He is Director of studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His research interests focus on the historical and political sociology of the Middle East. His more recent publications include: Histoire de la Turquie. De l’Empire à nos jours (2013) ; Le luxe et la violence. Domination et contestation chez Ibn Khaldûn (2014) ; Révolutions et état de violence : Moyen-Orient, 2011-2015 (2015) ; Comprendre le génocide des arméniens. 1915 à nos jours (with V. Duclert and R.H. Kévorkian, 2015).
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