234006 VO Population Policy: Fertility, Health and Migration (2025S)
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Details
max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
The course starts at 8:45am
- Donnerstag 06.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 20.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 27.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- N Donnerstag 08.05. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 15.05. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 22.05. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 05.06. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 12.06. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
- Donnerstag 26.06. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum 19, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
The assessment will be in the form of a final exam in which students will be asked to write short essays on topics covered in the lecture.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
In the exam students must show their knowledge of the topics covered as well as their independent critical analysis of them. There will be a strict check for plagiarism.
a) Maximum number of points that can be achieved: 100
b) Minimum requirement for a positive result: 50 points
c) Scale of marks:
89 - 100.....points Grade 1
76 - 88.......points Grade 2
63 - 75.......points Grade 3
50 - 62.......points Grade 4
Under 50 points Grade 5
a) Maximum number of points that can be achieved: 100
b) Minimum requirement for a positive result: 50 points
c) Scale of marks:
89 - 100.....points Grade 1
76 - 88.......points Grade 2
63 - 75.......points Grade 3
50 - 62.......points Grade 4
Under 50 points Grade 5
Prüfungsstoff
The topics covered in the lecture (see above) will also be the examination topics.
Literatur
Selected chapters on population policies from Caselli et al., 2006, “Demography: Analysis and Synthesis”, Academic Press, Elsevier.
Selected chapters from May John F. and Goldstone Jack A., 2022. International Handbook of Population Policies, Springer.
Selected chapters from May John F. and Goldstone Jack A., 2022. International Handbook of Population Policies, Springer.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Do 20.02.2025 10:46
- International conventions and the sequence of international population conferences in the second half of the 20th century
- Criticisms and new approaches to population policies, including the fundamental paradigm shift from population control to human rights and reproductive health that took place around the 1994 World Population Conference in Cairo;
- The evolution of European migration policies and the current state of play in addressing the policy challenges associated with depopulation and ageing in Europe;
- Specific policies, including country examples, in the three areas of mortality/health, fertility and international migration;
- The importance of measurement and the provision of accurate figures to accompany the design and evaluation of population policies.