This is a selective guide to resources at Columbia University Libraries and on the Internet, for conducting research in Population, Migration and Refugee Studies. Each section lists specific types of resources of an international nature, with the exception of the final section, which lists resources of all types regarding domestic immigration and population issues.
Please consult CLIO and Pegasus for other materials in the Columbia University Libraries.
Other related guides that may be of interest are:
Economic and Political Development: Information Resources
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs: Information Resources
Women in Development: Information Resources
Columbia University Links
- Department for Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health
Guides
- Displaced Peoples and Refugee Studies: a Resource Guide. Comp. Julian Davis.
- New York: H. Zell, 1990.
- HV 640 .D57 1990 - Lehman
- Forced Migration Online
- Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides access to a wide variety of online resources concerning the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, researchers, policy makers, students or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users.
- Gilbert, Geoffrey.
- World Population: a Reference Handbook. 2nd ed.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
- HB 871 .G47 2005 - Lehman
- Handbook on International Migration. Ed. by William J Serow et al.
- New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
- JV 6035 .H36 1990 - Lehman
- Handbook of International Migration : the American Experience Charles Hirschman et al.
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c1999.
- JV 6465 .H25 1999 - Lehman
Finding Books & Journal Articles
 CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
- Center for Migration Studies (U.S.).
- Refugees: Holdings of the Center for Migration Studies Library/Archive.
- Staten Island, NY: The Center, 1987.
- Z 7164 .I3 C46 1987g - Offsite
- The online List of CMS Archives not only updates the above publication, but also provides ongoing access to one of the premier collections in the U.S. on all aspects of human migration.
- Gerhan, David R.
- A Retrospective Bibliography of American Demographic History from Colonial Times to 1983.
- New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
- R016.312 G31 - Butler Reference
- Gerhan, David R.
- Bibliography of American Demographic History: the Literature from 1984 to 1994.
- Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
- R016.312 G313 - Butler Reference
- Historical Abstracts. Monthly.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, 1955-
- D 299 .H512/3 - Butler Reference
- International Bibliography of Historical Demography. Annual.
- [Liege, Belgium] Comite International des Sciences Historiques, 1982-1994/1995.
- Z 7164 .D3 B525 - Offsite
- International Development Abstracts.
- Norwich [Norfolk] : Geo Abstracts, 1982-2006.
- HC 59.7 .I11 - Offsite
- International Political Science Abstracts. Bimonthly.
- Paris: International Political Science Association, 1951-
- JA 36 .I5 - Lehman
- R053 In8 - Butler Reference
- Latin American Population Abstracts. Resumenes sobre poblacion en America Latina. Annual.
- Santiago, Chile: Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia, 1977-1992.
- HB 3530.5 .R48 - Lehman
- PAIS International in Print. Monthly.
- New York : Public Affairs Information Service, 1915-
- Z 7163 .P922 - Offsite
- Popline
- Citations and abstracts of the worldwide literature on population and family planning. The majority of items date from 1970 on, but some sources date as early as 1827.
- Population Index.
- Princeton, NJ: Office of Population Research, 1986-2000.
- Z 7164 .D3 P83 - Offsite
- Population Index Bibliography.
- Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1971 and 1984.
- 1935-1989 cumulation (9 vols.) - Z 7164 .D3 P832 - Offsite
- 1969-1989 cumulation (4 vols.) - Z 7164 .D3 P6 - Offsite
- Refugee Survey Quarterly.
- Geneva, Switzerland : UNHCR, Centre for Documentation on Refugees, 1994-
- JV 6008 .R51 - Offsite
- Continues Refugee Abstracts, 1982-1993.
- Sociological Abstracts. Monthly.
- San Diego, Calif.: Sociological Abstracts, Inc., 1952-
- HM 1 .S67 - Offsite
- USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse
- Links to full text reports on population and health topics, for developing countries.
- UN System Pathfinder: Population
- The purpose of this Pathfinder is to identify major publications of the organizations comprising the United Nations system. Materials were selected with a view to currency, relevance and usefulness. It includes global studies and reports, handbooks and guides, bibliographies and indices, international statistical publications, compilations of treaties, resolutions and documents as well as annual reports of UN bodies and specialized agencies.
