Why Demography Matters (excerpt)

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ID4460554
AuthorsDanny Dorling (0000-0001-9519-0537, corresponding author), Gitel-Basten, S Gitel-Basten
Year2022
Volume23
Issue2
Pages36-64
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Economic Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1726-3247 • E-ISSN: 1726-3247
PublisherNational Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17323/1726-3247-2022-2-36-64
OpenAlexW4312660993
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited104

Demography is not destiny. As Giacomo Casanova explained over two centuries ago: 'There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our own lives.' Today we are shaping them and our societies more than ever before. Globally, we have never had fewer children per adult: our population is about to stabilize, though we do not know when or at what number, or what will happen after that. It will be the result of billions of very private decisions influenced in turn by multiple events and policies, some more unpredictable than others. More people are moving further around the world than ever before: we too often see that as frightening, rather than as indicating greater freedom. Similarly, we too often lament greater ageing, rather than recognizing it as a tremendous human achievement with numerous benefits to which we must adapt. The Journal of Economic Sociology publishes the chapter eight “Population and Politics,” where the authors discuss the political demography. Here they address eugenics, in both its historical and contemporary manifestations, and then look again at migration and past fertility patterns that may influence it. © 2022 National Research University Higher School of Economics. All rights reserved

Geography · Historical demography · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

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