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Books & Reports

This section provides an overview of selected book publications of Population Europe researchers, cooperation partners and from other sources. If available, links guide the user to the publication websites.

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DommaniOggi
This thought-provoking book by Francesco Billari (in Italian), offers a demographic lens to shed light on the potential futures shaped by today's choices. From politics to economics and society, Billari reveals how decisions made now can ripple into the future of nations - and our everyday lives.

Discover Doman è Oggi, the thought-provoking book by Francesco Billari (in Italian), where a demographic lens sheds light on the potential futures shaped by today's choices. From politics to economics and society, Billari reveals how decisions made now ripple into the future of nations—and our everyday lives.

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PopWorld_INED
Every 2 years, Population & Societies publishes an issue entitled ‘The Population of the World’, which presents an overview of the demographic situation worldwide based on estimates and projections from the United Nations.

Every 2 years, Population & Societies publishes an issue entitled ‘The Population of the World’, which presents an overview of the demographic situation worldwide based on estimates and projections from the United Nations.

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Andreas Edel, Zwischen Pest und Feuer
This biography is the first to focus on John Graunt, the founder of demography and epidemiology, as a person who lived at a time of great social and scientific upheaval.

Epidemics, wars and disasters – these were challenges people in 17th-century England also faced. In 1662, John Graunt (1620-1674), a London textile merchant, wrote a study that is one of the pioneering works in the history of science. This biography is the first to focus on this important founder of demography and epidemiology as a person who lived at a time of great social and scientific upheaval.

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Vulner_book
This open-access book dissects the current narratives of ‘vulnerability’ in asylum laws and policies, by unpacking the meanings, productions, and performances, of ‘vulnerability’ in different contexts, from countries of first asylum in the Global South to Europe and Canada.

This open-access book dissects the current narratives of ‘vulnerability’ in asylum laws and policies, by unpacking the meanings, productions, and performances, of ‘vulnerability’ in different contexts, from countries of first asylum in the Global South to Europe and Canada. 

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Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality Elgar Handbooks on Inequality Edited by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen , Jo Blanden , Jani Erola , and Lindsey Macmillan
The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one’s family background and childhood experience predict success in life?

The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one’s family background and childhood experience predict success in life? 

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Share_Covid
The book, edited by Axel Börsch-Supan, Anita Abramowska-Kmon, Karen Andersen-Ranberg, Agar Brugiavini, Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak, Florence Jusot, Anne Laferrère, Howard Litwin, Sime Smolic and Guglielmo Weber, presents first results from SHARE Corona Waves 1 and 2.

The book, edited by Axel Börsch-Supan, Anita Abramowska-Kmon, Karen Andersen-Ranberg, Agar Brugiavini, Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak, Florence Jusot, Anne Laferrère, Howard Litwin, Sime Smolic and Guglielmo Weber, presents first results from SHARE Corona Waves 1 and 2.

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PS_Living
By France Meslé, Jacques Vallin, Carlo-Giovanni Camarda, Arianna Caporali, Svitlana Poniakina, Laurent Toussaint and Jean-Marie Robine.

The French population includes growing numbers of people over 100 years old: there were 31,000 centenarians in 2024, 30 times more than half a century ago. How many will reach 105 or 110?