Directories
- Demographic, Population and Family Planning World Wide Web Sites
- Maintained by the United Nations Population Information Network, POPIN.
- Directory of Population Study and Research Centres (ACERD) by the Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography.
Periodic and Annual Reviews
- Annual Review of Population Law.
- New York: United Nations Fund for Population Activities, 1974-1997.
- JX 1 An939 - Law
- Asylum Trends
- Concise Report on the World Population Situation. Irregular.
- New York: United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Population Division, 1977- .
- HB 848 .C66 - Lehman
- European Yearbook of Minority Issues. Annual.
- Evolution Demographique Recente en Europe. Annual.
- Strasbourg : Editions du Conseil de l'Europe, 1994- .
- HB 2041 .R44 - Lehman
- Narrative in French, Graph and Statistical Table captions in English.
- Global Population Policy Database. Biennial.
- New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social and Economic Affairs, Population Division, 1993- .
- HB 883.5 .G575 - Lehman
- This publication presents the contents of a database entitled "Global Review and Inventory of Population Policy."
- International Migration Outlook : Annual Report.
- Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006-
- JV 6001.A1 T741 - Lehman
- The State of the World's Refugees/United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Biennial.
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993-
- HV 640 .S678 - Lehman
- Online versions: 1993: The Challenge of Protection, 1995: In Search of Solutions, 1997: A Humanitarian Agenda, 2000: Fifty Years of Humanitarian Action, 2006: Human Displacement in the New Millennium
- The State of World Population. Annual.
- New York: United Nations Population Fund, 1992- .
- HB 848 .S73 - Lehman
- Issues also have theme titles.
- Trends in International Migration. Annual.
- Paris, France: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1992-
- JV 6001 .A1 T74 - Lehman
- World Disasters Report/ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Annual.
- Dordrecht : Martinus Nijhoff, c1993-
- HV 553 .W67 - Lehman
- World Migration Report. Biennial.
- [Geneva, Switzerland] : International Organization for Migration : United Nations, c2000-
- JV 6006 .W67 - Lehman
- World Population Monitoring. Biennial.
- New York: United Nations Secretarian, Population Division, 1990- .
- HB 848 .W68 - Lehman
- Web versions: 2001, 2002, 2003
- World Refugee Report. Irregular.
- Washington, DC: Department of State, Bureau for Refugee Programs, 1985- .
- HV 640 .W65 - Lehman
- World Refugee Survey. Annual.
- New York, N.Y., United States Committee for Refugees, 1980-
- HV 640 .U52 - Lehman
- Web versions: Current Survey, with access to archives of individual country reports, 1990s-present.
Background Information: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Atlases
- Domschke, Eliane.
- The Handbook of National Population Censuses : Africa and Asia
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1986.
- HA 37 .A33 D65 1986 - Lehman
- Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. 2 vols.
- New York: Kluwer, 2004.
- JV 66225 .E53 2004g - Lehman
- Encyclopedia of Population. 2 vols.
- New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2003.
- HB 871 .E538 2003 - Lehman
- Focus 2006: Crossing Borders
- The 30 treaties cover a broad spectrum of migration-related issues: refugees and stateless persons; migrant workers and human rights; human security and trafficking in persons, and firearms; sustainable development, food security and ecological migration; and disarmament and State security. The book summarizes the objectives and key provisions of each treaty and, lists the Member States who had signed and ratified each as of 1 March 2006.
- Gilbert, Geoffrey.
- World Population : a Reference Handbook.. 2nd ed.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
- HB 871 .G47 2005 - Lehman
- Gorman, Robert F.
- Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster Relief Organizations.
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press , 2000.
- HV 640 .G66 2000 - Lehman
- Goyer, Doreen S.
- The Handbook of National Population Censuses: Europe.
- New York : Greenwood Press, 1992.
- HA 37.E93 G69 1992 - Lehman
- Goyer, Doreen S.
- The Handbook of National Population Censuses : Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania
- Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, c1983.
- HA 36 .G67 1983 - Lehman
- Handbook of Population
- New York : Springer, c2006.
- HB 871 .H3447 2006 - Lehman
- Haupt, Arthur.
- The Population Reference Bureau's Population Handbook. 4th ed.
- Washington, DC : The Bureau, c1997.
