"Demoscope Weekly" ## 687-688
Current topic: From abortion to contraception.
In the issue: Termination of pregnancy in the Russian Federation according to official statistics and a longitudinal survey. The medicalization of reproduction and childbirth: the struggle for control. Women’s childlessness and scenarios of their life path.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 685-686
Current topic: Mortality and life expectancy in Russia: What’s new? Part two.
In the issue:The information potential of the statistics of multiple causes of death. The irreversible loss of Russia’s population as a result of drug use in 2000-2011. The consumption of alcohol on the eve of death and mortality from injuries, poisonings and other consequences of the effect of external causes.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 683-684
Current topic: Mortality and life expectancy in Russia: What’s new? Part one.
In the issue: Operational statistical information about the population: possibilities and limitations. Life expectancy in Russia and factors affecting it. Factors of mortality from external causes and ways to reduce it: interviews with experts.
More Effort Needed to Integrate Migrants
At a time when industrially developed countries are facing migration pressure, Russia needs to take a fresh look at immigration to assess its geopolitical benefits and prevent inherent social risks; a smart migrant integration policy can provide a solution.
Demographic Review #4
In the issue: An unnoticed contribution to demographic transition theory. Demographic results of 2014. A brief report. The sequence of life events of Russian men serving and not serving in the military. Mortality in Russia in light of the in alcohol consumption. Integral indicators of demographic losses from deaths and injuries due to road accidents in Russia.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 681-682
Current topic: Why is a migrant not always a migrant’s friend, comrade and brother? Part two
In the issue: Re-emigration of Russian Germans from Germany to Russia: factors and the scale of the phenomenon. The “cultural memory” of Russian-speaking migrants in Germany: the impact on the formation of new identities of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. A peculiarity of Russian migration to Europe: flight of the creative class?
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 679-680
Current topic: Why is a migrant not always a migrant’s friend, comrade and brother?
In the issue: Muslim Integration in Europe: the political aspect. Migration policy and collective identity: the experience of Russian-Germans in Germany. The human capital of highly qualified Russian-speaking specialists in emigration: the trajectory of professional and career development of immigrants. Gender characteristics and determinants of adaptive behavior of Russian-speaking migrants in Germany.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 677-678
Current topic: The sustainable development rating of Russia’s cities: what’s new?
In the issue: Domestic and foreign experience in the study of cities losing population: themes, methods and research centers. Current trends within US urban agglomerations. Moscow: capital, global city, agglomeration. Major cities in Central Asia: between demography and politics.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 675-676
Current topic: Objective and perceived effects of immigration.
In the issue: The global economic crisis and the migrant labor market. The attitude to immigration and the subjective well-being of the host population. Collection of data on labor migration in the course of sample surveys of the population. Banning entry into the Russian Federation as a mechanism of regulating migration processes.
"Demoscope Weekly" ## 673-674
Current topic: Are deaths from accidental alcohol poisoning counted correctly?
In the issue: There was no warning. A necessary comment on the organization of mortality statistics. What can be learned from comparing operative and annual data on causes of death. The specific character of causes of death according to different kinds of evidence. Distinguishing features of mortality statistics in Russia’s regions. Pitfalls of operative forecasting. An unexpected conclusion. Links to related topics. Topics of previous issues.