The evolution of matrimonial systems in the Maghreb: convergence towards a western model or construction of an intermediate model? • Kamel Kateb, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Marital transitions in sub-Saharan Africa: cultural diffusion or economic adaptation? • Fatou Jah, Cornell University ; Deladem Kusi-Appouh, Cornell University

Spouse selection practices and gender relations within marriage among young people in Tamil Nadu. Findings from the youth in India: situation and needs study • Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Population Council ; Abhishek Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Rajib Acharya, Population Council

Transition to the new partnership formation pattern in Lithuania, Russia and France: different paths to convergence? • Vlada Stankuniene, Institute for Social Research (ISR), Vilnius ; Sergei V Zakharov, State University-Higher School of Economics ; Mare Baublyte, Institute for Social Research ; Ausra Maslauskaite, Demographic Research Center, Lithuania ; Arnaud Régnier-Loilier, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)