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POPULATION EUROPE

Five-Year Activities Report June 2009 – June 2014

Five-Year Activities Report

THE NETWORK OF EUROPE’S LEADING DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH CENTRES

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© 2014 Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science on behalf of the collaborative network “Population Europe”

Editors: A. Edel (V.i.S.d.P.), D. López-Falcón, A. Peters, I. Robles Salgado, D. Vono de Vilhena, A. ZimmermannGraphics: S. BitterlingDesign: VISUV GbR, GreifswaldPrinting House: Druckerei Weidner GmbH, RostockAddress: Population Europe Secretariat, Markgrafenstraße 37, 10117 BerlinTelephone: +49 (0)30 2061 383 30, fax +49 (0)30 2061 383 50Email: [email protected]: www.population-europe.eu

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 5

POPULATION EUROPE – A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK 7 THE PARTNERSHIP 7 COUNCIL OF ADVISORS 8 INFORMATION CENTRE 9 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 9 EUROPE BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES 10 TOPICS 10

ACTIVITIES 11 DIALOGUE 11 INFORMATION 14 POPULATION & POLICY COMPACT 14 DISCUSSION PAPER 15 POPULATION DIGESTS 15 DEMOGRAPHIC INSIGHTS 15 NEWSLETTER 16 THE WEBSITE WWW.POPULATION-EUROPE.EU 16 SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES 18 INTERACTIVE TOOLS 19 EXHIBITION 19 OTHER MEDIA ACTIVITIES 21 TRANSLATIONS 22 SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS 22 POPULATION EUROPE RESOURCE FINDER AND ARCHIVE (PERFAR) 22 FAMILIESANDSOCIETIES 23 OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS 24 OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS 24

ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION 25 THE SECRETARIAT 25 LIAISON PERSONS 26 FUNDING 27 PROMOTING THE PARTNERSHIP 27

APPENDICES 28 APPENDIX 1: MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF ADVISORS 28 APPENDIX 2: EXTERNAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED AT OUR EVENTS 33

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Social Research Council in the United Kingdom, the Friede Springer Stiftung, the Robert Bosch Stiftung, and Allianz SE, among others; Population Europe has successfully developed an extensive set of tools for efficiently disseminating research outcomes to researchers, policy-makers, civil society actors, the media, and general audiences.

These achievements are attributable to the strong spirit of collaboration and enthusiasm shown by the partners and the supporting organisations. As Henry Ford once pointed out: “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”. After five years of existence, the network Population Europe, has, without a doubt, reached this third stage, and its partners and stakeholders will continue to work together successfully in the future.

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INTRODUCTION

Population Europe is the collaborative network of leading demographic research centres. Founded in June 2009, the network now covers nearly all of the countries of Europe and a broad range of demography-relevant policy fields.

The Secretariat is hosted by the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, and is located in the WissenschaftsForum in Berlin, Germany. The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, and the Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging are all members of the network.

In recent years, and with the support of the Max Planck Society, the European Commission, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Economic and

James W. Vaupel

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, and Director of the Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, University of Southern Denmark

Jane C. Falkingham

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Information Centre

Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton

Francesco C. Billari

President of the Council of Advisors

Professor of Sociology and Demography, University of Oxford

Andreas Edel

Executive SecretaryPopulation Europe Secretariat

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THE PARTNERSHIP

Population Europe currently consists of 29 leading independent demographic research institutes and centres throughout Europe.

Each partner institute has a strong research profile in policy-relevant demography, utilises innovative methods, and provides up-to-date data analysis in the field of population studies. By joining forces to enhance cross-national collaboration in policy-relevant research, the partners created a unique knowledge pool that provides new insights, precise facts, and evidence-based findings on a broad array of topics at the forefront of population and policy research.

The network makes this knowledge pool accessible worldwide to scientists, as well as to policy-makers, policy analysts, citizens, journalists, teachers, students, and the general public. Population Europe’s portfolio of dissemination activities currently includes annual policy dialogue meetings with stakeholders from research, policy, and societal organisations; policy briefs and newsletters; discussion papers and research summaries; press releases and press kits; webinars and social media activities, such as a Facebook page, a Twitter account, and a YouTube channel; a database providing access to data for policy evaluation; and a travelling exhibition. Partners can also use this infrastructure for disseminating their research projects and information about conferences, educational activities and announcements.

With its elaborate set of information on a wide range of demographic phenomena in Europe and its sophisti-cated dissemination tools, Population Europe acts as a platform that allows audiences to easily access reliable and authoritative facts, validated data, and up-to-date research findings on population studies in a strictly unbi-ased, non-partisan manner. The engagement of science writers and communication specialists with experience in working with both scientists and the public has been in-strumental in translating complex research into language that can be easily understood by non-specialist audiences.

Partners

1. Bocconi University, Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Milan, Italy

2. Centre for Demographic Studies at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

3. Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Antwerp, Belgium

4. Charles University in Prague, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Prague, Czech Republic

5. Demographic Research Centre, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

6. ESRC Centre for Population Change, Southampton and St Andrews, United Kingdom

7. Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany

8. Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary

9. Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris, France

10. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

11. Lund University, Centre for Economic Demography, Lund, Sweden

12. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

13. Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich, Germany

14. Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Odense, Denmark

15. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands

16. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Institute of Demography, Moscow, Russian Federation

17. Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Population Department - Institute of Economy, Geography & Demography Madrid, Spain

18. Stockholm University Demography Unit, Stockholm, Sweden

19. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, Lausanne / Geneva, Switzerland

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The partnership is driven “by the partners, for the partners”: The directors of the partner institutes make decisions about the working programme, the development of the partnership, and the admission of new members.

The directors are supported by the Board of Trustees, which provides advice on a regular basis, oversees the Secretariat’s activities, and makes recommendations regarding new partner institutes and collaborations.

20. Tallinn University, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn, Estonia

21. Université catholique de Louvain, Research Centre on Demography and Societies, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

22. University of Groningen, Population Research Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands

23. University of Helsinki, Population Research Unit, Helsinki, Finland

24. University of Oxford, Oxford Population Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom

25. University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Statistical Sciences, Rome, Italy

26. University of Rostock, Chair for Empirical Social Research and Demography, Rostock, Germany

27. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Interface Demography, Brussels, Belgium

28. Warsaw School of Economics, Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw, Poland

29. Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna, Austria

Partner representatives

Prof. Dr Gunnar ANDERSSON, Stockholm

Prof. Dr Ulrich BECKER, Munich

Prof. Dr Tommy BENGTSSON, Lund

Prof. Dr Laura BERNARDI, Lausanne

Prof. Dr Francesco C. BILLARI, Oxford

Prof. Dr Axel BÖRSCH-SUPAN, Munich

Prof. Dr Anna CABRÉ, Barcelona

Prof. Dr Graziella CASELLI, Rome

Chantal CASES, Paris

Prof. Dr Gabriele DOBLHAMMER-REITER, Rostock

Prof. Jane C. FALKINGHAM, Southampton

Prof. Dr Bruno SCHOUMAKER, Louvain-la-Neuve

Prof. Dr Janina JÓŹWIAK, Warsaw

Prof. Dr Wolfgang LUTZ, Vienna

Prof. Dr Pekka MARTIKAINEN, Helsinki

Prof. Dr Ross MACMILLAN, Milan

Prof. Dr Dimitri MORTELMANS, Antwerp

Prof. Dr Clara H. MULDER, Groningen

Prof. Dr Michael J. MURPHY, London

Dr Diego RAMIRO FARIÑAS, Madrid

Prof. Dr Jitka RYCHTAŘÍKOVÁ, Prague

Prof. Dr Luule SAKKEUS, Tallinn

Prof. Dr Norbert F. SCHNEIDER, Wiesbaden

Prof. Dr Zsolt SPÉDER, Budapest

Prof. Dr Elizabeth THOMSON, Stockholm

Prof. Dr Helga A. G. DE VALK, Brussels / The Hague

Boris VAÑO, Bratislava

Prof. Dr Anatoly VISHNEVSKY, Moscow

Prof. Dr Leo VAN WISSEN, The Hague

Prof. Dr James W. VAUPEL, Rostock / Odense

Members of the Board of Trustees

Prof. Dr James W. VAUPEL, Rostock / Odense

Prof. Dr Graziella CASELLI, Rome

Prof. Dr Frans J. WILLEKENS, Rostock / The Hague

COUNCIL OF ADVISORS

The Council of Advisors is Population Europe’s scientific board: it currently consists of more than 150 researchers from institutions across Europe and beyond with demonstrated, high-level expertise in demographic analysis and extensive knowledge of the political, economic, social, and geographic factors that influence population structure and change. The advisors suggest topics and submit publications to be disseminated

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through the channels of Population Europe, review publications prepared by the partnership on policy-relevant topics, and contribute to scientific briefings for decision-makers and the network’s publications and databases. The Council also facilitates research cooperation amongst its members.

The presidium supports and oversees the Council’s activities. From 2009-2013, François Héran, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris, served as President of the Council during the formative years of the Council. In 2013, Francesco C. Billari, University of Oxford, took over the presidency. Both have also been President of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS).

The list of the current members of the Council of Advisors is provided in Appendix 1: Members of the Council of Advisors.

INFORMATION CENTRE

The Information Centre coordinates the dissemination of demographic facts and findings on population trends and policies to a scientific audience, as well as to policy-makers, civil society leaders, the media, and general audiences.

Since 2009, Jane C. Falkingham, ESRC Centre for Popula-tion Change, serves as Chair of the Board of Governors that provides advice to the Centre and oversees its activi-

ties. A working group composed of Jane C. Falkingham, Nico van Nimwegen, and Gilles Pison supports the day-to-day work of the secretariat.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Population Europe also collaborates internationally with highly regarded institutions that work on population and policy issues. This cooperation provides researchers from around the world with the opportunity to exchange first-hand information on a wide range of population topics, including health, ageing and mortality, family formation and fertility, and international migration and mobility. These projects often have a broad geographical scope, and involve all levels of government.

Formal collaborative ties have been made by written agreement with eight institutions.

