Migration, race and population dynamics
Research theme of the POPLA research group at CCSR.
Research
Migration, race and population dynamics research currently focuses around a three year project funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
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The focus of the Leverhulme project is on the population change for each local authority District in Britain, and the demographic patterns and typologies that can be found in the relationship between migration and natural change. City areas often have significant excess of births over deaths but lose population from out-migration, while retirement areas receive population and have relatively few births.
A substantial part of the project will contrast these patterns as measured for each broad ethnic group. It will relate the demographic typologies to the social characteristics of the areas involved. A special census tabulation will investigate the characteristics of migrating individuals from each group.
The work draws on analysis of Bradford during the 1990s, and the first results from the 2001 Census, published as Statistics of racial segregation: measures, evidence and policy, Urban Studies 41(3): 661-681 (2004).
Advisory Group members:
(in alphabetical order)
1. Dr Robert Berkeley, Deputy Director, Runnymede Trust
2. Prof. Tony Champion, University of Newcastle
3. Karen Chouhan, Director, 1990 Trust
4. Prof. Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield
5. Dr Ruth Lupton, Sociology, Institute of Education
6. Prof. James Nazroo, Sociology, University of Manchester
7. Bruce Penhale, Principal Policy Officer, Social Cohesion, Oldham Borough Council
8. Richard Pereira, Head of Population Projections, Office for National Statistics
9. Dr Deborah Phillips, Geography, University of Leeds
10. Prof. Vaughan Robinson, Professor of Refugee Studies, King's College London
11. Amanda White, Programme Director for Race, Cohesion and Faith Research Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government