- HB 871 .H357 1997g - Lehman
- Online version: 5th ed., 2004
- Illegal Immigration: a Reference Handbook. Charles B. Nam et al., Eds.
- Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c2007.
- JV 6483 .L46 2007 - Lehman
- International Handbook on Internal Migration. Charles B. Nam et al., Eds.
- Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990.
- HB 1952 .I55 1990 - Lehman
- Long-Term Global Demographic Trends
- A 2001 report from the CIA Directorate on Intelligence, which provides background information and analysis of major demographic trends in the world.
- The Michigan-Melbourne Refugee Caselaw Site
- The core collection contains cases from the highest national courts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2004, the collection has been incrementally expanded to include decisions from 28 other asylum countries, as well as the most important decisions of lower courts and tribunals in the core collection states.
- National Conference of State Legislatures.
- State Laws Related to Immigrants and Immigration in 2008
- Also includes links to earlier report from NCSL's Immigrant Policy Project.
- National Population Policies.
- New York : United Nations, 2002.
- HB 871 .N38 2002g - Lehman
- Compares, in a tabular form, policies for countries in 1975, 1985, 1995, and 2000.
- Ness, Immanuel.
- Encyclopedia of Global Population and Demographics. 2 vols.
- Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, 1998.
- HB 871 .N43 1998 - Lehman, Business
- People on the Move : Handbook of Selected Terms and Concepts, The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration and UNESCO
- Poverty: an International Glossary.
- London ; New York : Zed Books, 2007.
- HC 79 .P6 I52 2007 - Business
- Rothenbacher, Franz.
- The European Population, 1850-1945.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
- R314.1 R743 - Butler Reference
- Rothenbacher, Franz.
- The European Population Since 1945.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- HB 3581.A3 R684 2005 - Lehman
- Segal, Aaron.
- An Atlas of International Migration.
- New York: Hans Zell Publishers, 1993.
- G 1046 .E27 S4 1993 - Lehman
- World Population Policies. 3 vols.
- New York : United Nations, 1987-1990.
- HB 871 .W763 1987 - Lehman
Statistics
- Statistical Yearbook of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- The yearbook analyses recent levels, composition and trends in the number of people considered to be of concern to UNHCR. It includes information on new displacement; protracted situations; the demographic composition; or on the type of settlement in which they live.
- UNHCR Statistical Online Population Database
- In a single electronic platform, UNHCR’s Statistical Online Population Database is bringing together for analysis and comparison standardized data on UNHCR’s population of concern at country, regional, and global levels. Detailed information on country of asylum and origin is available, for some population categories going back to 1951.
International statistical resources are located in the Population/Demographic Statistics section of Sources for International Statistics. Statistics on U.S. population can be found in the General Statistical Sources -- United States and Canada web page.
You may also wish to visit the U.S. Census Bureau site.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) & Research Centers
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
- American Refugee Committee International
- Refugee news and links, with information about the programs that ARC has in place.
- Center for Immigration Studies
- It is the Center's mission to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest. The Center is animated by a pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted.
- Center for Migration Studies, Staten Island, NY
- The Center for Migration Studies (CMS) is one of the premier institutes in the United States committed to facilitating the study of sociodemographic, historical, economic, political, legislative, and pastoral aspects of human migration and refugee movements. Established in 1964, CMS is a non-profit institute. The CMS WebSite provides information on the various ongoing CMS projects, information on the many CMS publications and journals, as well as news and announcements that would be of interest to those who are involved in migration studies.
- Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada
- The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is an organized research unit of York University in Canada. Research activities have been arranged into five related programmes, each with its own research unit: Gender; Refugee Law Research; Development, Displacement and Repatriation; Resettlement; and Prevention. The web site provides more information on the Centre, the research units, the education programme, and a list of online refugee and human rights resources.
- Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Stockholm University
- Demography Links, Penn State Population Research Institute
- Doctors Without Borders/Medcins Sans Frontieres
- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontires (MSF) is the world's largest independent international medical relief agency aiding victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack health care due to geographic remoteness or ethnic marginalization. Annually, more than 2,000 volunteers representing 45 nationalities work in over 80 countries in front-line hospitals, refugee camps, disaster sites, towns, and villages. Doctors Without Borders teams provide primary health care, perform surgery, vaccinate children, rehabilitate hospitals, operate emergency nutrition and sanitation programs, and train local medical staff.