Members of the Presidium of the Council of Advisors

Prof. Dr Francesco C. BILLARI (President), Oxford

Prof. Dr Janina JÓŹWIAK (Vice-President), Warsaw

Prof. Dr Guillaume WUNSCH (Vice-President), Brussels

Prof. Dr Tommy BENGTSSON, Lund

Prof. Dr Anna CABRÉ, Barcelona

Prof. Dr François HÉRAN, Paris

Prof. Dr Michael J. MURPHY, London

Prof. Dr Jitka RYCHTAŘÍKOVÁ, Prague

Prof. Dr Helga A. G. DE VALK, Brussels / The Hague

Collaborations

1. Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

2. European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion, Brussels, Belgium

3. European Commission, Eurostat, Luxembourg

4. Italian Association for Population Studies, Rome, Italy

Members of the Board of Governors of the Information Centre

Prof. Jane C. FALKINGHAM (Chair), Southampton

Prof. Dr Gilles PISON (Vice-Chair), Paris

Prof. Dr Zsolt SPÉDER (Vice-Chair), Budapest

Prof. Dr Paul BOYLE, Swindon / Brussels

Prof. Dr Gabriele DOBLHAMMER-REITER, Rostock

Prof. Dr Alexia FÜRNKRANZ-PRSKAWETZ, Vienna

Prof. Dr Catherine GOURBIN, Louvain-la-Neuve

Drs. Nico VAN NIMWEGEN, The Hague

Prof. Dr Elizabeth THOMSON, Stockholm




this information to enrich the dialogue in the European policy arena. Furthermore, the Population Reference Bureau in Washington D.C., which has been organising research dissemination activities on demographic issues within the USA and worldwide for many decades, has been a strong collaboration partner in the Population Europe network.

TOPICS

The wide-ranging activities of the partners and the net-work cover nearly all policy-relevant fields of population studies:

Ageing and life expectancy

Environment

Family and children

Health

Migration and integration

Projections and forecasts

Society and solidarity

Working life

5. Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Rome, Italy

6. Neodemos, Florence, Italy

7. Population Reference Bureau, Washington D.C., USA

8. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Population Unit, Geneva, Switzerland

The network also collaborates with large stakeholder network organisations working on population and policy issues, such as AGE Platform Europe, and with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). In addition, Population Europe is also connected with European-wide and international research network organisations (see below) and operates under the auspices of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS). EAPS conducts periodic evaluations (generally every two years) of this relationship, and provides feedback on its quality and integrity.

Population Europe has been organising events and media activities embedded into European-wide activities, such as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012, the European Commission’s Demography Forum 2011 and 2013, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of Europe 2011, the forthcoming Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe 2014, and the European Population Conferences in Vienna 2010, Stockholm 2012, and Budapest 2014.

EUROPE BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES

Through partner institutes, members of the Council of Advisors, and collaborations throughout Europe, the network is able to cover most of the European countries in its research and dissemination activities.

While the focus of the network is on Europe, comparisons also take into account non-European perspectives and demographic experiences in other regions of the world. In their research, Population Europe’s partners also cover population developments on other continents, and use

European countries covered by the Population Europe network


Furthermore, the partners are proficient in analysing not just population developments in their own countries, but also in a comparative perspective. Europe can be seen as a laboratory in which population change can be studied under different parameters involving varying political systems, social structures, economic conditions, and cul-tural traditions. Thus, collaboration between European demographers contributes to a comprehensive under-standing of general trends and regional variations under different initial conditions and policy interventions.

The events that have taken place within the framework of Population Europe have, for example, addressed the consequences of rising longevity for the labour market and the pension system, and its implications for the life course and health of European citizens; the complex bal-ance between career and family life; the relevance of liv-ing conditions during childhood; and the importance of equal opportunities for migrants and social cohesion in an increasingly diverse Europe. It has been discussed that resistance to an increase in the retirement age is often based on beliefs regarding the productivity and fitness of older employees and their competitive role in the labour market, and that these assumptions are not supported by scientific evidence. The relevance of the family has also been addressed in its different dimensions. Researchers have, for example, emphasised that more could be done to slow down the “rush-hour of life”, or the period when starting a family overlaps with career development; and that policies should provide for on-the-job training pro-grammes following parental leave to facilitate the return to the labour market. In terms of divorce, the conse-quences of parental separation for the future of children, and the extent to which policy interventions can prevent adverse consequences associated with family breakups, have been discussed. Regarding the future of children, re-search has shown that the educational (dis)advantages of children tend to be inherited, but that policies and institu-tions can mediate this link if they address it early enough. As for migration issues, researchers have advocated op-portunities for civic engagement to encourage the mi-gration of target groups, as well as the development of instruments to help vulnerable populations regardless of their migration backgrounds, with the goal of maintain-ing social cohesion.

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DIALOGUE

Regular face-to-face communication is essential to en-hance the exchange of information among experts, poli-cy-makers, civil society actors, and the media; to help the network members understand the specific information needs of policy-makers and the public; and to learn from the experience of both researchers and practitioners.

Since 2009, Population Europe has organised or co-organ-ised a total of 15 conferences, workshops, and meetings with stakeholders; or an average of three events per year. These events have been held in Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Odense, Paris, Prague, The Hague, Vienna, and Warsaw.

Events

1. Research on Interdependencies between Demography and Policy. Comparative Databases – Existing Experiences and Future Potentials Chair: Prof. Dr James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, 1-2 February 2010, Harnack House, Berlin, Germany

2. A New Take on Policies for Demographic Change? Chair: Eleonore Hostasch, EU High-Level Expert Group on Demography, Brussels, 2 September 2010, European Population Conference / University of Vienna, Austria

3. Inside the Pyramid: New Policy Challenges and Opportunities of Population Ageing and Decline in Europe Chair: Prof. Dr François Héran, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris, 13 October 2010, Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (Population Europe Event)

4. Challenges of Aging Societies in Russia and Germany Chairs: Prof. Dr Anatoly G. Vishnevsky, Institute of Demography, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow; James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, 2-3 November 2010, Moscow, Russian Federation

5. Success Story or Sisyphean Challenge: The Impact of Policy Responses on Family and Fertility Dynamics in Europe Chair: Prof. Dr Zsolt Spéder, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Budapest, 29 March 2011, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (Population Europe Event)




With the “Population Europe Events”, the network estab-lished a series of policy dialogue meetings that have prov-en to be highly effective. At these meetings, 40-60 experts from research institutions, policy organisations, and NGOs discuss in a confidential atmosphere the most recent re-search findings, and the policy recommendations that can be drawn from this evidence. Each event usually begins with three talks offering brief insights into innovative re-search approaches and results in the field. These talks are followed by a panel debate involving stakeholders from policy organisations, NGOs, and the media. The outcomes of the meeting are often published in the form of an event review on the website and a policy brief. To ensure that the proceedings reached a wider audience interested in policy, this brief is later distributed across Europe. Press releases are sent out before and after the event, and inter-

6. Perspectives of Policy-relevant Population Studies Chair: Prof. Dr James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, 6 June 2011, WissenschaftsForum, Berlin, Germany

7. Population on the Move: Migration, Citizenship and Identity in Europe Chair: Prof. Dr Frans J. Willekens, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, 10 October 2011, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium (Population Europe Event)

8. Riding the Population Wave: Policy Options for the Ageing Baby-boomer Generation in Europe Chair: Prof. Dr Janina Jóźwiak, Warsaw School of Economics, 17 May 2012, Presidential Palace, Warsaw, Poland (Population Europe Event)

9. Long-Live Europe: Demographic Prospects for Europe in the Next Decades Chair: Prof. Dr Jitka Rychtaríková, Charles University in Prague, 1 June 2012, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (Population Europe Event)

10. The Time of Our Lives: Active Ageing and the Redistribution of Work in Europe Chair: Prof. Dr Graziella Caselli, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 20 November 2012, Representation of the State of Bavaria, Brussels, Belgium (Population Europe Event)

11. Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research Chairs: Prof. Dr James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging; Prof. Dr Axel Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich, 21 November 2012, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium

12. Aging Unlimited – What Does Rising Longevity Mean for Europe? Chairs: Donald E. Canfield and Kaare Christensen, University of Southern Denmark, Odense; James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, 31 January 2013, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (Population Europe Event)

13. Recession and Social Vulnerability in Europe: Insights from Demography Chairs: Prof. Jane C. Falkingham, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton; Prof. Dr Andreu Domingo i Valls, Centre for Demographic Studies, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 7 May 2013, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (Population Europe Event)

14. The Future We Come From. The Role of Parents for Children´s Lifetime Chances Chairs: Francesco C. Billari and John Ermisch, University of Oxford, 28 January 2014, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium (Population Europe Event)

15. Solomonic Choices. Parental Separation and Family Policies in Europe Chairs: Prof. Dr Fabrizio Bernardi, Professor of Sociology and Head of Graduate Studies, European University Institute; Dr Juho Härkönen, Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, 28 January 2014, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium (FamiliesAndSocieties Stakeholder Meeting)

16. Forthcoming: Healthy Ageing Prospects. Challenges and Opportunities for Policy Makers Session at the European Population Conference, co-organised by the European Commission, the European Association for Population Studies, Population Europe, and AGE Platform Europe, 27 June 2014, Budapest

17. Forthcoming: The Stranger Among Us. Immigration Policies and Social Cohesion in Europe Chairs: Prof. Dr Graziella Caselli, University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna, Senator of the Republic of Italy, Rome; Massimo Livi Bacci, NEODEMOS, Emeritus Professor of the University of Florence and Former Senator of the Republic of Italy, Rome; Antonio Golini, President of the Italian National Institute of Statistics, Rome, 30 October 2014, Biblioteca del Senato della Repubblica, Rome (Population Europe Event)


view opportunities with prominent speakers are offered to the media.

An average of 63 participants registered for each of the Population Europe events. The various stakeholder events, workshops, and conferences attracted a total au-dience of more than 800 participants (the members of the Secretariat not included).

The participants represented more than 200 stakeholder organisations. Almost equal shares of the attendees came from policy organisations (36.4 per cent), the economy and societal organisations (34.2 per cent), and research institutions (29.4 per cent). The stakeholder organisations represented at the events were based in 33 countries, including Canada, the Republic of Korea, Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine. Because many institu-tions with a European focus are based in Brussels, more than one-third of the stakeholders were from Belgium. Of the participants from outside Belgium, Eastern Euro-pean (32.5 per cent) and Western European (33.1 per cent) institutions were represented equally, while participa-tion from Southern Europe (21.9 per cent) and the Nordic countries (12.5 per cent) was notably lower (see Appendix 2: External institutions represented at our events).

Members of Population Europe also participate in other international policy events, such as the European De-mography Forum or the Berlin Demography Forum. They took part in European advisory boards, such as the Joint Programming Initiative “More Years, Better Lives – The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change”, and the EU High-Level Expert Group on Demography of the DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion. Furthermore, Population Europe has been represented at high-level governmental meetings, such as the “Baltic Sea States Summit” in 2012.

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INFORMATION

Population & Policy Compact

Population Europe’s policy brief series “Population & Policy Compact” comprehensively summarises cutting-edge research results and provides policy recommenda-tions on specific topics. Within four pages, each volume provides a concise and succinct synthesis of key research findings by eminent researchers in the network and other leading European experts.

