Research fields
The CRIS is developing cutting-edge research on social stratification and inequalities. Its research programme follows 3 main goals:
- To measure and compare the evolution of social inequalities in France and in contemporary societies
- To analyse the mechanisms of social inequalities at several levels
- To contribute to the analysis of public policies
The empirical and comparative sociological approach of the OSC researchers applies to several major areas of social life:
- Urban inequalities and spatial segregation
- Sociodemographic dynamics, family evolution
- Gender, sexuality, disability
- Culture, lifestyle, digital practices
- Educational background and educational policies
- Mobility, migration, minorities, discrimination
- Socioeconomic inequalities, labor market, welfare state
- Life course and intergenerational inequalities
- Energy transition, climate change
SCIENCES PO cross-cutting programmes
LIEPP Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies
CRIS is a founding member of LIEPP, a platform created to develop the evaluation of public policies through an interdisciplinary scientific approach. (Labex, funded by the ANR as part of the Investments for the Future, then Sciences Po - Université Paris Cité partnership).
LIEPP is based on an innovative evaluative research approach, combining quantitative, qualitative and comparative methods, and combining a high level of scientific requirements with the concern for the dissemination and translation of research results among public actors.
Its research axis Educational Policies is co-directed by Lidia Panico.
MiDi - Migration and diversity
MiDi is a collective interdisciplinary initiative which brings together researchers from the different research centers of Sciences Po, around the issues of international migration and diversity.
Organization of meetings and seminars.
Cities are back in town / Villes et Territoires
This program, in which several researchers from the laboratory participate, focuses on socio-economic aspects, governance and social inequalities in cities on several continents. Cross-cutting issues on security, mobility and risks are addressed.
