Jean-Yves Grenier

Jean-Yves Grenier is a Professor and Director of Studies at EHESS, affiliated with the François-Simiand Center for Economic and Social History (GEHM) and the Center for Historical Research (CRH). His work bridges economic history, social history, and digital humanities, with a focus on labor, resource management, and transnational historical methodologies.

• Current Research Projects:
  • ANR-DFG GRACEFUL17 (bureaucratic grace regimes of the papacy in the 17th century).
  • ANR TOPURBI (urbanization of the Spanish Empire in the 18th century).
  • ANR EXILEST (exile dynamics from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine post-2022 invasion).
  • ANR FIDOVI (study of Vichy regime administrative files and their post-war legacy).
  • E-cclesia (medieval church-building as a cultural and institutional symbol).
• Research Themes:
  • Economic history of labor and natural resources.
  • Historiographical renewal through digital humanities and transnational frameworks.
  • Migration, memory, and administrative practices in conflict and post-conflict contexts.
  • Medieval religious architecture and its symbolic value in societal development.