This publication is tailored to policy-making audiences and sent to approximately 2,000 stakeholders in Brussels and the European member states (e.g., the branches of the European Commission and the European Parliament interested in demographic issues, civil society actors, research institutes, and think tanks on European policy). The policy brief is also accessible online on the Population Europe website in the library section.

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EUROPE’S CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE

Toward a new policy of life-course flexibility

Key messages:

• Even a new baby-boom and high immigration cannot prevent Europe from population ageing over the next decades.

• Population ageing and shrinking labour force will affect the productivity of the economy if no further reforms are undertaken.

• These reforms should include a redistribution of work over the life- course which will also require a new system of social protection.

Authors:

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MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED?

New Evidence on Parenthood in Europe

Key messages:

• European countries have redoubled their efforts to support families. However, divergent birth rate trends suggest that no “magic formula” has been found.

• A common characteristic among countries with stable or even increasing birth rates is a high degree of female labour force participation.

• More could be done to slow down the “Rush-hour of Life”, the period when starting a family overlaps with career development.

• Policies might include on-the-job training programmes following parental leave to facilitate the return to the labour market.

Authors:

FRANCESCO C. BILLARIANNA MATYSIAKZSOLT SPÉDEROLIVIER THÉVENON

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POPULATION ON THE MOVE

New Insights on Migration and Integration Policies in Europe

Key messages:

• Restrictive immigration policies are ineffective in reducing migration inflows. • Efficient migration policies include quotas that attract foreigners with specific skills and knowledge, as well as support for the social inclusion of migrants and their families.

• Policies should promote transnational contacts and opportunities for civic engagement to encourage target migrants.

• Specific educational measures are needed, not only as an instrument for the in-clusion of children of immigrants, but also for the promotion of social cohesion.

Authors:

HEIN DE HAASHELGA DE VALKFRANS J. WILLEKENS


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RIDING THE POPULATION WAVE

Policy Options for the Ageing Baby-Boomer Generation in Europe

Key messages:

• Resistance against an increase in the retirement age is often based on myths that do not stand up to scientific evidence.

• The economic burden of population ageing is not a demographic destiny, but depends on the productivity of tomorrow’s workforce.

• Policies should promote information campaigns, life-long learning activities, and measures to support a comprehensive work-education-life balance.

Authors:

AXEL BÖRSCH-SUPANAGNIESZKA CHŁOŃ-DOMIŃCZAKVEGARD SKIRBEKK


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BROKEN ARMS

Demographic Change and Europe’s Security Capacities

Key messages:

• Demographic change is a shaper of both security risks and security capacities. • Recruitment requirements will remain at a high level due to the complexity of international military missions and new technology, while population ageing will make it increasingly difficult to recruit enough qualified personnel.

• Policies focusing on the improvement of employment conditions and the ex-pansion of the recruitable population seem to be most promising.

• An open exchange about best practices among European countries could help identify the most effective combination of policies.

Author:

WENKE APT

Number 1 (2011) – Europe’s Citizens should have a Choice. Toward a New Policy of Life-Course Flexibility Authors: Jane C. Falkingham, François Héran, James W. Vaupel

Number 2 (2011) – Mission not accomplished? New Evidence on Parenthood in Europe Authors: Francesco C. Billari, Anna Matysiak, Zsolt Spéder, Olivier Thévenon

Number 3 (2012) – Population on the Move. New Insights on Migration and Integration Policies in Europe Authors: Hein de Haas, Helga A. G. de Valk, Frans J. Willekens

Number 4 (2012) – Riding the Population Wave: Policy Options for the Ageing Baby Boomer Generation in Europe Authors: Axel Börsch-Supan, Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak, Vegard Skirbekk

Number 5 (2013) – Broken Arms. Demographic Change and Europe’s Security and Defence Capacities Author: Wenke Apt

Number 6 (forthcoming): Policy-making for the Era of Mobilities

Number 7 (forthcoming): Youth Vulnerability


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Smart Growth - Is the Demographic Dividend an Education Dividend? Exploring the link between childcare needs, mothers’ participation in the labour market and childcare policies

Countries with a large working-age population tend to become richer quicker than those where this group is smaller in relation to children and elderly people. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Wolfgang Lutz and Warren Sanderson show in a recent study that this is mostly due to improvements in educational attainment among the young population, and not due to the fertility decline, as previous analyses claimed.

The demographic dividend

The new evidence challenges the concept known as the “demographic dividend”: It refers to changes in age-dependency ratios, meaning the number of working-age people in relation to those who are too old or too young to work. Following a decrease in fertility rates, there would be a predictable timespan over the course of demographic transition when there would be many more working-age people then children or elderly. This timespan, based on this idea, would increase economic growth in a country by benefiting from its “demographic dividend”. However, according to the authors, this concept of “demographic dividend” underestimates the role of education. © lassedesignen - Fotolia.com

Why education matters for economic growth

Studies exploring the effect of changes in age-specific educational attainment identify improvements in education as a key driver of economic growth and future income developments. Higher skill levels of the labor force can directly translate into higher productivity and better and faster take-up of new technologies. In addition, education is an important factor for improving the health status of the population and also tends to contribute to the quality of governance in general. The study especially emphasizes the role of female education as one of the key factors — if not the single most important factor — for fertility decline and hence for the declining young-age dependency ratio, which is the key factor in the “demographic dividend”

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Cross-Border Marriages in Sweden The expansion of partner markets and the Influence of the EU

Not only has the opening of EU borders led to an expansion of partner markets in Sweden, but globalisation, a general increase in diversity and a growing number of Swedes who travel, work or study abroad have also played a role.

Karen Haandrikman from Stockholm University explored and tried to explain the complex patterns of partner choice in Sweden. She also tried to find out if there is an EU effect, meaning if the expansion of the EU did play a significant role.

Exploring a pattern of partner choice

Haandrikman focused on the characteristics of native Swedes who marry foreign partners, and she tried to systematically identify how those who marry partners from abroad differ from each other. Her aim was to explore and explain the partner choice of Swedes between 1990 and 2008 with a special focus on those choosing EU partners as opposed to those choosing Swedish partners or partners from outside the EU. By comparing natives with Swedish-born parents to those with parents from abroad, she also took into account the possible influence of foreign-born parents on partner choice. Using full population register data, Haandrikman conducted a systematic comparison between Swedes marrying EU partners and those marrying non-EU partners.

Highly gender specific

She found that the rate of binational marriages in Sweden has increased in the last years, especially for men and for second generation Swedes. The most obvious result when comparing the two sexes is that men are increasingly marrying binationally. For native men, the share of binational marriages has increased from 8% in 1991 to 16% in 2008 whereas the same share only increased slightly for native women, from 8% to 9% in the same period (Figure 1). This increase is mainly happening due to an increase in marriages to partners from outside the EU. Whereas binational EU marriages have remained stable.

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The benefit of having a wife To what extent are partners and adult children substitutes for unskilled public care?

Public expenditure on care for older people has been rising along with the increasing number of senior citizens, and is expected to rise even more as population ageing continues. Attempts to constrain expenditures have largely focused on enabling older people to live independently longer and stressing the importance of informal caregivers as an alternative to public care. But to what extent and under which conditions can this idea actually be feasible? This question is examined in a new study by Niels Schenk and colleagues, who use the Netherlands as an example.

In the Netherlands public care is provided when care-needs cannot be met by close family. Physically and mentally capable household members are expected to provide a dependent older adult with social participation support and temporary personal care, especially when the need for personal care is expected to last no longer than three months. Generally unskilled forms of care, like housekeeping or running errands, are much more likely to be provided by family members than forms of care that require professional training.

Different family members, different tasks

Results show that older people with a partner are considerably less likely to receive public care. Interestingly though, this holds especially true for older men. Whilst many women actually provide care for their partners, male partners only complement public care. As a consequence, older women with a partner are more dependent on public care than older men with a partner.

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Moreover, the authors found no association between informal care provided by children and public care receipt. Having a male partner or receiving care from a child did not lower the odds of receiving public care versus skilled care as compared to having no partner. Results therefore clearly show that female partners serve as the only actual alternative to public care, and especially so for unskilled types of care. Though the likelihood of receiving household help from adult children and male partners is high in the Netherlands, their help does not render public care unnecessary.








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Spending more time with their children is a wish modern men express much more often then the generations be-fore them. And in many European countries policies try to support committed fathers. However, in reality, the bulk of daily parental duties are still carried by women. Recent research explores the current possibilities and limitations of active fatherhood. Find some of it here and more on our website: www.population-europe.eu.

FATHERS & FAMILY

The odd man out Five Questions for Demographer Katharina Micheel

Most European countries are facing low birth rates. What role do fathers play in this?

The increasing labour market participation of women puts the traditional

gender arrangements into question. The role of fathers has changed from

solely a supporter to a co-nurturer, but there is ambivalence in most coun-

tries because, at the same time, traditional attitudes are still common. A

growing share of individuals – women as well as men – have no desire to

have children or have them very late. But still the desire to have children is

more common among women. And for men the decision becomes even

more difficult when they are expected to be active fathers. In this case

men are confronted with a problem that women have known for a long

time: balancing work and family life.

Did you find any indicators suggesting that fathers would like to become more active in the family?

From Germany we know that the share of active fathers is increasing,

especially since the implementation of the new parental allowance, the

so-called “Elterngeld”. One out of four fathers of children born in 2010

claimed paternal leave, but this number has to be put in the right con-

text because still 75% of these fathers take only the minimum leave. At

the same time 96 % of women claim parental leave - so there is clearly a

gender gap.

What is stopping fathers?

I think it’s a mixture of reasons. Paid work is, of course, one of the central

arguments, because in the majority of cases men are the ones who earn

more money. But we also have to keep in mind the normative dimensions.

In societies or companies where only a few men are involved fathers and

is research associate at the Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany. Together with Norbert Schneider she contributed to the book “Fatherhood in Late Modernity”.

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take paternal leave, even if they’re no longer seen as “newcomers” they

still are the “odd men out”. Their role is highly undefined and they may

be seen as having joined the women’s world when taking paternal leave.

Who could be the agents of change?

Clearly the individuals could negotiate a more egalitarian share of duties

and tasks. But this is not likely to happen if they feel that the obstacles are

too great. Creating a more family-friendly environment seems to be im-

portant. Employers could provide more flexible possibilities to make com-

bining work and family life more attractive. Additionally policy measures

like adequate childcare facilities can help to break barriers. And increas-

ing support for fathers involved in childcare is one central dimension. We

know that existing structures can only be overcome in the long run, but

pro-egalitarian measures also have an effect eventually.

Finland seems to be the big exception, why?

