UCL - Seminar in demography and development: case studies

[SPED2030]

[30h] 7 credits

Teacher(s):

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

- Through case studies, development of the capacity to analyze in an inter-disciplinary way the relationships between demographic processes and social and economic development in both developed and developing countries
- Application of theoretical knowledge acquired in courses demography and development to the analysis of case studies
- Development of collaborations between students in demography and development

Main themes

The topics cavered by this seminar will vary from one year to the other depending on the students and on the research topics of the teachers. Some of the possible topics (geographical context and time period to be defined) include :

- South-North inequalities and international migrations
- Migrations, urbanization and labour market in cities in developing countries
- Demographic ageing and migrations in developed countries
- The impact of economic and social development on the demographic transition
- HIV/AIDS and its demographic and economic consequences
- The impact of economic crises on demographic behaviour
- The effects of population growth on economic development
- Demography, poverty et social exclusion

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Individual or collective written paper

Portfolio of readings

Seminar accessible only to students of the Master in population and development