Harvesting: The Results and Impact of Research based on Historical Longitudinal Databases

Sören Edvinsson · Kees Mandemakers · Ken Robert Smith · Paul Puschmann

Aug 2023 · Radboud University Press

About this ebook

This edited volume discusses the impact of several major databases containing historical longitudinal population data. The creation and development of these databases have greatly expanded research possibilities in history, demography, sociology, and other disciplines. The present collection includes seven contributions, on eight databases, that had a wide impact on research in various disciplines. Each database had its own unique genesis and readers are informed about how these databases have changed the course of research in historical demography and related disciplines, how settled findings were challenged or confirmed, and how innovative investigations were launched and implemented. The volume serves as an essential resource for scholars in the field of historical life course studies, offering insights into the transformative power of these databases and their potential for future advancements.

About the author

Sören Edvinsson is Professor Emeritus of Historical Demography at the Centre for Demographic and Aging Research at Umeå University (CEDAR).

Kees Mandemakers is affiliated member of the Radboud Group for Historical Demography and Family History. He is senior fellow at the International Institute of Social History and Emeritus Professor of Large Historical Databases at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Ken R. Smith is Distinguished Professor of Family Studies and Population Science and former Director of the famous Pedigree and Population Resource at the University of Utah, as well as Investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Paul Puschmann is Assistant Professor of Economic, Social and Demographic History at Radboud University Nijmegen.