A survey of public-sector researchers and academics shows that English is used almost exclusively as the international language of dialogue in the hard sciences, and is also well-established in the humanities and social sciences. English is also the language of choice for publications, meetings...

In 2008, women represented 51% of the immigrant population in mainland France. As shown by theTrajectories and Origins survey (TeO), the feminization of the immigrant population is not simply the consequenceof family reunification. In fact, the most predominantly female migrant flows are those...

The media debate in late 2012 and early 2013 on contraceptive pills did not reduce contraceptive prevalence,but the use of oral contraception decreased, falling from 50% in 2010 to 41% in 2013. A portion of women optedfor other methods, notably IUDs (among the most educated), condoms, or...

Le débat médiatique de fin 2012 - début 2013 sur les pilules n'a pas entraîné de désaffection vis-à-vis de la contraception mais le recours à la contraception orale a diminué, passant de 50 % en 2010 à 41 % en 2013. Une partie des femmes ayant opté pour d'autres méthodes, notamment...

The 1914-1918 war is remembered for the sheer scale of human losses: at least 18% of the soldiers enlisted in the French army - some 1.5 million men - died in uniform. Using datafrom the latest historical and demographic research on military and civilian losses, the author compares the carnage...

The media debate in late 2012 and early 2013 on contraceptive pills did not reduce contraceptive prevalence,but the use of oral contraception decreased, falling from 50% in 2010 to 41% in 2013. A portion of women optedfor other methods, notably IUDs (among the most educated), condoms, or...