Finland demonstrates by far the most egalitarian gender role attitudes

and a considerable modernisation over the last decades. Notably Finland,

France and Eastern Germany, the least traditional societies, provide high

levels of institutional childcare. On the normative level, parents there

might feel less pressure when they, for example, make use of public child-

care. It’s important to release parents from the pressure and to decrease

the problem of balancing work and family life.

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Economic downturn and rising unemployment in Europe have led to a stronger focus on migration in the public debate. How are immigrants faring during the downturn? Do statistics substantially change? Recent research takes a closer look at these questions. Find some of it here and more on our website: www.population-europe.eu.

MIGRATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Migration Becomes More VolatileS i x Q u e s t i o n s f o r D e m o g r a p h e r J a k u b B i j a k

Migration is the most uncertain demographic component. Do we really know what happens to migrants in times of recession?

We know even less than during the periods of stable economy. Under

any circumstances immigration is quite difficult to measure and predict,

or even to define in a precise way. During the crisis the situation is even

worse, as migration becomes more volatile.

What are the consequences of economic downturn on migration flows and on migrants’ behaviour?

Usually there may be some reduction in migration flows, increase in re-

turns, and a decline in irregular migration. The impact of migration on

host economies is debatable. In the long run, it is suggested that the im-

pact is mostly neutral, but in the short run, migration may have a nega-

tive effect on the employment of native workers. This in turn can generate

grievances and social tensions. As to migrants’ behaviour, there are some

indications of increased propensity to settle in the host country. In gen-

eral, during recessions migrants’ strategies become more diverse.

Many young people leave the countries hardest hit. Do you think this is a successful coping strategy?

Young people are generally more mobile than other age groups, so they

would migrate more often regardless of economic circumstances. When

we look at Eurostat data, on average the current patterns by age do not

differ much from those before the crisis. Still, migration is one possible

way of coping with economic difficulties, so this question can be actually

reversed – why is there not more mobility in Europe, despite the freedom

of movement of workers?

is Lecturer in Demography at the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southamp-ton. He has recently published a book entitled “Forecasting In-ternational Migration in Europe: A Bayesian View”.

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Does unemployment cause return migration?

Not necessarily, especially if re-entry may be difficult. Interestingly, the

trends in remittances – the money sent back by migrants to their home

countries – are steadily increasing, showing resilience to the recession.

And sometimes the families in the home countries support migrants

through “reverse remittances” only so that they can remain in the destina-

tion country until the crisis passes.

Are migrants especially affected by rising unemployment?

I think this question is really broader – the problem is which social groups

in general are the most vulnerable during recessions. Of course, some

vulnerable people are migrants, but it is worth remembering that migra-

tion can be a strategy to reduce vulnerability. Sometimes the most vulner-

able people are those unable to move.

Do you think that migrants should be specific targets of policy measures?

I do not think that the policies should specifically focus on migrants,

rather than simply on the vulnerable groups. We need to remember that

many non-migrants face equally great, if not greater challenges during

the crisis.

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Early years are crucial for children’s future. This message, con�rmed by various scienti�c disciplines, can put parents under considerable pressure to get everything right from the very beginning. But the impact of childhood experi-ences, like care arrangements or parental separation, is not always as one-dimensional as we might think. Recent re-search takes a closer look at the links between early years and later life and shows that a lot can be done to make up for a bumpy start – not just by parents.

CHILDHOOD & FUTURE CHANCES

Formal care won’t damage young kidsFive Questions for Demographer Chiara Pronzato

Can research tell us what is more damaging for children’s future: a lack of money or a lack of parents’ time in their early childhood?

I cannot answer this from my own research, but for sure there is a tenden-

cy to overestimate the impact of income in many respects. What can be

really problematic is a very low level of income, which prevents families

from “spending” on their children. Parental time is very important and it is

not necessarily competing with work time. Research with time use data

show, for example, that working women spend almost the same amount

of time playing and reading with their children as those who do not work.

Concerning non-parental childcare, what is your most important advice for parents with children under 3?

Early formal care won’t damage your children. If any, it will help them to

socialise earlier and to develop their own skills. Besides, it can also be ben-

e�ciary for parents by allowing them to work. Also, the opportunity to

meet parents and teachers who have experience with hundreds of chil-

dren of the same age can imply a faster identi�cation of problems, for

example concerning the ability to speak, and a prompter solution.

What can kindergartens do that grandparents cannot?

I am not aware of any empirical study looking at this, but grandparents

for sure provide love and a�ection. Compared to a teacher, they can dedi-

cate more intensive time to the child. This could explain our �ndings that

children who were cared for by grandparents know more words and are

better in naming objects. On the other side, formal care gives the child

the possibility to be cared for by a sta� who is prepared for this and who

has had the opportunity to observe many children in that age range. In

is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin (Italy) and member of the “FamiliesAndSocieties” research project.

Chiara Pronzato

a group of children supervised by a trained teacher, the child can learn

basic rules that are essential for feeling secure in any group.

Why are the enrolment rates for formal childcare so di�erent be-tween countries and social groups?

This is something related to culture. Some countries privilege taking care

of the children within the family, others are more willing to also support

external forms of care. Yet there is a high degree of homogeneity in simi-

lar social groups: For example, more educated parents, regardless of the

country, are more likely to choose formal childcare.

Why do lower educated parents make less use of formal care?

One reason may be the high price of this kind of service in some coun-

tries, which is more di�cult to a�ord for people working in poorly paid

jobs, as most lower-educated parents do. A second reason lies in the sat-

isfaction with this work: Typically only an interesting and ful�lling job is

an incentive to look for external care. Especially, if staying home with the

child is �nancially feasible or even more attractive than employment. To

start trusting and using external forms of care, lower educated parents

might need more information about the bene�ts for the child, as well as

“kindergarten-vouchers” or other policies that make it �nancially attrac-

tive to use external care.

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1. Demographic Insights 1/2011 Family & Children, 27/03/2011

2. Demographic Insights 2/2011 Working Life & Retirement, 28/09/2011

3. Demographic Insights 3/2011 Migration & Integration, 16/12/2011

4. Demographic Insights 1/2012 Women & Work, 18/04/2012

5. Demographic Insights 2/2012 Active Ageing & Solidarity between Generations, 20/06/2012

6. Demographic Insights 3/2012 Lifelong Learning, 18/09/2012

7. Demographic Insights 4/2012 Health & Economy, 07/12/2012

8. Demographic Insights 1/2013 Fathers & Family, 27/03/2013

9. Demographic Insights 2/2013 Migration in Times of Crisis, 11/12/2013

10. Demographic Insights 1/2014 Childhood & Future Chances, 15/05/2014


tions of scholars. Partner institutions can widen the range of potentially interested candidates for their open posi-tions, fellowships, and study opportunities by publishing their advertisements in the Study & Career section. Mean-while, young scholars in the wider field of population studies can find information in this section about study and funding opportunities, jobs, fellowships, calls for pa-pers, and awards throughout Europe.

In addition, a number of multimedia tools have been de-veloped for general and educational audiences, such as Population Europe Inter-faces (see below); PopTrain, a simulation tool for current and future populations devel-oped by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; and Migration Flows in Europe, an interactive tool developed by the Institut national d’études dé-mographiques.

As a matter of principle, all of the texts are written in non-technical language. Cross-links to other related content and to a glossary allow users to find additional informa-tion for their research and look up the basic terminology. The website has been enriched with the most recent user-friendly and intuitive web design (e.g., icon-oriented but-tons comparable to user-friendly smartphone standards).

From the launch of the website in October 2011 to April 2014, Population Europe produced a total of more than 1,000 online items. Information about 45 books and publications, 112 event announcements, 21 data source descriptions, 128 expert profiles, and 150 glossary items have been uploaded. On average, eight pieces of news appeared on the website every month, and two to three summaries of the most recent research results and con-ference proceedings were published. In addition, 18 web-casts with important demographers were made available.

The partnership’s website has been visited quite fre-quently, with an average of more than 3,000 unique visitors and more than 10,000 actions (page views, down-loads, and outlinks) per month. The success of the website also reflects the growing interest in Population Europe. The website had about 22,000 visits in 2012, but more than 33,000 visits in 2013. In terms of website content, the library section (which includes summarising publications such as Population Digests and policy briefs) is the most

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The website also serves as a repository for the online pub-lications of Population Europe, such as the policy briefs Population & Policy Compact, the Population Digests, and the thematic newsletter Demographic Insights. The website also provides links and introductions to relevant publications on the websites of partners and other insti-tutions.

Through tabs, sorted by sub-categories – e.g., under the headings library, multimedia, or data – users can find a wide range of material. Moreover, the website is a useful information source for specialist audiences. The press sec-tion includes materials of particular relevance for journal-ists. A dynamic frame that changes between each visit en-courages the user to learn more about leading population experts and their fields of interest, while providing con-tact details. In the data section, researchers and partners can exchange information about relevant data sources and scientific meetings. Another useful tool is targeted particularly to the needs of younger and future genera-




takes advantage of social media channels: The Popula-tion Europe Day. A leading demographer will be asked to answer questions in an online debate moderated by the Population Europe Secretariat on Population Europe Day. This format will tackle issues of current interest in the pub-lic debate, and will create a forum for interaction between experts and the public.

frequently visited category on the website. The press sec-tion (with press releases, expert profiles, press kits, Demo-graphic Insights, etc.) has also become increasingly popu-lar. This shows that users are particularly interested in the selection of unique information provided by the network. More than 50% of all of the visitors were located in Eu-ropean countries, and about 25% were located in North America (which also includes Google and other automatic search engines).

Social Media Activities

In 2014, Population Europe started a social media initia-tive as part of its digital communication strategy. The goal of the initiative is to improve interactions with audiences at the regional and local levels, as well as with students and younger generations. Policy, media, and general au-diences increasingly communicate through social media channels. These channels are also widely used for public relations activities. Through these social networks, inter-actions between experts, policy audiences, and the pub-lic can be facilitated and accelerated.

As part of the new digital strategy, the network has set up a blog which publishes information on demography in Europe, and collects and responds to “frequently asked questions” and controversies about population and poli-cy issues that come up in the public debate. In addition, a Facebook page and a Twitter account have been set up according to the most recent standards of user accessibil-ity and communication design.

Population Europe has also created a YouTube channel where video presentations and interviews are available. In addition, Population Europe has launched its own series: “Population Europe Inter-faces”, which are interviews with prominent demographers in accessible, non-technical language. At the European Population Conference 2012 in Stockholm, 18 short video interviews in which leading de-mographers gave their views on population change were recorded. At the European Population Conference 2014 in Budapest, this series will be continued.

To better reach general audiences and the media, Popula-tion Europe plans to establish an additional format that

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The programme allows the user to simulate population trends in 31 European countries. Values for the average number of children per woman, life expectancy, and net migration can be entered for each country. The effects of these variables on population trends in a particular coun-try are then simulated in the form of maps, population pyramids, graphs, and tables.

