Population Europe is a collaborative network of Europe's
demographic
Demography () is the statistics, statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the interplay of fertility (births), mortality (deaths), and migration.
Demographic analy ...
research institutes
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and centres.
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Retrieved January 5, 2013 It was founded in 2009. Its aim is to coordinate and strengthen research efforts and to contribute reliable facts and findings to public discussions of population issues.
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The French Institute for Demographic Studies (, ; INED) is a French research institute specializing in demography and population studies in general.
History Before 1945
In 1941, Nobel Prize winner Alexis Carrel, an early proponent of eugenics ...
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The network operates under the auspices of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS)
[European Association for Population Studie]
Retrieved October 24, 2012 and is supported by the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
.
Population Europe currently includes 36 European research institutes; it further collaborates with institutions working on
population
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and
policy
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issues.
Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a private, nonprofit organization specializing in collecting and supplying statistics necessary for research and/or academic purposes focused on the environment, and health and structure of populations. The ...
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Organization
Population Europe has two branches: the Council of Advisors and the Information Centre.
[Population Europe website Retrieved October 24, 2012] The Council of Advisors assembles researchers.
[Population Europe website Retrieved November 9, 2012] The Information Centre coordinates the dissemination of demographic facts on population trends and
policies
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to a
scientific
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audience, as well as to the general public.
The Population Europe Secretariat is hosted by the
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the M ...
. The Secretariat is situated at the WissenschaftsForum at the
Gendarmenmarkt
The is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble that includes the Berlin concert hall, along with the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller. The ...
in Berlin.
External links
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References
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Education in Berlin
Research institutes in Germany
Research institutes established in 2009
Population research organizations