Demography and Security: Proceedings of a Workshop, Paris, France, November 2000 (Conference Proceedings) [Paperback]

Laurent Murawiec (Editor), David Adamson (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0833030655 | ISBN-13: 978-0833030658 | Publication Date: September 25, 2001 | Edition: 1

Demographic shifts are a cause, an effect, and a forerunner of geopoliticalshocks and transformations. Examining these shifts is an important step inany strategic assessment of the global security environment. Unfortunately,the demographic community and the strategic and defense communities seldominteract. Providing venues for such interactions is therefore important. Forthis purpose, RAND sponsored a workshop on Demography and NationalSecurity in Paris at the initiative of RAND_s Population Matters program inNovember 2000. The workshop brought together French, American, and otherEuropean demographers; senior representatives from the French Ministry ofDefense; and researchers, economists, and experts in geopolitics. Revealingdifferences emerged, both between demographers and national-security expertsand also between American and French participants. Different objects ofconcern surfaced, and contrasting views of phenomena were debated. Forexample, immigration and its social, cultural, and political impacts tendedto be seen in an altogether different light on the two sides of theAtlantic. Americans were more likely to focus on the geopoliticalimplications outside U.S. borders, while Europeans focused on its domesticimplications.

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In November 2000, a group of population scholars, security analysts, and interested observers gathered inParis, France, to discuss demographic trends and their implications for international security. Thisdocument summarizes these discussions.The conference was sponsored jointly by RAND's Population Matters project, the Institut national d'‚tudesd‚mographiques (INED), the Soci‚t‚ de Strat‚gie, RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy, andRAND Europe.The primary focus of Population Matters is synthesizing and communicating the findings and implicationsof existing research in ways that policy analysts and others will find accessible. The Population Mattersproject is funded by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and LucilePackard Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. This document should be of interest to anyoneconcerned with demographic trends and issues and their security implications. For further informationon the Population Matters project, contactJulie DaVanzo, Director, Population MattersRAND1700 Main St.P.O. Box 2138Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138Julie_DaVanzo@rand.

About the Author

David M. Adamson is a communications analyst at RAND.

Product Details

• Paperback: 26 pages
• Publisher: Rand Corporation; 1 edition (September 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0833030655
• ISBN-13: 978-0833030658
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.3 x 0.3 inches
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