Lise, Cnam-CNRS

What Lise, Cnam-CNRS does

Lise (Laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour la sociologie économique) is a French public research laboratory constituted as a joint research unit (Unité mixte de recherche, UMR) of CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and Cnam (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers). Founded in 2004 and celebrating its 20th anniversary in June 2024, Lise is headquartered at Cnam's historic site at 2 rue Conté in Paris's 3rd arrondissement and brings together approximately 140 researchers, teacher-researchers, associate researchers, and doctoral students across six disciplines: sociology, economics, political science, ergonomics, management sciences, and legal sciences. The laboratory organizes its research around three axes — Travail (Work), PASS (Politiques, Actions sociales et Solidarités), and G2D (Genre, Droit, Discriminations) — and conducts interdisciplinary inquiry into labor markets, social inequalities, gender discrimination, and social policy evolution in France and internationally.

The laboratory's deliverables consist of peer-reviewed publications (Les Cahiers du Lise working paper series, formal research reports), an open-access digital archive (HAL), regular seminar and workshop programs (axis seminars, general seminars, doctoral seminars, ephemeral international seminars, Ciné-Club Travail film series, collaborative research workshops), structured research projects (ANR-funded initiatives such as CERTES, conventions, CIFRE industrial training agreements, Investissements d'avenir programmes, and ethno-videographic projects), doctoral training and supervision, and short-format knowledge-transfer events (Happy Hour series). Its technology stack is methodological rather than technological: qualitative and quantitative social science methods, ethno-videographic fieldwork, and ergonomic study protocols.

Lise has no commercial revenue model. As a UMR jointly operated by two French public research institutions, it is funded through institutional research grants, ANR project-based competitive funding, CIFRE industrial agreements, and government investment programs (Investissements d'avenir). Research outputs are disseminated open-access at no cost. Customers in the conventional sense are academic researchers, doctoral students, and policy makers who consume the lab's research findings; no commercial pricing applies, and there are no private-sector revenue streams.

Name

Lise, Cnam-CNRS

Legal name

Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Cnam/CNRS pour la sociologie économique (Lise)

Website

https://lise-cnrs.cnam.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lise is a French public research laboratory (joint CNRS-Cnam unit) founded in 2004 that conducts interdisciplinary economic sociology research with approximately 140 researchers across sociology, economics, political science, ergonomics, management, and legal sciences, serving academic, doctoral, and policy audiences through open-access publications and seminars.

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Product category

Academic Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

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PRIMARYEDAIABAC

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/University/College Exchange Programs & Partnerships

SECONDARYEDAGAFAI

Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Economic sociology research
• Social policy research
• Labor market studies
• Gender equality research
• Interdisciplinary social science

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public research funding: As a joint research unit of CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and Cnam (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers), Lise operates as a public research laboratory funded through institutional research grants, ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) project funding, and government investment programs (Investissements d'avenir). No commercial revenue model as this is a non-profit academic research institution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lise is a joint public research unit (Unité mixte de recherche) of CNRS and Cnam that conducts interdisciplinary fundamental and applied research in economic sociology, labor, social policy, and gender/discrimination studies. It delivers research outputs through peer-reviewed publications, open-access archives, doctoral training, and academic seminars and workshops for the academic community and public policy actors.

Product overview

LISE (Laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour la sociologie économique) is a joint research unit (UMR) of CNRS and Cnam, established in 2004 and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024. The laboratory brings together approximately 140 researchers, teacher-researchers, associate researchers, and doctoral students specializing in sociology, economics, political science, ergonomics, management sciences, and legal sciences. The laboratory operates through three research axes: Axe Travail (Work), Axe PASS (Politiques, Actions sociales et Solidarités), and Axe G2D (Genre, droit, discriminations). Its products and services encompass peer-reviewed publications through Les Cahiers du Lise series and HAL Open Archive, regular seminars and workshops (axis seminars, general seminars, doctoral seminars, ephemeral international seminars, Ciné-Club Travail, and collaborative research workshops), structured research project management (ANR, Conventions, CIFRE, Investissements d'avenir programs), and doctoral training programs. The laboratory also organizes knowledge transfer activities such as the Happy Hour series for research dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Cahiers du Lise

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreOthersLise is a joint research unit (unité mixte de recherche) co-managed by CNRS and Cnam. CNRS provides institutional affiliation, research funding support, and operates as the primary national research partner for scientific research activities.
• Cnam (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers)coreOthersLise is hosted by and co-managed with Cnam. The laboratory is embedded within Cnam's research infrastructure and benefits from institutional support, facilities, and administrative services provided by the conservatory.
• ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANR is the French National Research Agency that funds research projects. Lise researchers participate in ANR-funded research projects including CERTES and other national research programs. The partnership enables competitive project-based funding for the laboratory's research activities.
• CEET (Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi et du Travail)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with the Employment and Work Studies Center at Cnam. Several researchers hold dual affiliations with both Lise and CEET, facilitating joint seminars and research initiatives on employment and labor themes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OSC - Observatoire Sociologique du Changement: Sciences Po's social change observatory conducting quantitative and qualitative research on inequalities, work, and social mobility. A fellow CNRS UMR competing in overlapping research domains.
• IRISSO - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales: Dauphine-PSL's interdisciplinary social science institute, covering work, employment, and inequalities. Operates with similar CNRS-style public funding and competes for doctoral candidates and research visibility.
• IDHEAL - Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l'Économie et de l'Action Locale: A CNRS-affiliated research unit on labor and social relations. Shares Lise's emphasis on interdisciplinary work sociology and similar public funding model.
• Centre de Sociologie des Organisations (CSO) - Sciences Po: Sciences Po's sociology research center focused on organizations, work, and public action. Competes with Lise for ANR funding, doctoral candidates, and policy influence in French social science.
• CEET - Centre d'Études de l'Emploi et du Travail: Another Cnam-hosted research center focused on employment and labor studies. Several Lise researchers hold dual affiliations, and both labs collaborate on seminars and research initiatives, making CEET the closest functional peer.
• LEST - Laboratoire d'Économie et de Sociologie du Travail: A joint CNRS-Aix-Marseille University research unit on labor economics and sociology. Shares Lise's core focus on work, employment, and social relations, with a similar UMR structure under CNRS governance.

Others

• Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Sociologie Économique et de Psychologie du Travail (LISEPT): A thematically adjacent academic research entity focused on sociology of work and labor psychology. Listed as adjacent reference rather than direct competitor due to thematic overlap but limited direct collaboration.

Regional players

• Centre Émile Bernheim (CEB) - Université Libre de Bruxelles: A Belgian interdisciplinary research institute in management, economics, and sociology. Comparable in structure (university-affiliated research lab) and shares Lise's interdisciplinary work and labor focus from a non-French perspective.
• CLERSÉ - Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques: A Lille-based social science research unit with comparable CNRS joint-unit status and similar thematic scope in labor, inequalities, and public policy research.

Broad incumbents

• ENS Paris-Saclay - Département de Sciences Sociales: A larger French public institution hosting social science research with broader disciplinary reach than Lise. Competes for top researchers, doctoral candidates, and ANR funding in overlapping social science domains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles7 records

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