In the past few decades, demographic concerns have shifted from rapid population growth
fueled by high fertility to concerns of population decline produced by very low, sub …

This article presents a narrative of the unfolding of the Second Demographic Transition
(SDT) since the theory was first formulated in 1986. The first part recapitulates the …

The issue of urban shrinkage has become the new 'normal'across Europe: a large number of
urban areas find themselves amongst the cities losing population. According to recent …

This chapter discusses the concept of the second demographic transition (SDT) and its
relevance for explaining the ongoing changes in family and fertility patterns across Europe. It …

Europeanen stellen het ouderschap steeds verder uit. Vrouwen in Ierland, Italie, Frankrijk,
Nederland, Spanje, Zweden en Zwitserland krijgen hun eerste kind na hun 28-jarige leeftijd …

In 2001, more than half of Europe's population lived in countries with a total fertility rate
(TFR) at or below 1.3. Use of the adjusted TFR proposed by Bongaarts and Feeney, which …

European countries differ considerably in their marriage patterns. The study presented in
this paper describes these differences for the 1990s and attempts to explain them from a …

Using recent, nationally representative data, we examine the prevalence and social
determinants of premarital cohabitation, an important sign of the Second Demographic …

Every schoolboy used to know about the problem with the Holy Roman Empire: it was
neither" Holy", nor" Roman" nor even an" Empire". Similar limitations may inhibit our …

» Fertilität in Mittel-und Osteuropa nach 1989: Kollaps und graduelle Erholung «. This
contribution looks at the recent transformations of reproductive and family behaviour in …