Syllabus
Sylabus is available in Czech.
Annotation
Population change from the prehistory to the 19th century. Stages of the first demographic transition. Population dynamics during the interbellum period (1919-1938); impact of the Great Depression. Population developments in 1938-1945 (during the Protectorat Bohmen und Mahren). The post-war change in size and in population structures. Mortality trends after the WWII. Baby boom and baby bust in the Czech Republic. Family formation and dissolution. Eastern European demographic pattern. Gypsy (Romany) population. Transformation of demographic patterns since the 1990s. Population forecasts. Population ageing. References:
1. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí, Mladá fronta Praha 1996
2. M.Kučera: Populace České republiky 1918-1991, Acta Demographica, Praha 1994
3. V.Srb: 1000 let obyvatelstva českých zemí, Karolinum 2004
4. Populační vývoj ČR, Katedra demografie a geodemografie Articles in Demografie, Acta Demographica a Acta Geographica, etc.