1. Structural change and childlessness in Southern and Eastern Europe: The role of women’s education and celibacy • Annalisa Donno, University of Padova; Maria Letizia Tanturri, University of Padova.

2. Two Decades of Fertility Fluctuation in Great Britain • Hill Kulu, University of St Andrews; Bernice Kuang, University of Southampton; Ann M. Berrington, University of Southampton.

3. The End of a European Exception: The First Signs of a Durable Decline in French Fertility? • Didier Breton, Unistra / Ined; John Tomkinson, Université de Lille.

4. Forward looking and fertility in Germany. A dyadic approach. • Daniela Bellani, University of Bologna; Steffen Peters, Max Planck Institute for demographic Research; Daniele Vignoli, University of Florence.

5. Partnership dynamics and the fertility gap between Sweden and Spain • Momoko Nishikido, Queen's University Belfast; Qi Cui, Center for Demographic Studies; Albert Esteve, Center for Demographic Studies (Barcelona).