Power to the Population demonstrates the importance of demography for understanding the dynamics of policy from the global system through the individual level. Demographic transitions, such as mass migration or baby booms, are central to explanations offered throughout the pages of this book.?These turning points can play the role of either an independent or dependent variable across topics.?Thus the book, to sum up, offers a comprehensive sense of cause and effect at the nexus of demography with politics and economics. A must read for anyone in the fields of demography, political science, economics, and international relations.? -- Patrick James * editor of Religion, Identity, and Global Governance: Ideas, Evidence, and Practice * Power of the Population is remarkable for its insight into a sprawling range of issues from immigration to womens rights to great-power competition. In engaging style, Tad Kugler makes the case that demography is not destiny, but that we ignore itand its interplay with political choicesat our collective peril. -- Jonathan M. DiCicco * coauthor of Presence, Prevention, and Persuasion: A Historical Analysis of Military Force and Political Influence *
