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Birth rates are falling and fertility rates are well below
replacement levels. At the same time, the economic crisis has
forced governments to scale back public spending, reduce child
support, and raise the retirement age, causing immense social
conflict. Taking a step outside the disciplinary comfort zone,
Whither the Child? asks how demography affects individuals and
society. What does it feel like to live in a low fertility world?
What are the consequences? Is there even a problem - economically,
culturally and morally? No other book confronts so many dimensions
of the low fertility issue and none engage with the thorny issues
of child psychology, parenting, family, and social policy that are
tackled head-on here.
The impact of liberal globalization and multiculturalism means that
nations are under pressure to transform their national identities
from an ethnic to a civic mode. This has led, in many cases, to
dominant ethnic decline, but also to its peripheral revival in the
form of far right politics. At the same time, the growth of mass
democracy and the decline of post-colonial and Cold War state unity
in the developing world has opened the floodgates for assertions of
ethnic dominance. This book investigates both tendencies and argues
forcefully for the importance of dominant ethnicity in the
contemporary world.
How are dominant ethnic groups, whether majority groups or dominant
minorities, responding to the pressures of a global era? Are such
groups in decline or are they successfully negotiating or resisting
the challenge of new global values?
The impact of liberal globalisation and multiculturalism means
that nations are under pressure to transform their national
identities from an ethnic to a civic mode. This has led, in many
cases, to dominant ethnic decline, but also to its peripheral
revival in the form of Far Right politics. At the same time, the
growth of mass democracy and the decline of post-colonial and Cold
War state unity in the developing world has opened the floodgates
for assertions of ethnic dominance. This volume investigates both
tendencies and argues forcefully for the importance of dominant
ethnicity in the contemporary world.
This volume begins with four conceptual chapters, rich in examples
from the past and present, which outline the theoretical
foundations of dominant ethnicity. Two further sections present
detailed case studies exploring dominant ethnicity in decline,
transition and resurgence in North America, the Middle East, Europe
and Asia. This book will appeal to readers interested in ethnic
conflict, citizenship and nationalism.
Birth rates are falling and fertility rates are well below
replacement levels. At the same time, the economic crisis has
forced governments to scale back public spending, reduce child
support, and raise the retirement age, causing immense social
conflict. Taking a step outside the disciplinary comfort zone,
"Whither the Child?" asks how demography affects individuals and
society. What does it feel like to live in a low fertility world?
What are the consequences? Is there even a problem - economically,
culturally and morally? No other book confronts so many dimensions
of the low fertility issue and none engage with the thorny issues
of child psychology, parenting, family, and social policy that are
tackled head-on here.
The field of political demography - the politics of population
change - is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At
a time when demographic changes - aging in the rich world, youth
bulges in the developing world, ethnic and religious shifts,
migration, and urbanization - are waxing as never before, this
neglect is especially glaring and starkly contrasts with the
enormous interest coming from policymakers and the media.
"Ten years ago, demography] was hardly on the radar screen,"
remarks Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, two contributors to this volume.
"Today," they continue, "it dominates almost any discussion of
America's long-term fiscal, economic, or foreign-policy direction."
Demography is the most predictable of the social sciences: children
born in the last five years will be the new workers, voters,
soldiers, and potential insurgents of 2025 and the political elites
of the 2050s. Whether in the West or the developing world,
political scientists urgently need to understand the tectonics of
demography in order to grasp the full context of today's political
developments. This book begins to fill the gap from a global and
historical perspective and with the hope that scholars and
policymakers will take its insights on board to develop enlightened
policies for our collective future.
Based on unprecedented access to the Order's internal documents,
this book provides the first systematic social history of the
Orange Order - the Protestant association dedicated to maintaining
the British connection in Northern Ireland.
Kaufmann charts the Order's path from the peak of its influence, in
the early 1960s, to its present-day crisis. Along the way, he
sketches a portrait of many of Orangeism's leading figures, from
ex-Prime Minister John Andrews to Ulster Unionist Party politicians
like Martin Smyth, James Molyneaux, and David McNarry. Kaufmann
also includes the highly revealing correspondence with adversaries
such as Ian Paisley and David Trimble.
Packed with analyses of mass-membership trends and attitudes, the
book also takes care to tell the story of the Order from "below" as
well as from above. In the process, it argues that the traditional
Unionism of West Ulster is giving way to the more militant Unionism
of Antrim and Belfast which is winning the hearts of the younger
generation in cities and towns throughout the province.
Based on unprecedented access to the Order's internal documents,
this book provides the first systematic social history of the
Orange Order - the Protestant association dedicated to maintaining
the British connection in Northern Ireland.
Kaufmann charts the Order's path from the peak of its influence,
in the early 1960s, to its present-day crisis. Along the way, he
sketches a portrait of many of Orangeism's leading figures, from
ex-Prime Minister John Andrews to Ulster Unionist Party politicians
like Martin Smyth, James Molyneaux, and David McNarry. Kaufmann
also includes the highly revealing correspondence with adversaries
such as Ian Paisley and David Trimble.
Packed with analyses of mass-membership trends and attitudes, the
book also takes care to tell the story of the Order from 'below' as
well as from above. In the process, it argues that the traditional
Unionism of West Ulster is giving way to the more militant Unionism
of Antrim and Belfast which is winning the hearts of the younger
generation in cities and towns throughout the province.
The field of political demography - the politics of population
change - is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At
a time when demographic changes - aging in the rich world, youth
bulges in the developing world, ethnic and religious shifts,
migration, and urbanization - are waxing as never before, this
neglect is especially glaring and starkly contrasts with the
enormous interest coming from policymakers and the media. "Ten
years ago, [demography] was hardly on the radar screen," remarks
Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of the Center for Strategic and
International Studies, two contributors to this volume. "Today,"
they continue, "it dominates almost any discussion of America's
long-term fiscal, economic, or foreign-policy direction."
Demography is the most predictable of the social sciences: children
born in the last five years will be the new workers, voters,
soldiers, and potential insurgents of 2025 and the political elites
of the 2050s. Whether in the West or the developing world,
political scientists urgently need to understand the tectonics of
demography in order to grasp the full context of today's political
developments. This book begins to fill the gap from a global and
historical perspective and with the hope that scholars and
policymakers will take its insights on board to develop enlightened
policies for our collective future.
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