Demography 2104-L-Z3DEMO
- Main demographic terms (definition end origin; main demographic categories: population, demographic variables, population phenomena and population processe; method)
- Main demographic theories (theory of T. Malthus, maltusianism and neomaltusianism, optimum population theory, theory of demographic transition etc.)
- Demographic diversification of the world: Africa, Asia, Western Hemisphrem Europe; Case studies analyses
- Migration and international conflict with demographic elements;
- International cooperation on demography (population problem and globalisation, the Club of Rome activity, International Conferences on Population and Development etc.)
- State and demography (demopraphic dimension of security etc).
Państwo a demografia (wpływ demografii na bezpieczeństwo państwa itd.)
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Upon course completion, its participants are able to name the most important problems in the demographic situation of the world and its particular regions. Students understand demographic processes and the mutual relation between international relations and world demography.
Assessment criteria
Students’ performance is evaluated by a written test. The evaluation is influenced also by students’ in-class participation which includes one presentation for each student.
Bibliography
Holzer Jerzy Z., Demografia, Warszawa 1999
Okólski, Marek Demografia. Podstawowe pojęcia, procesy i teorie w encyklopedycznym zarysie, Warszawa 2005,