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| Brazilian Association of Population Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brazilian Association of Population Studies |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais |
| Formation | 1976 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Leader title | President |
Brazilian Association of Population Studies is a professional association dedicated to demography and population studies in Brazil. It brings together scholars from universities such as University of São Paulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, State University of Campinas, and Federal University of Minas Gerais and from research institutes like Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The Association engages with international bodies including the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization, and regional networks such as the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre.
The Association was founded in the mid-1970s amid demographic transitions documented by institutions like Institute of Applied Economic Research, National School of Public Health, and scholars influenced by work at Princeton University, Population Council, and London School of Economics. Early leadership included researchers connected to University of Brasília, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and policy actors from the Ministry of Health (Brazil). Its formation paralleled events such as the World Population Conference (1974) and the rise of demographic surveillance exemplified by projects at INDEPTH Network sites in Latin America.
The Association’s mission aligns with goals promoted by entities like the United Nations, World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank: to promote demographic research, inform policy dialogues, and train new scholars. Objectives emphasize collaboration with faculties at Federal University of Pernambuco, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and University of Brasília; support for research agendas akin to those at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and INED; and dissemination of evidence similar to outputs from Population Reference Bureau.
Membership comprises academics from institutions including University of São Paulo, State University of Campinas, and Federal University of Ceará; government analysts from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics; and NGO researchers from groups like Fundação Getulio Vargas and Ação Educativa. Organizational structure mirrors other societies such as the American Sociological Association and the European Association for Population Studies with an elected board, regional chapters in states like São Paulo (state), Rio de Janeiro (state), and Bahia (state), and committees modeled after committees at International AIDS Society and Society for Social Studies of Science.
The Association runs training programs resembling workshops by Population Council and capacity-building similar to initiatives by United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Children’s Fund. It supports fieldwork in demographic surveillance sites comparable to INDEPTH Network cohorts and organizes seminars that feature speakers from Harvard University, London School of Economics, and University of Oxford. Programs include policy briefs used by ministries such as Ministry of Health (Brazil) and collaborations with public health initiatives like those by Pan American Health Organization.
The Association publishes a peer-reviewed journal comparable in scope to journals such as Demography, Population and Development Review, and Revista Latinoamericana de Población, and produces working papers similar to series from Institute of Labor Economics and Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning. Research topics mirror studies by World Health Organization and United Nations Population Division on fertility, mortality, migration, and aging, often citing data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and collaborations with universities like Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Members have contributed to reports for Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, and the United Nations.
The Association convenes national congresses modeled after the International Population Conference and regional meetings similar to those of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre. Past conferences have featured panels with scholars from University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, London School of Economics, and regional partners such as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Events include thematic symposia on migration influenced by work at Migration Policy Institute and aging conferences reflecting frameworks from HelpAge International.
The Association partners with international organizations including the United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, and International Union for the Scientific Study of Population and collaborates with research centers like Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and university departments at University of São Paulo and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Its research has informed policy debates involving the Ministry of Health (Brazil), the Ministry of Social Development (Brazil), and development agencies such as the Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank, and has fed into global assessments by the United Nations and regional agendas of the Pan American Health Organization.
Category:Demography organizations Category:Research institutes in Brazil