Demography Publications
New Directions in Demographic Security
Jul 07, 2011Complete set of commentaries on demographic security by Jack Goldstone, Richard Cincotta, Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba, Clionadh Raleigh and Henrik Urdal, Christian Leuprecht, and Elizabeth Leahy. more
Population and Conflict: Exploring the Links
Jul 07, 2011Complete set of commentaries exploring the links between population and conflict by authors Henrik Urdal, Sarah Staveteig, Valerie M. Hudson, Andrea M. den Boer, and Monica Duffy Toft. more
ECSP Report 5: Update Section
Jul 07, 2011This update section is designed to highlight the environment, population, and security activities of foundations, nongovernmental organizations, academic programs, and government offices. It also includes a list of Internet sites and forums which may facilitate research and policy efforts, and a bibliographic guide to the literature. more
Missing Women and Bare Branches: Gender Balance and Conflict
Jul 07, 2011The authors ask whether societies with an abnormal ratio between men and women are less secure. more
Population in Defense Policy Planning
Jul 07, 2011U.S. defense policymakers should watch four demographic trends, says Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba: youthful populations, changes in military personnel, international migration, and urbanization. more
The Young and the Restless: Population Age Structure and Civil War
Jul 07, 2011"[T]he importance of youthful age structure—particularly in insurgency-based civil wars—should not be ignored. The relationship between large youth cohorts and civil war appears to have held throughout history," writes Sarah Staveteig. more
ECSP Report 4
Jul 07, 2011ECSP Report 4 includes pieces on the role of environmental degradation in population displacement; U.S. population policy since the Cairo conference; and a synthesis of the connection between environmental transformation and conflict. Complete report. more
Half a Chance: Youth Bulges and Transitions to Liberal Democracy
Jul 07, 2011Using age-structure data, Richard Cincotta assesses the fragility of existing liberal democracies and forecasts when new ones will emerge. more
The State of the Field: Demography and War
Jul 07, 2011At its root, the importance of the link between demography and war is the relative capacity of a given political unit’s population to aid in its defense or to threaten other political units, writes Monica Duffy Toft. more
U.S. Population Policy Since the Cairo Conference
Jul 07, 2011The International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in September 1994, forged a broad new consensus on the international community’s approach to population issues. Over three years after the conference, it is timely to explore the U.S. response to the conference and to the challenges posed by the new consensus. more
