Post-2004 labour migration from Poland turned out to be one of the most spectacular migratory movements in contemporary European history. This outflow on a massive scale is surmised to impact on demographic, economic, and social phenomena both in Poland and in the receiving countries. The aim of...

1. Europe and its population: the long view -- 1.1. The flawed goddess -- 1.2. Time and scale: the long past -- 1.3. Europe: concepts and limits -- 1.4. Time, space, and population: the long future -- 1.5. From the pantheon -- 2. Les nouveaux modes de planification de la famille en Europe --...