The following links are to websites that provide useful information about demography, ethics, and public policy. They are organized thematically, and divided into three sub-categories: (1) research centres, (2) information databases, and (3) advocacy and engagement. If you know of any additional websites that you think should be listed below, please do not hesitate to contact us.
FAMILY JUSTICE
RESEARCH CENTRES
The Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen's University Belfast conducts interdisciplinary research to better understand children's lives.
The Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN) is Canada’s first network of academics involved in teaching, researching, and advocating for children’s rights.
Children's Rights and Conditions at the University of Stockholm features studies of children’s rights and vulnerability.
The Children´s Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN) is a network of universities offering higher education in children's rights with the major aim to include further enhancement of the academic field of children's rights studies as an interdisciplinary field of studies.
FamiliesAndSocieties is a collaborative research project funded by the European Union and coordinated by Stockholm University. Its policy-oriented research investigates the diversity of familiy forms, relationships and life courses in Europe.
The Network on Ethics of Families is a platform for researchers who are interested in the ethics of families in the context of healthcare and bioethics.
The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) is a society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education.
INFORMATION DATABASES
The Comparative Family Policy Database provides information on family allowances and parental leave regulations for 22 OECD countries.
The European Platform for Investing in Children is an evidence-based online platform that provides information about policies that help children and their families face the challenges that exist in the current economic climate in Europe.
The OECD Family Database provides provides internationally comparable data on the situation of families in OECD countries, the OECD’s partner countries, and EU member states.
The OECD Child Well-Being Module offers information on a range of issues to help inform cross-national and national-level analyses of child policies and child outcomes.
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
The Children's Society is a UK-based charity that runs local services for children, and conducts yearly in-depth studies in to children's well-being.
The Childwatch International Research Network is a global network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world.
The Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE) brings together a large number of civil society organisations with the aim of giving a voice to all families and representing the issues most important to them at the European level.
The International Bureau of Children's Rights (IBCR) aims to promote and protect children's rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
The Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen's University Belfast conducts interdisciplinary research to better understand children's lives.
The Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN) is Canada’s first network of academics involved in teaching, researching, and advocating for children’s rights.
Children's Rights and Conditions at the University of Stockholm features studies of children’s rights and vulnerability.
The Children´s Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN) is a network of universities offering higher education in children's rights with the major aim to include further enhancement of the academic field of children's rights studies as an interdisciplinary field of studies.
FamiliesAndSocieties is a collaborative research project funded by the European Union and coordinated by Stockholm University. Its policy-oriented research investigates the diversity of familiy forms, relationships and life courses in Europe.
The Network on Ethics of Families is a platform for researchers who are interested in the ethics of families in the context of healthcare and bioethics.
The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) is a society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education.
INFORMATION DATABASES
The Comparative Family Policy Database provides information on family allowances and parental leave regulations for 22 OECD countries.
The European Platform for Investing in Children is an evidence-based online platform that provides information about policies that help children and their families face the challenges that exist in the current economic climate in Europe.
The OECD Family Database provides provides internationally comparable data on the situation of families in OECD countries, the OECD’s partner countries, and EU member states.
The OECD Child Well-Being Module offers information on a range of issues to help inform cross-national and national-level analyses of child policies and child outcomes.
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
The Children's Society is a UK-based charity that runs local services for children, and conducts yearly in-depth studies in to children's well-being.
The Childwatch International Research Network is a global network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world.
The Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE) brings together a large number of civil society organisations with the aim of giving a voice to all families and representing the issues most important to them at the European level.
The International Bureau of Children's Rights (IBCR) aims to promote and protect children's rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE
RESEARCH CENTRES
The Brookings think tank based in Washington, DC has opened a topic on intergenerational equity.
The Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG) is a research institute and an advocacy think-tank that aims to raise awareness of intergenerational justice and sustainability inside the political arena.
The Intergenerational Foundation (IF) has been established to research fairness between the generations.
The Oxford Martin School provides a blog on intergenerational justice.
INFORMATION DATABASES
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ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
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The Brookings think tank based in Washington, DC has opened a topic on intergenerational equity.
The Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG) is a research institute and an advocacy think-tank that aims to raise awareness of intergenerational justice and sustainability inside the political arena.
The Intergenerational Foundation (IF) has been established to research fairness between the generations.
The Oxford Martin School provides a blog on intergenerational justice.
INFORMATION DATABASES
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ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
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DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION
RESEARCH CENTRES
The Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research (AIPAR) has been developed within the University of New South Wales as an umbrella for research initiatives focused on demographic transition.
