Development and International Cooperation Studies

The Field of Demography- Sources of Demographic Data- Mortality Patterns in the Modern Era-History and Context of Mortality Differentials and Mortality Decline- Mortality Decline in the Less Developed Region-Mortality Issues in the More Developed Region-Fertility Patterns in the Modern Era-Theory and Practice of Fertility Decline in Historical Europe and in the Less Developed Region-Fertility in the More Developed Region-Age and Sex Structure and Population Projections- Migration and Urbanization Detailed programme: Part 1. Introduction to the study of demography Demographic phenomena and theoretical frameworks The population balancing equation and the components of population growth World population growth Part 2. Gender and age structure Population pyramids World population ageing Structure indicators Part 3. Sources of demographic data Population censuses Population registers Sample surveys Big data Part 4. Mortality patterns Mortality trends in major regions of the world Mortality analysis models Mortality rates by age and life table The effects of HIV on mortality by age and gender Gender differences in mortality What is the limit of human lifespan? Mortality and health Part 5. History and context of mortality differences and mortality decline The epidemiological transition Historical decline in mortality Causes of death and disability Part 6. Fertility patterns in the modern era The general fertility rate and the total fertility rate The gross and net reproduction rate Period and cohort fertility The determinants of fertility The decline of fertility in historical Europe and developing countries Part 7. Population projections and policies Synthetic and component projections Introduction to population policies Case studies

Barbara A. Anderson, World Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Demography, Pearson 2015.

During the lectures will be used an historical and comparative approach that places demographic conditions and changes in context and illuminates their importance in the past, and present and in years to come. With sociological, economic, health, and political perspectives integrated throughout, readers will gain an understanding of the patterns and causes of population change historically and in the contemporary world.

Students will be assessed on the basis of in progress written tests and an oral presentation.

Teaching is organized in lectures, classroom and computer lab exercises.