- ERCOMER - the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations within the Department of General Social Sciences of the University of Utrecht, is devoted to the specialized study of migration and ethnic relations in Europe. It brings together researchers with an interest in these issues to initiate new projects, to provide advanced training and to promote the dissemination of relevant information and research results. ERCOMER hosts the WWW Virtual Library Migration and Ethnic Relations.
- The European Centre for Minority Issues
- ECMI's aim is to promote interdisciplinary research on various dimensions of minority-majority relations in a European perspective, and to contribute to the improvement of inter-ethnic relations in those parts of Western and Eastern Europe where ethnopolitical tension and conflict prevail.
- Institute for the Study of International Migration
- ISIM focuses on all aspects of international migration, including the causes of and potential responses to population movements, immigration and refugee law and policy, comparative migration studies, the integration of immigrants into their host societies, and the effects of international migration on social, economic, demographic, foreign policy and national security concerns. ISIM also studies internal displacement, with particular attention to the forced movements of people for reasons that would make them refugees if they crossed an international border.
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations.
- The International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, New School for Social Research, New York, NY
- The ICMEC is engaged in scholarly research and public policy analysis bearing on international migration, refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers in host countries. The web site provides more information about the Center, its activities, working groups, and an online newsletter 'EpiCenter'. The Center also maintains an active mailing list which disseminates information about activities and lectures.
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- The IPPF is made up of national planned parenthood organizations from over 150 countries. The IPPF works as an advocate for family planning, reproductive health rights, and women's rights. The website provides access to bibliographies, and online journals, bulletins, and reports. The IPPF Regions link to country profiles which contain detailed information about demographic indicators, and family planning and population policies in many countries.
- International Rescue Committee
- The International Rescue Committee is a private, voluntary organization providing relief and resettlement services for refugees around the world. Information on programs, weekly news updates, and country reports are available on the web site. Extensive information on the Kosovo crisis is currently available.
- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- The IUSSP is a non-profit worldwide association of population specialists with the aim of drawing the attention of governments, international governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the general public to population problems and to promote demography as a science.
- Migration Information Source
- The Migration Information Source provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide.
- Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
- The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think-tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. MPI's work is organized around four research pillars: Migration Management, Refugee Protection and International Humanitarian Response, North American Borders and Migration Agenda, Immigrant Settlement and Integration
- Migration Research Unit, University College London, UK
- The Migration Research Unit (MRU) is based in the Department of Geography at University College London (UCL). Research interests include labor migration, especially highly skilled workers, statistics and information systems, and analyses of trends and processes of international migration in the UK and Europe. The web site provides information on the research unit and a list of links to migration resources on the World Wide Web.
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- The task of the Norwegian Refugee Council Foundation is to offer humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons regardless of race, religion, nationality and political views; to defend the human rights of refugees and internally displaced persons; to participate in international refugee work, emergency preparedness work, and emergency assistance, and to contribute towards a greater understanding for the situation and needs of refugees and internally displaced persons.
- Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
- Website for the oldest population research center in the United States. In addition to information about Princeton's academic programs, this site provide access to a data archive, the Population Index, and the its research library, the Coale Collection. See also the affiliated Center for Migration and Development page.
- Population Action International
- Population Action International (PAI) is an independent policy advocacy group working to strengthen public awareness and political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. At the heart of Population Action International’s mission is its commitment to advance universal access to family planning and related health services, and to educational and economic opportunities, especially for girls and women.
- The Population Council, New York, NY
- The Population Council is a nonprofit, nongovernmental research organization established in 1952. Its New York headquarters supports a global network of regional and country offices. The Council seeks to improve the wellbeing and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world, and to help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council analyzes population issues and trends; conducts biomedical research to develop new contraceptives; works with public and private agencies to improve the quality and outreach of family planning and reproductive health services; helps governments to influence demographic behavior; communicates the results of research in the population field to appropriate audiences; and helps build research capacities in developing countries. The web site provides information on ongoing research programs, and links to full text of some Population Council publications, including working papers, booklets, and the organization's newsletter.
