Lecturer in Political Science. Qualified to supervise research. University of Montpellier.
Degrees
2011 – Master’s degree: University of Montpellier 1.
1997 – PhD: Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Awards, distinctions, and coordination or participation in research projects
Thesis Award: European Community Studies Association (USA), 1998
Coordination or participation in research projects
Principal Investigator: European Assistance to Syrians in Turkey – University of Montpellier, Research Support Initiative. 2020.
Principal Investigator: Open Innovation Networks and Governance – University of Montpellier, Research Support Initiative. 2015.
Co-director with William Genieys: Programmatic Elites in Action – CNRS-USA Program 2006–2008.
Participation – Ensuring Access to Healthcare in Disadvantaged Areas: ANR/DFG Program, 2015–2017.
Participation: Operationalizing Programmatic Elite Research in America – ANR Program. 2009–2011.
Project: New Actors in Health Care Governance in Europe – MIRE-DREES (Patrick Hassenteufel, Scientific Director). 2006–2008.
Administrative responsibilities, research, and promotion
Member (appointed): Section 40 of the National Committee for Scientific Research.
Elected Member: Council of the Department of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier.
Academic Director: Master’s in Public Policy – Specialization in International Cooperation and Development
Education: Comparative and European Politics – Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Political Science, University of Montpellier.
Interactions with the environment
Radio and TV commentary on U.S. politics and elections
Notable works
2021 – Social Cash Transfer in Turkey: Toward Market Citizenship. Palgrave-Macmillan. – with Ceren Ark-Yıldırım.
2018 – “The Myth of the Strong European State: The Governance of Social Policy in France and the United States”in *Beyond the Mirror: Franco-American Comparisons*, edited by Daniel Sabbagh and Maud Simonet. Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
2012 – “Demobilizing to Govern: The Blair Government and NHS Reform,” in Gwenola Naour and Gilles Massardier, eds., On the Selection of Actors in Public Action. LGDJ, Law and Society series.
2008 –Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy. New York, NY: Palgrave-MacMillan. – with William Genieys.
2004 – “France: Challenging the Unitary State” in Amoreti and Berneo (eds.), Federalism and Territorial Cleavages. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press.
2003 –Between Europeanization and Local Societies: The Space for Territorial Governance. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. – Edited with Jeanie Bukowski and Simona Piattoni.
Featured items
2019 – “Social Innovation in Translation: New Welfare Instruments in Turkey.”Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences 28:1, pp. 99–115 – with Ceren Ark-Yıldırım.
2017 – “Open Innovation Networks: Developing and Adapting a European Model.” Revue Française d’Administration Publique No. 161, pp. 89–102. – with Ceren Ark.
2014 – “Beyond Interests and Institutions: US Health Policy and the Surprising Silence of Big Business.”*Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law*, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 5–34.
2010 – “Programmatic Actors and the Transformation of European Health Care Systems.”*Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law*, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 509–530. – with Patrick Hassenteufel, Javier Moreno, and William Genieys.
2008 – “Inside the Autonomous State: Programmatic Elites in the Reform of French Health Policy.”*Governance*. Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 75–93. – with William Genieys.
