Dear Colleagues, Please find attached the Call for Papers for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2021 on “The causes and consequences of depopulation”, 29.11.-01.12.2021 Although global population is still growing, an ever larger number of regions and countries are experiencing a decline in population size, and the COVID-19 pandemic may have further accelerated the process. Undoubtedly, depopulation poses many challenges. In the public and policy discourse, negative views are often emphasised but may population decline also open up opportunities? The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2021 aims to bring together researchers from around the world working on population decline and its consequences from demographic, economic, sociological, political, environmental, and geographical perspectives. The call is open until 15 June 2021. The conference will take place from 29 November to 1 December 2021 in full distance mode via Zoom. Please find further information in the file attached or online on our conference website: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/calendar/conferences/depopulation We are looking forward to receiving your submissions. Kindly distribute the Call for Papers within your networks. Please excuse any cross posting. With kind regards, also on behalf of the Organising Team Petra -------------------------------------------------- Petra Schmutz Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW), Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna) Vordere Zollamtsstraße 3 1030 Vienna, Austria T: +43 1 515 81 7740 conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at<mailto:conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at> www.oeaw.ac.at/vid<http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid> www.wittgensteincentre.org<file://w07ds2/OeAW_Projekte02$/vid_admin/wic/admin/6%20WIC%20Events%20&%20Meetings/1%20WIC%20Conferences/2021_WIC2021_/Call_for_Papers/www.wittgensteincentre.org> follow us on Twitter @WiCVienna<https://twitter.com/WiCVienna> follow us on YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/c/ViennaInstituteofDemography>