Additionally, the Institut national d’études démogra-phiques has developed a new animated tool on interna-tional migration that provides access to United Nations statistics for 230 countries. Via maps or country lists, users can select an indicator on immigrant populations, annual migratory growth, and total annual population growth. The programme then shows how immigrants are distrib-uted across the globe, and in which countries they are most numerous.

Exhibition

In 2013, Population Europe launched the travelling ex-hibition “How to get to 100 – and enjoy it”. The exhibi-tion was part of the activities of the German Science Year 2013 “The Demographic Opportunity”. The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the European Commission, the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom, the Friede Springer Stiftung, and Allianz SE.

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Interactive Tools

Population Europe has been actively engaged in the de-velopment of interactive tools targeted at a broader audi-ence, particularly non-demographers.

The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute has developed PopTrain Europe, a web-based demo-graphic simulation programme. It is designed mainly for classroom education, but the tool can also be used by the general public interested in population developments.

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The goal of the exhibition is to raise awareness among the general public of the pressing issues surrounding de-mographic change. These challenges and opportunities associated with demography are often hard to discern behind abstract figures like the fertility rate, the risk of mortality, or net migration. But these numbers represent developments which are already significantly affecting the life course of each individual, and which may offer op-portunities that are not widely known.

The opening statement “How to get to 100 – and enjoy it” creates a dramatic arc that spans a number of indi-vidual topic areas and modules, and connects them with each other. The sequence and display of the topic areas is based on the life course. Using this approach, abstract knowledge is presented in an interactive and easy-to-understand format that helps visitors grasp the relevance of the topics for their own lives. At the same time, each of the stations is focused on an area of demography that has been intensively researched by the partners of Population Europe. The ten stations offer new insights from research on longevity, the effects of early childhood experiences on the life course, birth rates and families, the redistribu-tion of work over the course of life, mobility and migra-tion, “active ageing” in the world of work, ageing and mortality, care needs and the opportunities offered by “ambient assisted living”, the co-existence of the genera-tions in an ageing society, and the future of the ageing process. Each station has been carefully reviewed by ex-perts of the Population Europe network.

Visually appealing stand-up displays mark the ten themat-ic stations of the exhibition. To access the interactive con-tents, visitors scan QR codes with an iPad provided at the reception desk. Visitors can then make their way intuitive-ly through the informational texts, video sequences with comments from demographers, and easy-to-understand graphics. The use of an iPad allows visitors to interact di-rectly with the exhibition, by, for example, responding to questions about the information presented. Each visitor can choose from a selection of predetermined answers and then find out which choices the other visitors made, and finally, what researchers have to say on the subject.

The use of interactive technologies and modular informa-tional elements makes it possible to adapt the exhibition

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In 2015, further exhibition sites are envisaged for Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands.

Other Media Activities

Population Europe has stepped up its efforts to reach journalists. Within this time period, 34 press releases containing facts, background information, and expert opinions on policy-relevant topics were published by the Population Europe Secretariat. These efforts resulted in 39 published interviews/statements and four press kit re-quests. For the Population Europe events, the Secretariat organised press conferences and background interviews with scientists.

The Population Europe Secretariat has been directly contacted by journalists from a growing number of Eu-ropean countries (e.g., EU correspondents and national journalists from Sweden, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, and Israel), and has provided them with evidence-based information on de-mographic topics and coordinated interviews with part-ners from the network. Currently, about 1,200 journalists regularly receive information from Population Europe via the network’s mailing lists. An evaluation of Population Europe’s media coverage must consider that most jour-nalists interested in demographic issues work for national media and audiences. Even if, for example, a press con-ference or presentation was given as part of a Population Europe event or the information used was provided in a policy brief, journalists usually only referred to the partner institute involved in their respective country. Still, Popula-tion Europe has achieved a high level of media awareness in its own right: direct references to Population Europe have been made by Český rozhlas 1 (CZ), Daily European

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to the environment. The elements can be displayed not only as a special exhibition in a museum, but also in the foyers of public buildings, companies, or educational in-stitutions, as well as at conferences or fairs. The partners and sponsors of the project can borrow the modules, in-tegrating them into an existing project or using them dur-ing public appearances.

The exhibition is based on a content management system which allows for regular updates of the content and ex-tensions depending on the interests of different national audiences. The system can also display the information in other languages (in 2014: Czech, English, French, German, and Hungarian; in 2015: Dutch, Italian, and Spanish).

Starting in 2016, all of the contents of the exhibition will be available online, and may thus appeal to an even wider audience.

Exhibition sites in 2013/2014

1. Berlin, Kalkscheune BMBF-Zukunftskongress Demografie “Technik zum Menschen bringen“ 21-22 October 2013

2. Bonn, World Conference Center Parlament der Generationen 17-18 November 2013

3. Munich, Alte Kongresshalle, Theresienwiese Münchner Wissenschaftstage 15-19 November 2013

4. Brussels, Building Joseph II 79 European Commission 17-21 Mach 2014

5. Berlin, Allianz Kulturforum, Pariser Platz Berliner Demografie Forum 10-23 April 2014

6. Prague, Carolinum Charles University in Prague 19 May 2014 - 18 June 2014

7. Budapest, Corvinus University European Population Conference 26-27 June 2014

8. Budapest, Mammut Shopping Mall 1 September 2014 - 5 October 2014

9. Southampton, West Quay 20-26 October 2014

10. London, Oxo Gallery 28 October - 3 November 2014

11. Scotland 17-21 November 2014

12. Birmingham, Millennium Point 24-29 November 2014

13. Cardiff, National Assembly for Wales 1-5 December 2014




News, Die Welt (DE), Euractiv (interview in English and Slovenian), Europa NU (European News Webpage, NL), Europost (BE), Gazeta Wyborcza (PL), Hamburger Abend-blatt (DE), MF Dnes (CZ), Radio TOK FM (PL), Science Guide (NL), and The Guardian (UK). In addition, the Population Europe Secretariat is engaged in media partnerships with, for example, Euractiv and the Joint Programming Initia-tive “More Years, Better Lives”. Information is also spread through the media networks of the partner institutes and cooperation partners.

Translations

The partnership acquired seed money to translate se-lected research results into English for dissemination throughout Europe. For example, Demográfiai Portré 2009 and 2012, a highly concise study on Hungarian de-mography, was translated into English and is now avail-able across the continent. Published by the partner Hun-garian Demographic Research Institute in Budapest, the book describes Hungary’s demographic situation and interprets the trends in a European context. Information about this publication was disseminated through the website and press releases.A limited amount of literature from Population Europe is also being translated into other languages in addition to English; mainly German, French, and Spanish.

SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

Population Europe Resource Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

While reliable data are crucial for research and evidence-based policy-making, they are often difficult to access. Data sources are scattered, the linkages of data are com-plex, and definitions and protocols vary. Finding the right data requires specialised efforts. Expert knowledge of the technicalities of the data and the ability to interpret the data are needed.

Since its foundation, the Population Europe members have been intensively discussing the challenges asso-ciated with data collection and dissemination during workshops and meetings. As a result of these discussions, Population Europe has participated in three activities in the field of policy-relevant data: the Population and Policy Database, the Data Mapping Project, and the Data Cata-logue. The experiences collected from these three activi-ties will form the basis for the development of a single common platform: The Population Europe Resource Find-er and Archive (PERFAR).

The Population and Policy Database, launched in 2011, provides detailed policy information, currently for four policy fields (family policy, long-term elderly care, em-ployment for the 50+, and naturalisation) and seven Eu-ropean countries representing different types of welfare states (Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Po-land, Spain, and the United Kingdom). The database also provides socio-economic and demographic indicators for up to 60 countries. In 2012, a new coordination com-mittee for the Population and Policy Database was estab-lished, consisting of James W. Vaupel (demography), Axel Börsch-Supan (population economics), and Ulrich Becker (social law). The committee ensures that the interdisciplin-ary approach of the database meets the highest scientific standards. In addition, a Scientific Advisory Board was ap-pointed in 2013 that includes leading data and survey pro-viders, as well as researchers in the fields covered by the database. During 2014, the policy section of the database will be revised and updated. This overhaul will include an update and expansion of the fields covered by family policies and educational policies. In terms of geographi-cal coverage, ten European countries (Austria, Belgium,

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The data project also helped to inform the development of the JPI’s Strategic Research Agenda, and any calls or research proposals that will follow from it, by identifying relevant sources, helping to prevent repetition of work by individual projects, and ensuring that proposed research projects are well informed about possible data sources.

In addition, Population Europe established a database catalogue evaluated by the partners on its website. This collection consists of 21 databases across Europe ranging from general demographic and socio-economic indica-tors to specialised datasets on migration, mortality, or fertility. To facilitate the use of the collection by non-sci-entific audiences, the database catalogue provides a filter search function and a brief description of each database, as well as the contact details of the responsible institu-tions and a link to direct access. This allows the user to identify reliable data sources for a wide variety of topics and regions that meet the highest scientific standards in terms of methods and data validation.

Following the recommendations of the Population and Policy Database’s Scientific Advisory Board, Population Europe’s data dissemination strategy has been carefully revised. The database will now become part of the new data platform PERFAR (Population Europe Resource Find-er and Archive), which will include detailed information on policies over time, a link catalogue to socio-economic and demographic data, policy-relevant data, and an on-line repository for research results. PERFAR will not only collect data, but will also serve as a platform for the publi-cation and dissemination of research outcomes.

FamiliesAndSocieties

The Secretariat of Population Europe has taken over the responsibility of organising and coordinating the dissemi-nation work package for the FP7-funded collaborative re-search project “FamiliesAndSocieties – Changing families and sustainable societies: Policy contexts and diversity over the life course and across generations”, a consortium of 25 research institutes (including ten partner institutes) from 15 European countries, three transnational civil so-ciety actors, and a large number of national and interna-tional stakeholder organisations. The project consortium

Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland) will be added.

In 2013, the Population Europe Secretariat participated in the Data Mapping Project of the Joint Programming Initiative “More Years, Better Lives – The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change”. This project seeks to map the range of data sources on ageing at the European and national levels, examine whether there are major gaps in the available data infrastructure, and provide statistical agencies with user-driven feedback on standard data sources. It provides both scientists and policy-makers with a comprehensive overview of where to find appropriate data for cross-disciplinary approaches and evidence-based decision-making in the context of an ageing society.

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can be regarded as the leading research network on family policy issues in Europe today. The main objectives of the project are “to investigate the diversity of family forms, relationships, and life courses in Europe; to assess the compatibility of existing policies with family changes, and to contribute to evidence-based policy-making”.

