Population and Interstate Conflicts
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Population trends are in two-way relationships with the entire realm of what is commonly defined as ‘social’; from another perspective demographics constitute an important dimension of society. Yet, most often these relationships are not balanced. Social (in the wide sense, e.g. including cultural, economic and political) determinants of demographic characteristics and population trends are undeniable and often very strong, while complex and not fully explored. Conversely, the evidence with respect to the consequences and impacts of demographic trends is generally weak, the knowledge in this domain is contradictory and incoherent and the conclusions contentious. The lack of positive knowledge does not necessarily preclude strong emotional attitudes: sometimes, the scarcity of arguments provides a fertile ground for grand theories preconceived attitudes, biased diagnoses and irrational political recipes.
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1994 PGQ Paper
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