PRPR Special Issue on Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context

Special issue on Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context

Journal: Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR)

Link: https://link.springer.com/collections/dffefgebgb

Call for papers:

Low and declining birth rates across the world have consequences for countries’ population size and structure. Concerns over the potential economic effects of population aging have spurred many countries to engage in efforts to raise birth rates. At the same time, there is growing concern about the social and cultural causes and consequences of low birth rates. Pronatalism – an ideology based on the belief that birth rates are too low, and societies should work to raise them in the interest of economic productivity and cultural preservation – has re-emerged as an increasingly visible and powerful force across different settings. The dynamics of low fertility – such as fertility decline, postponement, and changing patterns of family formation – have been common topics in population science over the last 25 years,…