Problematic polygamy: implications of changing typologies and definitions of polygamy • Ernestina E. Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ; Sara Randall, University College London ; Valerie Golaz, Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement (CEPED) ; Bilampoa Gnoumou Thiombiano, Université de Ouagadougou

Polygamy: single, plural or complex household • Sadio Ba Gning, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Beyond the standards of couple formation: when cultures marry • Abdoulaye Maïga, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Banza Baya, Université de Ouagadougou

The influence of Pentecostal churches on female marriage dynamics in southern Mozambique • Carlos Arnaldo, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane ; Victor Agadjanian, Arizona State University