- The Population-Environment Research Network
- The Population-Environment Research Network seeks to advance academic research on population and the environment by promoting on-line scientific exchange among researchers from social and natural science disciplines worldwide. It sponsors a research database and a cyber seminar series.
- Population Reference Bureau
- PRB provides timely,objective information on U.S. and international population trends. They seek to inform policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest about the demographic trends that shape our world. PRB is a nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization. The PRB webside provides access to several publications, including Population Today, full text and/or excerpts from special reports, world population data sheets, and a variety of other reference information.
- Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Population Research Institute provides an organizational setting for interdisciplinary population research and training. The institute includes more than forty faculty associates and fifty graduate students from eleven different departments in the social and agricultural sciences and in health-related fields. Website provides information about study and research programs, access to the PRI's Library catalog and data archive,
- The RAND Corporation Labor and Population Program and Population Research Center
- The Labor and Population Program was established in 1967 to consolidate RAND's demographic studies in the United States and developing countries. The RAND Population Research Center was established in 1979 to advance scientific understanding of demographic issues in the United States and abroad. The centers sponsors multidisciplinary research on policy-oriented research questions and the policy implications of research results. The websites provide access to descriptions of ongoing projects, abstracts of working papers, lists of publications, and full-text of Research Briefs (summaries of research findings and policy implications intended for a nonacademic audience).
- Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
- Its objectives are to carry out multidisciplinary research and teaching on the causes and consequences of forced migration; to disseminate the results of that research to policy makers and practitioners, as well as within the academic community; and to understand the experience of forced migration from the point of view of the affected populations.
- Forced Migration Online provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide.
- Refugees International
- Refugees International provides early warning in crises of mass exodus. The organization mixes quiet diplomacy and the power of the press to mobilize governments and engage the UN. Our on-the-ground emergency assessment paves the way for relief agencies and human rights organizations to step in with life saving measures.
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- USCR defends the rights of all uprooted people regardless of their nationality, race, religion, ideology, or social group.
Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs)
- International Migration Programme of the International Labour Organisation
- Website describes the objectives, research programs, and publications of the ILO in the area of international migration and labor standards for migrant workers. Full text of some of their International Migration Papers and reports is available.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- The IOM is an intergovernmental body "committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society." Its Web site includes information on its mandate and structure, news releases, statements, and publications including the journal International Migration.
- Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
- The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) measures policies to integrate migrants in 25 EU Member States and 3 non-EU countries. It uses over 100 policy indicators to create a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants' opportunities to participate in European societies. MIPEX covers six policy areas which shape a migrant's journey to full citizenship.
- Push and Pull Factors of International Migration
- A joint project of Eurostat and The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute. Its stated goal is to "improve understanding of the direct and indirect causes and mechanisms of international migration to the European Union from an internationally comparative perspective ... The focus of the project is on migration from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region and from Sub-Saharan Africa to the European Union."
- United Nations:
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- United Nations Commission on Population and Development
- U.N. Economic Comission for Europe - Population Activities Unit(PAU)
- PAU is a joint unit of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). PAU generates and disseminates research on population studies, and coordinates information sharing among a variety of governmental and intergovernmental agencies. The web site provides access to lists of publications.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Contains full-text of several publications, news and updates on refugee sitations around the world, and information on UNHCR activities and functions.
- UNHCR Research and Evaluation
- Access to documents produced by the UNHCR Research/Evaluation department. Of particular value are the Country of Origin and Legal Information databases which provide information on refugees, including current country reports, and the UNHCR Library Catalog . The REFWORLD website is no longer available, but most of the information is contained on this Research/Evaluation website.
- United Nations Population Division
- United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- The United Nations Population Fund home page provides a variety of demographic, population, and family planning information from around the world, including reports of meetings, technical reports, press releases and statements.
Journals
This is a selective list of journals related to population, demographic, and migration studies. Please consult CLIO or Pegasus to check for detailed holdings information for these and other titles.
For online full-text access to population studies journals, see also;
- Asian and Pacific Migration Journal.
- Quezon City, Philippines : Scalabrini Migration Center, 1992-
- JV 8490 .A12 - Lehman
- Asia-Pacific Population Journal.
- Bangkok: Population Division of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-
- HA 4551 .A83 - Lehman
- Demographic Research
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, 1999-
- Demography.