Within the framework of the work package, Population Europe is collaborating with the Stockholm University Demography Unit, the International Federation for Fam-ily Development, AGE Platform Europe, and the European Large Families Confederation. Elements of the project in-clude a series of stakeholder meetings in Brussels, sum-maries of research results and conference proceedings, policy briefs, a newsletter, and an update of the Popula-tion and Policy Database.

The project is funded by the European Commission’s Di-rectorate-General for Research and Innovation.

Other Research Projects

The Population Europe Secretariat is frequently asked to support the projects of partners through its outreach ac-tivities. Thus, it provides an infrastructure for the dissemi-nation of research results, reports, and data. The network is currently supporting the dissemination of results from the FP7-funded project “Temporary versus permanent Mi-gration” (TEMPER), coordinated by the Centre for Humani-

ties and Social Sciences of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC); and the project “Ageing Europe: An appli-cation of National Transfer Accounts (NTA) for explaining and projecting trends in public finances” (AGENTA), coor-dinated by the Vienna Institute of Demography.

Furthermore, the partners and the members of the Coun-cil of Advisors often ask Population Europe for help with distributing information on their research projects at a Eu-ropean level. For example, the network is providing sup-port to the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP); the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE); and the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) “More Years, Better Lives – The Potential and Challenges of De-mographic Change”.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS

Population Europe also provides tools to support young academics in their career development.

On its website, Population Europe publishes information about study and career opportunities in the field of popu-lation studies throughout Europe. Students can thus find much of the information likely to be relevant for their ca-reer development in one place.

Through the position of student assistant, the Secretariat also offers students opportunities to gain professional ex-perience in research dissemination, and further insights into the field of population studies. In addition, Popula-

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FamiliesAndSocieties

It is well-known that family configurations have become more and more diverse over the last decades. Single-parent families, cohabiting families of the opposite or same sex, and intergenerational households are only examples of the current diversity. In Europe, family structures still vary substantially among countries. For instance, in 2011 the number of live births outside marriage ranged from 7.4% in Greece to 65% in Iceland. However, trends over time have substantially increased everywhere (see table 1).

The promotion of policies supporting the reconciliation between work and family for all family forms are one of the main EU challenges today. The picture becomes more complex when taking family disruptions such as parental separation into consideration. This creates challenges for policy-makers as the lack of appropriate interventions may have an impact on the life chances of parents and children. But what do we know about the consequences of parental separation on the future of children? And to what extent can policy interventions prevent adverse consequences associated with it? These were the main questions discussed in January 2014 at the first Stakeholder Seminar of the FP7 project FamiliesAndSocieties.

The event was hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels and organised by Population Europe/Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the network of Europe’s leading demographic research institutes, which took over the dissemination activities of the project FamiliesAndSocieties. The meeting was chaired by Professor Fabrizio Bernardi from the European University Institute, who is also the co-leader of the work package “Family Dynamics and Inequalities in Children’s Life Chances” within the FamiliesAndSocieties project. In the following sections, the analyses and policy recommendations of Juho Härkönen, (Stockholm University and also co-leader of this work package), Dimitri Mortelmans (Antwerp University), and Chiara Pronzato (University of Turin) are summarised.

This policy brief summarises recent research findings on the consequences of parental separation for the future of children, and presents suggestions for policy interventions to prevent adverse consequences associated with it.

March 2014

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THE SECRETARIAT

The partnership has established lean management struc-tures which ensure that our resources are used as effi-ciently as possible in promoting knowledge of popula-tion issues in Europe. While regular exchange is organised mainly by email, the boards meet every second year at the European Population Conference.

The Population Europe Secretariat in Berlin, Germany, is in charge of the network’s dialogue activities, its print and online publications, the dissemination activities, the day-to-day management of the network, and its fundraising activities. The communication experts at the Secretariat provide the partners with the infrastructure needed for a European-wide policy dialogue and worldwide research dissemination.

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Students at the Secretariat

Since April 2013, Emily Lines has been working as a PhD student at the Secretariat. Her PhD project deals with perceptions of longer lives and the causes and consequences of individual ageing in the public discourse of Germany since the 1920s, and the roles communication channels between research, policy-makers, and the public have played in influencing these perceptions.

Since June 2013, Xavier Balaguer Rasillo and Aimie Bouju have been supporting the activities of Population Europe as student assistants.

During the reporting period, the Secretariat offered three internships to students from abroad who received intensive training in research dissemination to various audiences at the European level: Anna Barbuscia, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin (September 2013 – February 2014) / Nina Andonova Conkova , University of Groningen, now Erasmus University Rotterdam (March 2012 – August 2012; guest researcher August – November 2012) / Diessica Dias Aguiar, University of Bologna (February 2011 – April 2011). Ms Conkova and Ms Aguiar received financial support from the ERASMUS programme of the European Commission.

ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION

The team of the Population Europe Secretariat

Dr Andreas EDEL, Executive Secretary (full-time), since May 2009

Antje PETERS, Secretary and Office Manager (part-time), since February 2010

Dr Ann ZIMMERMANN, Scientific Coordinator of the Council of Advisors (part-time), since October 2011

Isabel ROBLES SALGADO, Scientific Coordinator of the Information Centre (part-time), since April 2014

Projects

Dr Diana LÓPEZ-FALCÓN, Scientific Coordinator (full-time), since September 2011

Dr Daniela VONO DE VILHENA, Scientific Coordinator (full-time), since September 2013

Steffen BITTERLING, student assistant January 2011 - March 2013, research assistant (part-time) since April 2013

Anna BARBUSCIA, research assistant (part-time), March 2014 – August 2014

Freelancers

Sigrun MATTHIESEN supports the Secretariat as a freelance journalist.

Petra KRIMPHOVE supported the activities of Population Europe as Journalist in Residence in March and April 2014.

tion Europe invites young academics to receive on-the-job training as trainees at the Secretariat as part of a struc-tured internship programme.

Moreover, working at the Secretariat can act as a bridge between career paths: Members of the team completed their dissertations while working at the Secretariat. The professional experience they gained provided them with skills needed for working outside the realm of research.



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Louvain Research Centre on Demography and Societies: Ester Lucia RIZZI

Lund Centre for Economic Demography: Kirk SCOTT

Madrid Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Population Department - Institute of Economy, Geography & Demography: Amparo GONZÁLEZ FERRER

Milan Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics: Ross MACMILLAN

Moscow National Research University Higher School of Economics: Mikhail DENISSENKO

Odense Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging: Vladimir CANUDAS-ROMO

Oxford Oxford Population Centre: Christopher WILSON

Paris Institut national d’études démographiques: Houda KEGHOUCHE, Olivier THÉVENON

Prague Charles University in Prague: Tomáš KUČERA

Rome University of Rome “La Sapienza”: Domenico IENNA

Rostock Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research: Silvia LEEK

Rostock University of Rostock: Gabriele DOBLHAMMER-REITER

Southampton ESRC Centre for Population Change: Teresa MCGOWAN

Stockholm Stockholm University Demography Unit: Gerda R. NEYER

Tallinn Estonian Institute for Population Studies: Liili ABULADZE

The Hague Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute: Nico VAN NIMWEGEN

LIAISON PERSONS

A liaison person at each partner institute allows the part-nership’s internal communications to run smoothly. The liaison persons are usually involved in the outreach ac-tivities of their respective partner institutes. They manage local relationships with journalists, politicians, policy ana-lysts, teachers, students, the public, and collaborating or-ganisations. In terms of the partnership, they deliver feed-back about any information that might be relevant for population and policy issues in Europe to the network, in collaboration with the Secretariat. For example, they pro-vide up-to-date information about new papers published at their institutes, or any conferences or other events which are policy-relevant and could be reported on Popu-lation Europe’s website or through other media. In the fu-ture the liaison persons will also have direct access to the website so that they can directly upload content, such as job advertisements. Population Europe’s liaison persons meet every second year between the meetings of the di-rectors to discuss the upcoming dissemination activities.

Liaison Persons

Antwerp Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Dimitri MORTELMANS

Barcelona Centre for Demographic Studies: Andreu DOMINGO i VALLS

Bratislava Demographic Research Centre: Boris VAÑO

Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Helga A. G. DE VALK

Budapest Hungarian Demographic Research Institute: Balázs KAPITÁNY

Groningen Population Research Centre: Fanny JANSSEN

Helsinki Population Research Unit: Sikke HÄNNINEN

Lausanne Swiss National Center of Competence in Research LIVES: Laura BERNARDI

London London School of Economics: Ernestina COAST, Wendy SIGLE-RUSHTON


For presentations at conferences and workshops, Popu-lation Europe has developed booth materials, such as computer animations, posters, flyers, and give-aways. Population Europe has a booth, either at the European Population Conference or at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, that provides partner institutes with the opportunity to present their materials and job announcements.

FUNDING

While core support for the Secretariat of Population Eu-rope is provided by the Max Planck Society, in the first five years of its existence Population Europe has raised more than two million euros from different sources for funding its various activities, mainly from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, So-cial Affairs & Inclusion and the Directorate-General for Re-search and Innovation; the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany; the Economic and Social Re-search Council in the United Kingdom; the private Friede Springer Stiftung and Robert Bosch Stiftung, and Allianz SE. Furthermore, the partners of the network support Population Europe by providing in-kind contributions in the form of working time and research capacities on a vol-untary basis.

PROMOTING THE PARTNERSHIP

Population Europe has developed a professional corpo-rate design for all of its print products, including roll-up posters, presentation of master slides, and print designs for publications. Applying a consistent and easily identifi-able corporate image for the website and all of the other outreach material provides the network’s online and print publications with a high degree of brand recognition and brand awareness. The name and the logo “Population Europe: The European Population Partnership” were ap-proved in a meeting in Marrakech in September 2009, and were registered with the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market of the European Union.

