PopDigests Policy Briefs Discussion Papers Policy Insights Books and Reports Yearbook 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. Filter by topic AllAgeing and Life ExpectancyEnvironmentFamily and ChildrenHealthMigration and IntegrationProjections and ForecastsSociety and SolidarityWorking Life Language AllEnglishGermanFrenchSpanish Order by Date Title Image 13/03/17 Recommendations on Ageing-related Statistics Across the UNECE region, and across most of the world, populations are ageing, bringing challenges and opportunities which require evidence-based policy responses. Ageing affects virtually all domains of society. The need for relevant statistics is therefore equally wide-ranging. Read more about Recommendations on Ageing-related Statistics Image 13/03/17 Primary Care in Denmark In many ways, primary care in Denmark performs well. Danish primary care is trusted and valued by patients, and is relatively inexpensive. But there are important areas where it needs to be strengthened. Most critically, Danish primary care is relatively opaque in terms of the performance data available at local level. Greater transparency is vital in the next phase of reform and sector strengthening. Robust information on quality and outcomes empowers patients and gives them choice. It can support GPs to benchmark themselves, and engage in continuous quality improvement. Read more about Primary Care in Denmark Image 10/03/17 Is every child counted? Status of data for children in the SDGs “Is every child counted” provides a status report on the data availability of child related SDG indicators showing that sufficient data is available only for half of those. Many indicators, such as those on poverty and violence cannot be compared, and are either too limited or of poor quality, leaving governments without the information they need to accurately address challenges facing millions of children, or to track progress towards achieving the Goals. The report also identifies priorities for enhancing the collection, analysis and use of data for children. Read more about Is every child counted? Status of data for children in the SDGs Image 01/03/17 Grandfathers - Global Perspectives This is the first book to bring together international scholars from around the world and from a wide variety of disciplines, to discover what is known about grandfathers and analyse the impact of close involvement with their grandchildren. Within the context of increased divorce rates, single parent families and healthier, more active elders, grandfathers have come out of the shadows and re-invented themselves in a new caring, nurturing role. Read more about Grandfathers - Global Perspectives Image 23/02/17 Family Continuity and Change - Contemporary European Perspectives This volume provides readers with recent sociological approaches to family understanding, theorising and practices within the context of continuities and change, both across generations and during individual life courses. The contributors uniquely investigate the friction between persisting family needs and changing circumstances, between holding on to traditional family norms and adapting to fast-changing demands. Read more about Family Continuity and Change - Contemporary European Perspectives Image 20/02/17 How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans This report from the Population Reference Bureau summarizes recent research conducted by National Institute on Aging-supported researchers and others who have studied the association between neighborhood characteristics and the health and well-being of older adults. This research can inform policy decisions about community resource allocation and development planning. Read more about How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans Image 20/02/17 Dare to Share: Germany's Experience Promoting Equal Partnership in Families This review introduces the background to and issues at stake in promoting equal partnerships in families in Germany. It encourages German policy makers to build on the important reforms since the mid-2000s to enable both fathers and mothers to have careers and children, and urges families to “dare to share”. To those ends it places Germany’s experience in an international comparison, and draws from the experience in, for example, France and the Nordic countries which have longstanding policies to support work-life balance and strengthen gender equality. This review introduces the background to and issues at stake in promoting equal partnerships in families in Germany. It encourages German policy makers to build on the important reforms since the mid-2000s to enable both fathers and mothers to have careers and children, and urges families to “dare to share”. To those ends it places Germany’s experience in an international comparison, and draws from the experience in, for example, France and the Nordic countries which have longstanding policies to support work-life balance and strengthen gender equality. Read more about Dare to Share: Germany's Experience Promoting Equal Partnership in Families Image 20/02/17 Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution: The Family Kaleidoscope Link to Publisher Whether considered from an American or a European perspective, the past four decades have seen family life become increasingly complex. Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution examines the various stages of change through the image of a kaleidoscope, providing new insights into the field of family dynamics and diversity. Read more about Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution: The Family Kaleidoscope Image 09/02/17 Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences Link to publisher This open access book provides an overview of childlessness throughout Europe. It offers a collection of papers written by leading demographers and sociologists that examine contexts, causes, and consequences of childlessness in countries throughout the region.The book features data from all over Europe. It specifically highlights patterns of childlessness in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. Read more about Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences Image 09/02/17 Employment and Social Development in Europe - Quarterly Review - Winter 2016 (07/02/2017) The review highlights continuing economic growth in the EU together with a steady decrease in unemployment. In the third quarter of 2016, employment exceeded its pre-crisis peak by 0.9%, or 940 thousand more people in employment than in spring 2008. In December 2016, there were 1.8 million less unemployed people than the year before; including 1.3 million people less in the Euro Area. Full online access to the report. Read more about Employment and Social Development in Europe - Quarterly Review - Winter 2016 (07/02/2017) Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ … Page 27 Current page 28 Page 29 … Next page › Last page »
