Proceedings of professional meetings of general demographic concern, except for proceedings coded under the specific topic discussed and cross-referenced to this heading. Items about conferences are also classified under this heading.
64:40784 Gastellu, Jean-Marc; Marchal,
Jean-Yves. Rural life in the developing countries at the
end of the twentieth century. [La ruralité dans les pays du
Sud à la fin du XXe siècle.] Colloques et
Séminaires, ISBN 2-7099-1369-0. 1997. 768 pp. Institut
Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement
en Coopération [ORSTOM]: Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng; Spa.
These are the proceedings of a workshop held in
Montpellier, France, April 2-3, 1996. "The rural world in southern
countries is confronted by changes in its environment, the economic
slump and population growth. Occupations are diversifying, migratory
movements are increasing and the agricultural frontier is shifting.
This results in a restructuring of social networks in which women play
an essential role. The demarcation between town and country is becoming
increasingly indistinct. These changes call into question the notions
and methods used to date. Now--at the end of the twentieth century--the
concept of `rurality' should be defined." One section contains six
papers on migration.
Correspondence: Institut
Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement
en Coopération, 213 rue Lafayette, 75480 Paris Cedex 10, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40785 Neidell, Shara G.
Women's empowerment as a public problem: a case study of the 1994
International Conference on Population and Development. Population
Research and Policy Review, Vol. 17, No. 3, Jun 1998. 247-60 pp.
Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Using the 1994 International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) as a case study, I
examine how women's empowerment amassed public attention. I investigate
feminist preparations for the conference and suggest that by playing an
active role in preparatory meetings and the conference, women gained
recognition from governments throughout the world and from the United
Nations, and helped frame issues in a way that motivated the press to
highlight women's empowerment. I argue `empowering women' became a
catch phrase for media coverage and that abortion surfaced as a symbol
of this empowerment.... The paper raises questions about types of
policies governments will use to improve the position of women and the
political power women will have in
decisions."
Correspondence: S. G. Neidell, University
of Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology, 3718 Locust Walk,
Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: shara@ssc.sas.upenn.edu. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40786 Postiglione, S. Marianne; Brungs,
Robert. Population issues. Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing:
proceedings of the ITEST workshop, October, 1995. ISBN
1-885583-03-6. LC 96-163775. 1996. iii, 189 pp. ITEST Faith/Science
Press: St. Louis, Missouri. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a
1995 workshop on global population issues from the Roman Catholic
perspective. There are three papers: Global population and the dialogue
between religion and science, by David M. Byers; Population growth,
development and women: a consensus?, by Alene Gelbard; and the Holy See
and population, by Diarmuid Martin. The rest of the publication records
the discussions that took place following the presentation of these
papers.
Correspondence: ITEST Faith/Science Press, 3601
Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
64:40787 Singh, Jyoti S. Creating
a new consensus on population: the International Conference on
Population and Development. ISBN 1-85383-566-8. 1998. xvi, 215 pp.
Earthscan Publications: London, England. In Eng.
"In 1994, the
world's governments agreed, for the first time, on far-reaching and
enlightened population policies, at the International Conference on
Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. The Conference itself, and
the many preparatory activities that took place from 1991 to 1994, were
characterized by intense debate on the politics of population and
development, reproductive health and rights, religion, contraception,
and the empowerment of women. This volume is the first to examine the
entire ICPD process: in particular, how the various stakeholders
(governments, NGOs, academics, religious leaders, politicians and the
media) addressed the relevant policy issues, and how a new global
consensus was forged, resulting in the ICPD Programme of Action."
The author was the Executive Coordinator for this
conference.
Correspondence: Earthscan Publications, 120
Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN, England. E-mail:
earthinfo@earthscan.co.uk. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