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Population Europe Booth at the EPC 2010

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Vienna Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU): Tatyana HAPLICHNIK

Warsaw Warsaw School of Economics: Agnieszka CHŁOŃ-DOMIŃCZAK

Wiesbaden Federal Institute for Population Research: Silvia RUPPENTHAL




APPENDIX 1: MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF ADVISORS

1. Prof. Dr Juha ALHO, University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research, Helsinki

2. Prof. Dr Gunnar ANDERSSON, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

3. Prof. Dr Yonathan ANSON, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Social Work, Beer Sheva

4. Prof. Dr Elisabetta BARBI, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Statistical Sciences, Rome

5. Dr Annette BAUDISCH, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock

6. Prof. Dr Jan VAN BAVEL, University of Leuven, Centre for Sociological Research, Leuven

7. Dr Joop DE BEER, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

8. Prof. Dr Tommy BENGTSSON, Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Centre for Economic Demography, Lund

9. Prof. Dr Gerard J. VAN DEN BERG, University of Mannheim, Department of Economics, Mannheim

10. Prof. Dr Laura BERNARDI, University of Lausanne, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Lausanne

11. Prof. Dr Hans BERTRAM, Humboldt University, Institute for Social Sciences, Berlin

12. Prof. Dr Francesco C. BILLARI, University of Oxford, Department of Sociology, Oxford

13. Dr Sunnee BILLINGSLEY, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

14. Prof. Dr Gian Carlo BLANGIARDO, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Statistics, Milan

15. Dr John BONGAARTS, Population Council, New York

16. Associate Prof. Kremena BORISSOVA-MARINOVA, Institute for Population and Human Studies, Demography Department, Sofia

17. Prof. Dr Axel BÖRSCH-SUPAN, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), Munich

18. Prof. Dr Arij Lans BOVENBERG, Tilburg University, Department of Economics, Tilburg

19. Prof. Dr Paul BOYLE, Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon / Science Europe, Brussels

20. William P. BUTZ, Kensington, Maryland

21. Prof. Dr Anna CABRÉ, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Demographic Studies, Barcelona

22. Prof. Dr Raimondo CAGIANO DE AZEVEDO, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Faculty of Economics, Rome

23. Prof. Dr Vladimir CANUDAS-ROMO, Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Odense / Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Baltimore

24. Prof. Dr Oliviero CASACCHIA, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Statistical Sciences, Rome

25. Prof. Dr Graziella CASELLI, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Statistical Sciences, Rome

26. Chantal CASES, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

27. Dr Agnieszka CHŁOŃ-DOMIŃCZAK, Warsaw School of Economics, Department of Demography / Educational Research Institute, Warsaw

28. Prof. Dr Kaare CHRISTENSEN, University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Public Health, Odense / Terry Sanford Institute, Duke University, North Carolina

29. Dr Ernestina COAST, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy, London

30. Prof. Dr David COLEMAN, University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Oxford

31. Prof. Dr Youssef COURBAGE, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

32. Prof. Dr Harry VAN DALEN, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / Tilburg University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg

33. Dr Mikhail DENISSENKO, National Research University Higher School for Economics, Institute of Demography, Moscow

APPENDICES

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34. Dr Aline DÉSESQUELLES, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris / University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center, Philadelphia

35. Prof. Dr Claudia DIEHL, University of Konstanz, Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz

36. Prof. Dr Gabriele DOBLHAMMER-REITER, University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology and Demographic Research / Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock

37. Prof. Dr Andreu DOMINGO i VALLS, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Demographic Studies and Department of Geography, Barcelona

38. Prof. Dr Martin DRIBE, Lund University, Department of Economic History, Lund

39. Prof. Dr Pearl A. DYKSTRA, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of Social Sciences, Rotterdam

40. Prof. Dr Viviana EGIDI, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Statistical Sciences, Rome

41. Dr Olivia EKERT-JAFFÉ, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

42. Dr Valery ELIZAROV, Moscow State University, Center of Population Research, School of Economics, Moscow

43. Prof. Dr Gøsta ESPING-ANDERSEN, Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Barcelona

44. Dr Albert ESTEVE PALÓS, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Demographic Studies, Barcelona

45. Prof. Dr Maria EVANDROU, University of Southampton, Centre for Research on Ageing, Southampton

46. Prof. Dr Jane C. FALKINGHAM, University of Southampton, School of Social Sciences, ESRC Centre for Population Change, Southampton

47. Dr Tineke FOKKEMA, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

48. Prof. Dr Alexia FÜRNKRANZ-PRSKAWETZ, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna / Vienna University of Technology (TU), Vienna

49. Prof. Dr Anne H. GAUTHIER, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

50. Prof. em. Dr Jenny GIERVELD, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam

51. Dr Richard GISSER, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna

52. Prof. Dr Joshua R. GOLDSTEIN, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley Population Center, Berkeley

53. Prof. Dr Rosa GÓMEZ REDONDO, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Faculty of Sociology and Politics, Madrid

54. Dr Amparo GONZÁLEZ FERRER, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Population Department - Institute of Economy, Geography & Demography, Madrid

55. Prof. Dr Marek GÓRA, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw

56. Dr Agata GÓRNY, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Warsaw

57. Prof. Dr Catherine GOURBIN, Université catholique de Louvain, Research Centre on Demography and Societies (DEMO), Louvain-la-Neuve

58. Prof. Dr Emily GRUNDY, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy, London / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London

59. Prof. em. Dr Linda HANTRAIS, Loughborough University, Department of Politics, History and International Relations, Leicester

60. Prof. Dr Sarah HARPER, University of Oxford, Institute of Population Ageing, Oxford

61. Prof. Dr Kène HENKENS, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences / Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

62. Prof. Dr François HÉRAN, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

63. Dr Véronique HERTRICH, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

64. Prof. Dr John HOBCRAFT, University of York, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, York




65. Prof. em. Dr Jan M. HOEM, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

66. Prof. Dr Robert HOLZMANN, RH Institute for Economic Policy Analyses, Vienna

67. Prof. Dr Johannes HUININK, University of Bremen, EMPAS – Institute for Empirical and Applied Sociology, Bremen

68. Prof. Dr Inge HUTTER, University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Science, Population Research Centre

69. Dr Domantas JASILIONIS, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock

70. Prof. Dr Péter JÓZAN, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest

71. Prof. Dr Janina JÓŹWIAK, Warsaw School of Economics, Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw

72. Prof. em. Dr Dick VAN DE KAA, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

73. Dr Balázs KAPITÁNY, Hungarian Demographic Research lnstitute, Budapest

74. Dr Marcin KAWIŃSKI, Warsaw School of Economics, Department of Social Insurance, Warsaw

75. Prof. Dr Nico KEILMAN, University of Oslo, Department of Economics, Oslo

76. Prof. Dr Kathleen KIERNAN, University of York, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, York

77. Dr Jiřina KOCOURKOVÁ, Charles University in Prague, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Faculty of Science, Prague

78. Prof. Dr Martin KOHLI, European University Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences, San Domenico di Fiesole

79. Prof. Dr Walter KORPI, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm

80. Prof. Dr Irena E. KOTOWSKA, Warsaw School of Economics, Centre for Demography, Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw

81. Prof. Dr Juris KRUMINS, University of Latvia, Riga

82. Prof. Dr Andreas KRUSE, University of Heidelberg, Institute of Gerontology, Heidelberg

83. Dr Tomáš KUČERA, Charles University in Prague, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Faculty of Science, Prague

84. Dr Hill KULU, University of Liverpool, Department of Geography and Planning, Liverpool

85. Prof. Dr Marek KUPISZEWSKI, Central European Forum for Migration and Population Research / Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Urban and Population Studies, Warsaw

86. Prof. Dr Jolanta KURKIEWICZ, Cracow University of Economics, Department of Demography, Cracow

87. Dr Giampaolo LANZIERI, EUROSTAT, Luxembourg

88. Prof. Dr Henri LERIDON, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

89. Prof. Dr Ella LIBANOVA, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies, Kiev

90. Prof. Dr Aart C. LIEFBROER, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / VU University Amsterdam, Department of Social Research Methodology, Amsterdam

91. Prof. em. Dr Massimo LIVI BACCI, University of Florence, Department of Statistics “G. Parenti”, Florence

92. Prof. Dr Wolfgang LUTZ, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna / Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna / International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg

93. Dr Marc LUY, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna

94. Prof. Dr Johan MACKENBACH, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam

95. Prof. Dr Pekka MARTIKAINEN, University of Helsinki, Department of Sociology, Population Research Unit, Helsinki / University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Centre, Philadelphia

96. Dr Anna MATYSIAK, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna

97. Prof. Dr Peter MCDONALD, The Australian National University, Crawford School of Public Policy, Canberra


98. Prof. Dr Melinda MILLS, University of Oxford, Department of Sociology, Oxford

99. Prof. Dr Trifon MISSOV, University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology and Demographic Research, Rostock / Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock

100. Prof. Dr Juan A. MÓDENES, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Demographic Studies and Department of Geography, Barcelona

101. Prof. Dr Clara H. MULDER, University of Groningen, Population Research Centre, Groningen

102. Prof. Dr Cornelia MURESAN, Babeș-Bolyai University, Centre for Population Studies, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Cluj-Napoca

103. Prof. Dr Michael J. MURPHY, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy, London

104. Prof. Dr Mikko MYRSKYLÄ, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy, London

105. Prof. Dr Gerhard NAEGELE, TU Dortmund University, Institute of Gerontology, Dortmund

106. Dr Gerda R. NEYER, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

107. Drs Nico VAN NIMWEGEN, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

108. Prof. Dr Livia OLÁH, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

109. Dr Péter ŐRI, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Budapest

110. Dr Ariane PAILHÉ, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

111. Prof. Dr João PEIXOTO, University of Lisbon, Lisboa School of Economics and Management, Department of Social Sciences, Lisbon

112. Dr Jolanta PEREK-BIAŁAS, Warsaw School of Economics, Institute of Statistics and Demography / Jagiellonian University, Institute of Sociology, Cracow

113. Dr Dimiter PHILIPOV, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna / International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg

114. Prof. Dr Gilles PISON, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

115. Prof. Dr Michel POULAIN, Université catholique de Louvain, Development and Population Sciences Department, Group of Applied Demographic Studies, Louvain-la-Neuve / Tallinn University, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn

116. Prof. Dr Allan PUUR, Tallinn University, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn

117. Dr Jean-Louis RALLU, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

118. Dr Diego RAMIRO FARIÑAS, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Population Department - Institute of Economy, Geography & Demography, Madrid

119. Prof. Dr Roland RAU, University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology and Demographic Research / Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock

120. Prof. Dr James RAYMER, The Australian National University, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Canberra

121. Prof. Dr Joaquín RECAÑO VALVERDE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Demographic Studies and Department of Geography, Barcelona

122. Prof. em. Philip REES, University of Leeds, School of Geography, Leeds

123. Prof. Dr Ester Lucia RIZZI, Université catholique de Louvain, Research Centre on Demography and Societies (DEMO), Louvain-la-Neuve

124. Prof. Dr Jean-Marie ROBINE, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris and Montpellier / Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Paris / Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris / International Network on Health Expectancy (REVES) / European Health and Life Expectancy Information System (EHLEIS)

125. Prof. Dr Alessandra DE ROSE, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance, Rome

126. Prof. Dr Paul-André ROSENTAL, Sciences Po, Centre d’études européennes, Paris / Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris




127. Prof. Dr Jitka RYCHTAŘÍKOVÁ, Charles University in Prague, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Faculty of Science, Prague

