Charton Laurence

Biography

June 2011: Associate Professor at the Center - Urbanization Culture Société Responsible of the doctoral program in Demography Director of the International Journal of Children, Families, Generations 2004-2011: Lecturer at the University of Strasbourg (France), Department of Sociology. 2000-2004: Researcher at the Swiss Forum for the Study of Migration and Population, University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) 1998-2000: Scientific collaborator at the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Population Development Section, Neuchâtel (Switzerland) 1995-1998: Research assistant at the Demography Laboratory at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) 1994-1995: Research internship at the Department of Applied Social Studies, University of Oxford (UK) 1994: Research internship at the Department of Statistics at the University of Padova (Italy). 1994-2004: Consultant to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France) 1998: Consultant to WHO and UNAIDS (Geneva, Switzerland) 2000-2003: Doctorate in social sciences and sociology from Marc Bloch University (Strasbourg, France). 1993-1994: Diploma of advanced studies in demography at the University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg (USHS, France) 1993-1994: Diploma in Advanced Studies (Master's degree) in Sociology, USHS. 1992-1993: Master of Demography, USHS. 1991-1992: Bachelor's degree in sociology, USHS. 1991-1992: Bachelor's Degree in Demography, USHS.

Research Interest

Fertility intentions and projects Reproduction and contraception Appointment processes (first and last names) Family trajectories Social times Social demography (quantitative and qualitative approach to social phenomena)