Four institutes co-operate on ISSP surveys in France in the ISSP-France Association. The principal contact for the Association is given below. Established in 1996, France-ISSP is a non-profit organization with the aims of coordinating and organizing French institutions taking part in the ISSP programme.

The institutions of research and data production in the social and political sciences contributing to France-ISSP activities are: French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP), National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). The following research laboratories, affiliated with the aforementioned institutions, are, more specifically, involved in France-ISSP activities:

Centre for the Informationisation of Socio-Political Data (CIDSP), a research team archiving socio-political data and conducting research in political sociology, with an emphasis on quantitative survey research.

Institute for Longitudinal Studies. Research focuses on social stratification and social mobility, education, professions, social networks, organizations, and labor markets.

Quantitative Sociology Laboratory, the sociology department of INSEE. The aims of this laboratory focus on social structure and a quantitative approach to behavioral analysis.

Centre for the Study of Social Change (CNRS and FNSP). This laboratory analyzes social change in France and Western Europe.

Department of Sociology of the FNSP. The aim is to study social change in France during the last 30 years and to compare this to other advanced industrial societies.

Contact Person: Yannick Lemel

FRANCE-ISSP Association
Laboratoire de Sociologie Quantitative
Timbre J350 - Bureau E33 bis
3 Avenue Piere Larousse
92240 Malakoff Cedex
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 411 75751 - Fax: +33 1 411 75755