He works in Social and Economic History of postwar French cinema, with a focus on Critical Film Policy Studies: stakes of public support for film industry (Emerging film production Funds, cinema subsidies and Advances on receipts), select Committees methods & evaluation criteria (Empirical policy-relevant research: sociology of expertise, cultural norms and perceived quality of movies). His research engages with questions of cultural evaluation and processes of legitimation of films and authors within the public support system. Latest books (selection): Le Cinéma des années Reagan, un modèle Hollywoodien ? (Nouveau monde, 2007) and Les Cinéastes français à l’épreuve du genre fantastique. Socioanalyse d’une production artistique (L’Harmattan, 2012).