Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

The study of populations and demographics is explained in detail in this introductory series by Professor David Coleman, Professor of Demography. Using statistics gathered from censuses, parish records and other sources, Professor Coleman looks at the ways in which populations rise and fall through history. This series is at an introductory level and individuals need no prior knowledge of analyzing statistics or mathematics.

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Episode	Description	People	Date
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.	David Coleman	26 October, 2012
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.	David Coleman	26 October, 2012
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.	David Coleman	18 July, 2012
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.	David Coleman	16 July, 2012
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.	David Coleman	12 July, 2012
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.	David Coleman	10 July, 2012
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.	David Coleman	27 April, 2012
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.	David Coleman	27 April, 2012
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.	David Coleman	27 April, 2012
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.	David Coleman	27 April, 2012
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'.	David Coleman	26 April, 2012

Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

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