- Chicago, Population Association of America, 1964-
- HB 881 .A1 D53 - Lehman
- Web versions: ; JSTOR Backfile, Project MUSE Current Issues
- European Journal of Population = Revue européenne de démographie.
- Amsterdam : North-Holland, 1985-
- Z 7164 .D3 E91 - Lehman
- Continues European Demographic Information Bulletin, 1970-83,
- Z 7164 .D3 E9 - Lehman
- Forced Migration Monitor
- New York, N.Y.: Open Society Institute, Forced Migration Projects, 1994-1999.
- Newsletter produced by the Forced Migration Projects, focusing mostly on the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
- Forced Migration Review
- Oxford, UK : Refugee Studies Programme in association with the Global IDP Survey, 1998-
- Formerly published as the Refugee Participation Network newsletter, (1987-1997) which is also available at this site.
- International Journal of Refugee Law.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989-
- JX 1 In36238 - Law
- International Migration.
- Geneva: International Organization for Migration, 1963-
- JV 6001 .A1 .I5 - Lehman
- International Migration Review.
- Backfile, 1994-present
- New York : Center for Migration Studies, 1966-
- JV 6001 .In86 - Lehman
- Journal of Refugee Studies.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1988-
- JX 4292 .R4 .J4 - Lehman
- Migration News.
- Davis, California: University of California, 1994 -
- Complete archive maintained at this site; monthly newsletter is also available for free via email to subscribers.
- Migration World.
- Staten Island, N.Y.: Center for Migration Studies of New York, 1986-
- JV 6001 .M631 - Lehman
- Population and Development Review.
- New York: Population Council, 1975-
- HB 848 .P62 - Lehman
- Web versions: JSTOR Backfile, Current Issues
- Population and Environment.
- New York, N.Y., Human Sciences Press, 1980-
- HB 848 .J678 - Lehman
- Population Research and Policy Review.
- Amsterdam : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., 1982-
- HB 851 .P68 - Lehman
- Population Studies.
- London: University Press, 1947-
- HB 881 .A1 P67 - Lehman
- JSTOR Backfile
- Current Issues
- Population Today.
- Washington, D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, 1984-2002.
- Social Work Periodicals P - 1984-1992
- Refugee Survey Quarterly.
- Geneva, Switzerland : UNHCR, Centre for Documentation on Refugees, 1994-
- JV 6008 .R51 - Lehman
- Refugees Magazine.
- Geneva, Switzerland: UNHCR 1984-
- HV 640 .R4352 - Lehman
- Research Perspectives on Migration
- Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1996-
- Quarterly newsletter published by the International Migration Policy Program.
- Rural Migration News.
- Davis, California: University of California, 1995 -
- Complete archive maintained at this site; quarterly newsletter is also available for free via email to subscribers.
- Studies in Family Planning.
- New York: Population Council, 1963-
- Serial S - Health Sciences
- Per S - Social Work Periodicals, 1971-87.
- JSTOR Backfile, Current Issues
US & NY Immigration Information Sources
This section deals exclusively with domestic immigration and population issues. However, earlier sections such as Indexes, Abstracts & Bibliographies, NGOs and Journals also contain resources relevant to U.S. and N.Y immigration. Please consult those sections.
- American FactFinder
- American FactFinder is the portal for census data for the U.S., including the 1990 & 2000 censuses and the annual American Community Survey, from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Center for Immigration Studies
- Think tank devoted to research and policy analysis of the effects of immigration in the United States. Full text of many policy reports is available on their website. "It is the Center's mission to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest. The Center is animated by a pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted."
- Economy Slowed, But Immigration Didn't: the Foreign-Born Population, 2000-2004
- Directory of Services to Immigrants: a Guide to Community-based Organizations in New York City. 4th ed.
- New York : Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services, [1997].
- HV 4012 .N4 D57 1997g - Social Work
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration. 4 vols.
- Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
- JV 6465 .E53 2000 - Lehman
- Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. 2 vols.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
- R325.73 En18 - Butler Reference
- The Federation for American Immigration Reform
- Advocacy group which promotes low-immigration into the U.S. Website provides information on legislation and publications.
- Immigrant Stock's Share of U.S. Population Growth: 1970-2004, February 2005
- Flanders, Stephen A.
- Atlas of American Migration.
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