Image 13/03/17 Recommendations on Ageing-related Statistics Across the UNECE region, and across most of the world, populations are ageing, bringing challenges and opportunities which require evidence-based policy responses. Ageing affects virtually all domains of society. The need for relevant statistics is therefore equally wide-ranging. Read more about Recommendations on Ageing-related Statistics
Image 13/03/17 Primary Care in Denmark In many ways, primary care in Denmark performs well. Danish primary care is trusted and valued by patients, and is relatively inexpensive. But there are important areas where it needs to be strengthened. Most critically, Danish primary care is relatively opaque in terms of the performance data available at local level. Greater transparency is vital in the next phase of reform and sector strengthening. Robust information on quality and outcomes empowers patients and gives them choice. It can support GPs to benchmark themselves, and engage in continuous quality improvement. Read more about Primary Care in Denmark
Image 10/03/17 Is every child counted? Status of data for children in the SDGs “Is every child counted” provides a status report on the data availability of child related SDG indicators showing that sufficient data is available only for half of those. Many indicators, such as those on poverty and violence cannot be compared, and are either too limited or of poor quality, leaving governments without the information they need to accurately address challenges facing millions of children, or to track progress towards achieving the Goals. The report also identifies priorities for enhancing the collection, analysis and use of data for children. Read more about Is every child counted? Status of data for children in the SDGs
Image 01/03/17 Grandfathers - Global Perspectives This is the first book to bring together international scholars from around the world and from a wide variety of disciplines, to discover what is known about grandfathers and analyse the impact of close involvement with their grandchildren. Within the context of increased divorce rates, single parent families and healthier, more active elders, grandfathers have come out of the shadows and re-invented themselves in a new caring, nurturing role. Read more about Grandfathers - Global Perspectives
Image 23/02/17 Family Continuity and Change - Contemporary European Perspectives This volume provides readers with recent sociological approaches to family understanding, theorising and practices within the context of continuities and change, both across generations and during individual life courses. The contributors uniquely investigate the friction between persisting family needs and changing circumstances, between holding on to traditional family norms and adapting to fast-changing demands. Read more about Family Continuity and Change - Contemporary European Perspectives
Image 20/02/17 How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans This report from the Population Reference Bureau summarizes recent research conducted by National Institute on Aging-supported researchers and others who have studied the association between neighborhood characteristics and the health and well-being of older adults. This research can inform policy decisions about community resource allocation and development planning. Read more about How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans
Image 20/02/17 Dare to Share: Germany's Experience Promoting Equal Partnership in Families This review introduces the background to and issues at stake in promoting equal partnerships in families in Germany. It encourages German policy makers to build on the important reforms since the mid-2000s to enable both fathers and mothers to have careers and children, and urges families to “dare to share”. To those ends it places Germany’s experience in an international comparison, and draws from the experience in, for example, France and the Nordic countries which have longstanding policies to support work-life balance and strengthen gender equality. This review introduces the background to and issues at stake in promoting equal partnerships in families in Germany. It encourages German policy makers to build on the important reforms since the mid-2000s to enable both fathers and mothers to have careers and children, and urges families to “dare to share”. To those ends it places Germany’s experience in an international comparison, and draws from the experience in, for example, France and the Nordic countries which have longstanding policies to support work-life balance and strengthen gender equality. Read more about Dare to Share: Germany's Experience Promoting Equal Partnership in Families
Image 20/02/17 Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution: The Family Kaleidoscope Link to Publisher Whether considered from an American or a European perspective, the past four decades have seen family life become increasingly complex. Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution examines the various stages of change through the image of a kaleidoscope, providing new insights into the field of family dynamics and diversity. Read more about Changing Family Dynamics and Demographic Evolution: The Family Kaleidoscope
Image 09/02/17 Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences Link to publisher This open access book provides an overview of childlessness throughout Europe. It offers a collection of papers written by leading demographers and sociologists that examine contexts, causes, and consequences of childlessness in countries throughout the region.The book features data from all over Europe. It specifically highlights patterns of childlessness in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. Read more about Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences
Image 09/02/17 Employment and Social Development in Europe - Quarterly Review - Winter 2016 (07/02/2017) The review highlights continuing economic growth in the EU together with a steady decrease in unemployment. In the third quarter of 2016, employment exceeded its pre-crisis peak by 0.9%, or 940 thousand more people in employment than in spring 2008. In December 2016, there were 1.8 million less unemployed people than the year before; including 1.3 million people less in the Euro Area. Full online access to the report. Read more about Employment and Social Development in Europe - Quarterly Review - Winter 2016 (07/02/2017)