Hello class mates.
In this episode of Thinking Class, I speak with Dr. Paul Morland. Paul is an author and broadcaster who writes and speaks about population and the big demographic trends across the world, both contemporary and historic.
Described as the 'UK's leading demographer' and 'one of the world's pre-eminent demographers', Paul has written three books: ‘Tomorrow’s People’, ‘The Human Tide’ and ‘Demographic Engineering’ and his work has been translated into nine languages. He has written for and been interviewed in many of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Toronto Globe and Mail, Der Spiegel and the Jerusalem Post. He has broadcast on many outlets including BBC Radio 4.
In this episode, Paul and I talk about the reasons behind population decline, why demographic models are so trustworthy when others aren't, whether immigration policies can make a difference in the face of huge movements of people, the nature of diasporas and the potential for integration, the ability of societies to maintain themselves with crashing birthrates, the impact of religion and culture on birthrates, and whether government policy or differing personal priorities are best-placed to lead to a demographic renaissance.
Enjoy the show class mates.
#022 - Dr. Paul Morland - Demography Is Destiny: What Future Have We Chosen?