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demography

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

World population and human capital in the 21st century

Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper and Wolfgang Lutz give a talk about world population.
Anthropology

The end of history? What follows the demographic transition?

An overview of the demographic transition, and the demographic regime, since its development in the 1940s. An anthropological departmental seminar by Chris Wilson of ISCA (Oxford)
Anthropology

The adoption of modern contraception in rural Ethiopia: a biocultural approach

A School of Anthropology departmental seminar from 29 November 2013 by Alexandra Alvergne of ISCA, University of Oxford
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers

Professor David Coleman gives the second lecture on Demographics, where he looks at different ways in which governments and demographers have collected population data.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century

Professor David Coleman gives the first lecture in his Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World series.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

11. Does Government belong in the bedroom?

There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate and hence population size. Slides to accompany Prof David Coleman's talk on birth control from governments.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

10. Who's afraid of population decline?

Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, security and prosperity of any political entity. Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's on the fear of population decline.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world

Traditionally, high birth rates were high. But as they were balanced by high death rates, population growth rates were usually very low. Prof David Coleman looks at family planning in the developing world.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

08. After the demographic transition in the developing world

Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman looks at the demographic transition in the developing world.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives

Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations

Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about immigrant and minority populations.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others

Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about international migration.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends

Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about trends in mortality.
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

03. The 'Second Demographic Transition' - new forms of family

Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the 'Second Demographic Transition'.
Entrepreneurship

The ageing society and its implications

This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the topic of Ageing. Three distinguished academics from Oxford University discuss the social, biological and ethical implications for an ageing society.

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