The Centre for Research on social InequalitieS (CRIS) is a joint Sciences Po / CNRS  research centre.
Its members are affiliated with the Sciences Po's Sociology Department, and the Department of Economics for their teaching. They may be affiliated also with other research centres or programs at Sciences Po, such as LIEPP, Presage, MiDi, Axpo, Aire, Cities are back in Town.

CRIS is devoted to research that covers the multidimensionality of social inequality in contemporary societies. Its research program seeks to describe patterns and trends of inequality, analyze their mechanisms and inform and contribute to policy analysis in a world where inequality has become a major threat.
The centre has a strong tradition of comparative sociology highlighting the role of welfare state policies, institutional mechanisms and national narratives related to inequality.

CRIS is committed to theory-driven empirical research, drawing on a broad range of methods (qualitative, quantitative, experimental, etc.), adopting micro, meso and macro perspectives, and promoting interdisciplinary approaches for an integrated analysis of social inequalities in the social sciences.

CRIS faculty members are international experts in the study of different dimensions (gender, social class, migration background, etc.) and domains of inequality, such as education, family, life course, labor market and economic inequality, social mobility, urban segregation, migration, cultural consumption and digital technologies.
The research agenda of CRIS is also engaged in enhancing new perspectives in inequality studies such as environmental and digital inequality.

CRIS currently has 22 permanent researchers, 5 emeritus, 32 PhD students and a 7-member research support team.

Head of the CRIS is Carlo Barone, full professor (Professeur des universités) at Sciences Po.

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