dilution hypothesis across historical contexts and outcomes
This special section contains a collection of articles that study how children are affected by their sibship size and composition by examining their influence on several demographic outcomes across time and space. The importance of the specific historical context, as put forward by the conditional or gendered resource dilution model, seems to be justified, as inheritance practices and gender preferences were determining demographic outcomes.While…
Testing the conditional resource-dilution hypothesis: The impact of sibship size and composition on infant and child mortality in the Netherlands, 1863–1910
Contains fulltext : 220870.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Siblings and life transitions: Investigating the resource dilution hypothesis across historical contexts and outcomes
This special section contains a collection of articles that study how children are affected by their sibship size and composition by examining their influence on several demographic outcomes across time and space. The importance of the specific historical context, as put forward by the conditional or gendered resource dilution model, seems to be justified, as inheritance practices and gender preferences were determining demographic outcomes.While…
Exploring the mortality advantage of Jewish neighbourhoods in mid-19th century Amsterdam
Many studies have observed that religion plays an important role in determining inequalities in mortality outcomes before the mortality decline in late 19th century Europe. Yet, it is difficult to pinpoint what exactly caused the mortality advantage observ
Between rivalry and support: The impact of sibling composition on infant and child mortality in Taiwan, 1906-1945
Many studies have neglected family processes that take place in more complex households in non-Western societies, while the position in the sibling set of a given person in these societies may be an important factor for determining infant and child mortali
Testing the conditional resource-dilution hypothesis: The impact of sibship size and composition on infant and child mortality in the Netherlands, 1863–1910
Contains fulltext : 220870.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Siblings and life transitions: Investigating the resource dilution hypothesis across historical contexts and outcomes
This special section contains a collection of articles that study how children are affected by their sibship size and composition by examining their influence on several demographic outcomes across time and space. The importance of the specific historical context, as put forward by the conditional or gendered resource dilution model, seems to be justified, as inheritance practices and gender preferences were determining demographic outcomes.While…
Between rivalry and support: The impact of sibling composition on infant and child mortality in Taiwan, 1906-1945
Many studies have neglected family processes that take place in more complex households in non-Western societies, while the position in the sibling set of a given person in these societies may be an important factor for determining infant and child mortali
Enriching the HSN With Individual Causes of Death. A Database for a Life-Course Analysis of Victims and Survivors
The focus of this article is on how a newly created database on causes of death in Amsterdam (1854–1940) may offer innovative insights by combining it with the available information from the Historical Sample of the Netherlands (HSN). By doing so, it illustrates how future research can help to provide new perspectives on ongoing debates on historical and contemporary infectious diseases by combining information from several historical sources and…
Causes of child adoption in Taiwan, 1906-1945: The importance of gender, household composition and variation over time and place
L’adoption a été historiquement une stratégie familiale importante en Asie de l’Est pour assurer la continuité de la famille. Cependant, l’adoption d’enfants hors du foyer peut également être considérée comme une stratégie pour faire face aux enfants en surnombre. Ce sujet est au centre de notre article, qui étudie qui est donné en adoption et pourquoi à Taiwan durant la période 1906-1945. La base de données historique des registres des ménages d…
Causes of child adoption in Taiwan, 1906–1945: The importance of gender, household composition, and variation over time and place
L’adoption a été historiquement une stratégie familiale importante en Asie de l’Est pour assurer la continuité de la famille. Cependant, l’adoption d’enfants hors du foyer peut également être considérée comme une stratégie pour faire face aux enfants en surnombre. Ce sujet est au centre de notre article, qui étudie qui est donné en adoption et pourquoi à Taiwan durant la période 1906-1945. La base de données historique des registres des ménages d…
Evan N. Dawley, Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s to 1950s
Exploring the mortality advantage of Jewish neighbourhoods in mid-19th century Amsterdam
Many studies have observed that religion plays an important role in determining inequalities in mortality outcomes before the mortality decline in late 19th century Europe. Yet, it is difficult to pinpoint what exactly caused the mortality advantage observ
What was Killing Babies in Amsterdam? A Study of Infant Mortality Patterns Using Individual-Level Cause of Death Data, 1856–1904
Based on unique individual-level cause of death data, this article presents an analysis of the development of infant mortality and the underlying cause of death pattern in the city of Amsterdam in the period 1856–1904. We contribute to the discussion on the development of infant mortality and its determinants and test the newly-constructed ICD10h coding system. First, our results demonstrate that the ICD10h and groupings of causes worked quite we…
The Last Nationwide Smallpox Epidemic in the Netherlands: Infectious Disease and Social Inequalities in Amsterdam, 1870–1872
The complex relationship between the history of infectious diseases and social inequalities has recently attracted renewed attention. Smallpox has so far largely escaped this revived scholarly scrutiny, despite its century-long status as one of the deadliest and widespread of all infectious diseases. Literature has demonstrated important differences between rural and urban communities, and between cities, but has so far failed to address intra-ur…
Navigeren door de complexiteit van de coronapandemie: Perspectieven vanuit de historische demografie
Navigating the complexities of the Covid-19 pandemic In this contribution, we discuss from the perspective of historical demography how the corona pandemic has led to new research themes and different approaches to existing themes. Examples include the effect of pandemics on social inequalities in mortality and fertility in the short as well as the long run. The corona pandemic has given historical-demographic research additional legitimacy as re…
Introduction: Histories of Health
Over the past two centuries, global health has undergone a revolutionary transformation, with life expectancy more than doubling. While the decline in the burden of infant and childhood mortality has contributed significantly to this improvement, all age groups have experienced remarkable improvements in health and longevity. Yet this health revolution has been uneven and remains incomplete. This introductory article discusses key theoretical fra…
The Rhythm of Death. Seasonality of Mortality in Amsterdam, 1812–1931
Between 1812 and 1931, Amsterdam experienced profound demographic, social, and epidemiological changes that reshaped how, when, and why people died. By tracing seasonal mortality patterns over this time period, trends in the rhythm of death are explored in our study. Using monthly death counts from municipal yearbooks and the Amsterdam Cause-of-Death Database, and applying wavelet power spectrum analysis, we identify both persistent winter excess…
From Sick Bed to Death Bed? Patient Composition and Mortality in the Amsterdam Binnengasthuis, 1856–1896
Hospitals played a central role in the nineteenth century, as these institutions were the so-called gateways to death or places of healing. Who was admitted and if there is inequality in who died is, however, often understudied. Our study examines the development and mortality risks of the patient population in the Binnengasthuis in Amsterdam over time by analysing detailed patient records of people admitted to the hospital in the period 1856-189…
Chasing moving targets: New perspectives in historical family demography
This special issue marks the thirtieth anniversary of The History of the Family and celebrates the retirement of Jan Kok, whose scholarship has profoundly influenced historical family demography over the past decades. Using life course theory as its central organising framework, this introductory article applies core concepts such as life span development, agency, time and place, timing, and linked lives as analytical instruments to examine both …
Geography (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (6 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (5 works) · History (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)