128. Prof. Dr Luule SAKKEUS, Tallinn University, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn

129. Prof. Dr Gustavo DE SANTIS, University of Florence, Department of Statistics “G. Parenti”, Florence

130. Prof. em. Dr Chiara SARACENO, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin / Social Science Research Center Berlin, Berlin

131. Prof. Dr Norbert F. SCHNEIDER, Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden

132. Prof. Dr Kirk SCOTT, Lund University, Department of Economic History, Centre for Economic Demography, Lund / Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm

133. Prof. Dr Wendy SIGLE-RUSHTON, London School of Economics and Political Science, Centre for Analysis of Social Inclusion, London

134. Dr Tomáš SOBOTKA, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna / Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna

135. Prof. Dr Zsolt SPÉDER, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Budapest

136. Prof. Dr Maria STANFORS, Lund University, Department of Economic History, Centre for Economic Demography, Lund

137. Prof. Dr Ursula STAUDINGER, Columbia University, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, New York

138. Dr Nada STROPNIK, Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana

139. Dr Piotr SZUKALSKI, University of Łódź, Institute for Sociology, Łódź

140. Prof. em. Dr Elizabeth THOMSON, Stockholm University, Department of Sociology, Demography Unit, Stockholm / University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Sociology, Madison

141. Prof. Dr Marcel THUM, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Economics, Dresden / ifo Institute for Economic Research, Dresden

142. Prof. Dr Cecilia TOMASSINI, University of Molise, Department of Economics, Management, Society and Institutions, Campobasso

143. Laurent TOULEMON, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

144. Prof. Dr Heike TRAPPE, University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology and Demographic Research, Rostock

145. Prof. Dr Helga A. G. DE VALK, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Interface Demography, Brussels

146. Dr Jacques VALLIN, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris

147. Boris VAŇO, Demographic Research Centre, Bratislava

148. Prof. Dr James W. VAUPEL, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Odense

149. Prof. Dr Anatoly G. VISHNEVSKY, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Institute of Demography, Moscow

150. Dr Gabriella VUKOVICH, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest

151. Prof. Dr Uwe WAGSCHAL, University of Freiburg, Department of Political Science, Freiburg

152. Dr Harald WILKOSZEWSKI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Directorate for Education, Paris

153. Prof. Dr Frans J. WILLEKENS, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock / Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

154. Prof. Dr Christopher WILSON, University of Oxford, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oxford

155. Prof. Dr Leo VAN WISSEN, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague / University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Groningen

156. Prof. Dr Wiktoria WRÓBLEWSKA, Warsaw School of Economics, Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw

157. Prof. Dr. Guillaume WUNSCH, Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences, Brussels / Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve

158. Prof. Dr Maciej ŻUKOWSKI, Poznan University of Economics, Poznan

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32. Committee of the Regions (CoR), Belgium

33. Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Germany

34. Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE), Belgium

35. Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

36. Council of Europe, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, France

37. Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries (CEEMET), Belgium

38. Council of the European Union, Belgium

39. Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation

40. Cracow University of Economics, Poland

41. CSR Europe, Belgium

42. Deutscher Anwaltverein in Spanien, Spain

43. East and North Finland EU Office, Belgium

44. Edelman - The Centre, Belgium

45. Educational Research Institute (IBE), Poland

46. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Poland

47. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Russian Federation

48. Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Belgium and to Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Mission of the Republic of Korea to the EU, Belgium

49. Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

50. Eurochild, Belgium

51. Eurodiaconia, Belgium

52. EuroHealthNet, Belgium

53. European Anti-Poverty network (EAPN), Belgium

54. European Centre for Gerontology, Malta

55. European Commission, Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA), Belgium

56. European Commission, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, Belgium

57. European Commission, DG Education and Culture, Belgium

58. European Commission, DG Health and Consumers, Belgium

59. European Commission, DG Home Affairs, Belgium

1. A.I.A.S. Città di Monza, Italy

2. Academy for the Development of Philanthropy, Poland

3. AGE Platform Europe (AGE), Belgium

4. AGE UK, United Kingdom

5. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

6. Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg

7. Assembly of European Regions (AER), Belgium / France

8. Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Italy

9. Association Européenne des Institutions Paritaires de la Protection Sociale (AEIP), Belgium

10. Association Internationale de la Mutualité (AIM), Belgium

11. Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

12. AXA Investment Managers, France

13. Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

14. Bavarian State Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Family Affairs and Women, Germany

15. Berlin Institute for Population and Development, Germany

16. Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany

17. Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren- Organisationen e.V. (BAGSO), Germany

18. BUSINESSEUROPE, Belgium

19. CARE for Europe, Belgium

20. Caritas, Germany

21. CECODHAS Housing Europe, Belgium

22. Central Administration of National Pension Insurance, Hungary

23. Central Statistical Office of Poland, Poland

24. Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA), Poland

25. Centre Val d’Aurelle-Paul Lamarque, France

26. Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Poland

27. Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, Poland

28. Club of Large Families, Slovakia

29. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy

30. Collegium Educationis Revaliae, Estonia

31. Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, Belgium

APPENDIX 2: EXTERNAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED AT OUR EVENTS




60. European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy, Belgium

61. European Economic and Social Committee, Belgium

62. European Federation for Services to Individuals, Belgium

63. European Federation of Parents and Careers at Home (FEFAF), Belgium

64. European Federation of Retired and Older People (FERPA), Belgium

65. European Foundation Centre, Belgium

66. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), Ireland

67. European Heart Network (EHN), Belgium

68. European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP), Belgium

69. European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC), Belgium

70. European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW), Belgium

71. European Network on Migration and Development (EUNOMAD), Belgium

72. European Office of the Bavarian Local Authorities, Belgium

73. European Parliament, Belgium / France

74. European Public Health Alliance, Belgium

75. European Social Observatory, Belgium

76. European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Belgium

77. European University Institute, Italy

78. European Volunteer Centre (CEV), Belgium

79. European Women’s Lobby (LEF), Belgium

80. Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC), Belgium

81. FaFo FamilienForschung, Statistical Office of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany

82. Family Watch, Spain

83. Federal Employment Agency, Germany

84. Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Germany

85. Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria

86. Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany

87. Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), Belgium

88. Finnish Federation of Settlements, Finland

89. Flemish Government, Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family, Belgium

90. Flemish League of Families, Belgium

91. Forum Européen des Femmes, Belgium

92. Foundation for Polish Science, Poland

93. German Research Foundation, Germany

94. German Social Insurance, Liaison Office, Belgium

95. Hanse-Office, Belgium

96. Haro, Sweden

97. Három Királyfi Intézet, Hungary

98. Hazteoir.org, Spain

99. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

100. Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary

101. Independent Institute for Social Policy, Russian Federation

102. Independent Self-governing Trade Union “Solidarność”, Poland

103. Institut de veille sanitaire (InVS), France

104. Institut des Politiques Publiques (IPP), France

105. Institute for Empirical and Applied Sociology (EMPAS), Germany

106. Institute for European Studies, Belgium

107. Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Poland

108. InterMedia Social Innovation, Italy

109. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Belgium

110. International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), Spain

111. International Labour Organization (ILO), Office for the European Union and the Benelux countries, Belgium

112. International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Belgium

113. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

114. Joint Programming Initiative “More Years, Better Lives – The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change”, Germany

115. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

116. Leibniz Association, Liaison Office, Belgium

117. Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

118. Make Mothers Matter Europe, Belgium

119. Max Planck Society, Liaison Office, Belgium

120. Mental Health Europe (MHE), Belgium

121. Ministry for Justice, Dialogue and the Family, Malta

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154. Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, Belgium

155. Permanent Representation of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Belgium

156. Permanent Representation of Bavaria to the EU, Belgium

157. Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU, Belgium

158. Permanent Representation of Rhineland-Palatinate to the EU, Belgium

159. Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU, Belgium

160. Pfizer Europe, Switzerland

161. Polish Confederation Lewiatan, Poland

162. Polish Craft Association, Poland

163. Polish Insurance Ombudsman, Poland

164. Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

165. Poznań University of Economics, Poland

166. Province de Liège, Belgium

167. Province of Limburg, The Netherlands

168. RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Croatia

169. RAND Europe, Belgium

170. Red Cross, EU Office, Belgium

171. Regione del Veneto, Italy

172. Research Centre of the Flemish Government, Belgium

173. Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany

174. Robert Koch Institute, Germany

175. Russian Parliament, Russian Federation

176. Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for European Affairs, Brussels Liaison Office, Belgium

177. Scientific Institute of Public Health, Belgium

178. Social Insurance Institution, Poland

179. Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Germany

180. Solidar, Belgium

181. Spanish Family Forum, Spain

182. Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Belgium

183. Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands

184. Statistics Norway, Norway

185. Sveriges Makalösa Föräldrar, Sweden

186. Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Sweden

187. Tárki, Hungary

122. Ministry of Education and Employment, Malta

123. Ministry of Employment and Labour, South Korea

124. Ministry of Employment and Social Security, Spain

125. Ministry of Finance, Poland

126. Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden

127. Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea

128. Ministry of Human Resources, Hungary

129. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic

130. Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria

131. Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland

132. Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection, Romania

133. Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Slovenia

134. Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, Moldova

135. Ministry of National Education, Poland

136. Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland

137. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

138. Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Hungary

139. Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia

140. Ministry of Social Security and Labour, Lithuania

141. Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security, Portugal

142. Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands

143. Ministry of Welfare, Latvia

144. National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine

145. National Bank, Poland

146. National Health Insurance Fund, Hungary

147. National Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Russian Federation

148. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, The Netherlands

149. Observatory for Sociopolitical Developments in Europe, Germany

150. One Family, Ireland

151. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France

152. Parliament of Poland

153. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland

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188. TNO: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, The Netherlands

189. TU Dortmund University, Germany

190. UniCredit Foundation, Italy

191. Unión de Asociaciones Familiares (UNAF), Spain

192. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, Spain

193. Université Paris Dauphine, France

194. University of Bamberg, Germany

195. University of Barcelona, Spain

196. University of Bremen, Germany

197. University of Calgary, Canada

198. University of Eastern Finland, Finland

199. University of Florence, Department of Statistics “G. Parenti”, Italy

200. University of La Laguna, Spain

201. University of Latvia, Latvia

202. University of Lausanne, Switzerland

203. University of Łódź, Poland

204. University of Malta, Malta

205. University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

206. University of Montpellier 1, France

207. University of Oslo, Norway

208. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

209. University of Turin, Italy

210. University of Uppsala, Sweden

211. University of Warsaw, Poland

212. University of West Hungary, Hungary

213. Utrecht University, The Netherlands

214. VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Germany

215. VolkswagenStiftung, Germany

216. Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

217. Womedlaw - Anna Lindh Foundation, France

218. World Bank, Brussels Office, Belgium

219. World Demographic and Ageing Forum (WDA Forum) at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

220. World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland

221. World Youth Alliance, Belgium

222. Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

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