The British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) is a non-profitable society of persons with a scientific interest in the study of human populations.
The Canadian Population Society (CPS) is a scientific association that seeks to improve knowledge and understanding about the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of human population.
The Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University is concerned with health, population and development issues.
Demography Matters is a loose network of demographers, economists, and other social scientists who share an interest in research relating to demographic change.
Demotrends is written and curated by population researchers, and is aimed at those with similar interests.
The European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) is a unique, international and interdisciplinary forum for population studies with a special focus on Europe.
The Institute for Lifecourse and Society brings together existing work in relation to targeted populations, such as older persons, children and families, and persons with disabilities into one domain of research, teaching and policy.
The Maryland Population Research Center draws together leading scholars from diverse disciplines to support, produce, and promote population-related research of the highest scientific merit.
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) investigates the structure and dynamics of populations.
The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute aims to conduct high-quality scientific research on population issues and to disseminate and enhance the use of demographic knowledge to stakeholders in academia, policy and society at large.
The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing is a multidisciplinary research group on demography.
The Population Aging Research Center (PARC) at the University of Pennsylvania fosters research on the demography and economics of health and ageing.
Population Ethics: Theory and Practice is a research project on population axiology at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford.
Population Europe is a network of European research centres on demography.
The Population Research Center at NORC and the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary research center designed to facilitate high-quality population research conducted by its researchers.
The Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) analyses demographic trends and evaluates the social and economic consequences of population ageing.
The Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital is a collaboration between three academic organizations based in Austria. It advances demographic methods and their application to the analysis of human capital and population dynamics.
INFORMATION DATABASES
Population databases hosted by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
Population databases hosted by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) promotes the scientific study of population, encourage exchange between researchers around the globe, and stimulate interest in population issues.
New England Coalition for Sustainable Population (NECSP) provides progressive leadership and programs to educate the public about population stabilization and its beneficial relationship to environmental conservation, human rights and sustainable economic development.
The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries
The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
The United Nations Population Division has played an active role in the intergovernmental dialogue on population and development, producing constantly updated demographic estimates and projections for all countries, including data essential for the monitoring of the progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
The United Nations Population Fund partners with governments, other agencies and civil society to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person's potential is fulfilled.
The Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research (AIPAR) has been developed within the University of New South Wales as an umbrella for research initiatives focused on demographic transition.
The British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) is a non-profitable society of persons with a scientific interest in the study of human populations.
The Canadian Population Society (CPS) is a scientific association that seeks to improve knowledge and understanding about the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of human population.
The Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University is concerned with health, population and development issues.
Demography Matters is a loose network of demographers, economists, and other social scientists who share an interest in research relating to demographic change.
Demotrends is written and curated by population researchers, and is aimed at those with similar interests.
The European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) is a unique, international and interdisciplinary forum for population studies with a special focus on Europe.
The Institute for Lifecourse and Society brings together existing work in relation to targeted populations, such as older persons, children and families, and persons with disabilities into one domain of research, teaching and policy.
The Maryland Population Research Center draws together leading scholars from diverse disciplines to support, produce, and promote population-related research of the highest scientific merit.
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) investigates the structure and dynamics of populations.
The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute aims to conduct high-quality scientific research on population issues and to disseminate and enhance the use of demographic knowledge to stakeholders in academia, policy and society at large.
The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing is a multidisciplinary research group on demography.
The Population Aging Research Center (PARC) at the University of Pennsylvania fosters research on the demography and economics of health and ageing.
Population Ethics: Theory and Practice is a research project on population axiology at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford.
Population Europe is a network of European research centres on demography.
The Population Research Center at NORC and the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary research center designed to facilitate high-quality population research conducted by its researchers.
The Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) analyses demographic trends and evaluates the social and economic consequences of population ageing.
The Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital is a collaboration between three academic organizations based in Austria. It advances demographic methods and their application to the analysis of human capital and population dynamics.
INFORMATION DATABASES
Population databases hosted by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
Population databases hosted by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT
The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) promotes the scientific study of population, encourage exchange between researchers around the globe, and stimulate interest in population issues.
New England Coalition for Sustainable Population (NECSP) provides progressive leadership and programs to educate the public about population stabilization and its beneficial relationship to environmental conservation, human rights and sustainable economic development.
The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries
The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
The United Nations Population Division has played an active role in the intergovernmental dialogue on population and development, producing constantly updated demographic estimates and projections for all countries, including data essential for the monitoring of the progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
The United Nations Population Fund partners with governments, other agencies and civil society to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person's potential is fulfilled.
