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Political demography: Powerful trends under-attended by demographic science

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  • Michael S. Teitelbaum

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The interconnections between politics and the dramatic demographic changes under way around the world have been neglected by the two research disciplines that could contribute most to their understanding: demography and political science. Instead, this area of 'political demography' has largely been ceded to political activists, pundits, and journalists, leading often to exaggerated or garbled interpretation. The terrain includes some of the most politically sensitive and contested issues: alleged demographically determined shifts in the international balance of power; low fertility, population decline, and demographic ageing; international migration; change in national identity; and compositional shifts in politically sensitive social categories and human rights. Meanwhile many governments and non-governmental actors have actively pursued varieties of 'strategic demography', deploying fertility, mortality, or migration as instruments of domestic or international policy. Political scientists and demographers could and should use their knowledge and analytic techniques to improve understanding and to moderate excessive claims and fears on these topics.

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  • Michael S. Teitelbaum, 2015. "Political demography: Powerful trends under-attended by demographic science," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 69(sup1), pages 87-95, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:69:y:2015:i:sup1:p:s87-s95
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2014.977638
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    1. Ryohei Mogi & Bruno Arpino, 2022. "The association between childlessness and voting turnout in 38 countries," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 47(14), pages 397-414.
    2. Daniel T. Lichter & Domenico Parisi & Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, 2020. "The Spatial Integration of Immigrants in Europe: A Cross-National Study," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 39(3), pages 465-491, June.
    3. Hendrik P. van Dalen & Kène Henkens, 2021. "When is fertility too low or too high? Population policy preferences of demographers around the world," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 75(2), pages 289-303, May.
    4. Adam Ka-Lok Cheung & Lake Lui, 2024. "The Personal is Political: Political Attitudes, Affective Polarization and Fertility Preferences in Hong Kong," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 43(2), pages 1-23, April.

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