Population Studies and Development from Theory to Fieldwork [Hardcover]

This book addresses major population and development issues: fertility and reproductive health, migrations, gender, education, poverty and inequalities. To that aim it revisits and considerably enlarges Kingsley Davis 1963 theory of change and response, using interdisciplinary methodologies. On the basis of four decades of field research (1985-2015), it questions the rationality of the actors, how culture shapes socio-demographic behaviours, in a context of modernity and globalisation. More specifically, it casts new light on the interactions of individuals, families, networks and local communities with the State and its population policy.

Chapter 1: A Theory and its Application: V?ronique Petit: Chapter 2: A Theory for developing countries: Yves Charbit and V?ronique Petit.- Chapter 3: Responding to Poverty in Rural Guinea: Aur?lie Godard-Marceau, Barbara Meffe and V?ronique Petit.- Chapter 4: Socioeconomic Strategies and Ethnic? Dynamics in Maritime Guinea: V?ronique Petit and Aur?lie Godard-Marceau.- Chapter 5: Education Confronted by Rural Poverty: Alhassane Balde.- Chapter 6: The Motorsmof Change in Seismic Risk Management Policy in Turkey: The Multidimensional Nature of Response: Nazan C?mert-Baechler.- Chapter 7: Sociodemographic Pressure on Land in Madagascar: Mustapha Omrane.- Chapter 8: Female Genitale Mutilations and Population Policy in Djibouti : V?ronique Petit.- Chapter 9: The Policy of Reducing Provincial Inequalities in New Caledonia: Laure Hadj.- Chapter 10: Individuals, Family and Development ?Policy in Reunion: Franck? Temporal.- Chapter 11: The Failure of Family Planning in the Urban Housing Estates of Mauritius: Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby.- Chapter 12: The Ambigu?ty and Complexity of the ?Responses of Young People on the Risk of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: Lucas Tchetgnia.- Chapter 13: From Research to Action: Yves Charbit and V?ronique Petit.

After graduating in social anthropology and demography, V?ronlñ