Comparison for better understanding This project has taken over some of the projects conducted by the International Comparisons research unit, which has closed down. I. Contribution to thinking on the comparative method 1. The comparative method using documents 2. Comparison and Harmonization in Demography II. European comparisons in practice 1. Homosexual partnerships in France and Europe 2. Measuring poverty in household surveys 3. Comparative history of marriage in the Scandinavian countries Members List Head of Units Nathalie Le Bouteillec Associated researcher Marie Digoix Engineer Björk Eydal Gudny Waaldijk Kees Lidia Prokofieva Wilfried Rault Senior researcher Mohamed Sebti Matthias Thibeaud