I am a fourth-year PhD student in sociology at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST) and currently on the academic job market. My research employs advanced quantitative methods to investigate the cultural and economic factors behind the rise in cohabitation and separation in Western societies, with a particular focus on France. I draw on a diverse range of data sources, including census records, diocesan surveys from the 1950s and 1960s on church attendance, labour force records from BTS-Postes, and immigration data from the French Trajectories and Origins survey (TeO).

My work lies at the intersection of family sociology, labour market studies, and the sociology of religion and immigration.

You can reach me at sofian.el.atifi(at)ensae.fr