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Professor Joel Felix is a prominent historian at the University of Reading's Department of History, specializing in French financial and political history under the Ancien Régime. He holds the rank of Professor and leads research into fiscal systems, monarchy, and the origins of revolutionary movements. His work bridges economic history with political analysis, focusing on institutions like the monarchy's financial administration and their societal impacts.
Key contributions include Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette: Un couple en politique (2006), awarded the prix Paul-Michel Perret, and a Leverhulme-supported monograph on fiscal origins of the French Revolution (Oxford UP, 2023). His research spans financial crises, public debt, and the interplay between state power and economic structures.
Recent publications analyze 18th-century fiscal policy, including debt management (2023), comparative monarchy finances (2022), and institutional corruption dynamics (2018). He has held prestigious fellowships and serves as a key figure in the Centre for the Advanced Study of French Society.
- Key Themes: Monarchic governance, fiscal policy, public debt, revolutionary finance
- Recent Grants: Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2009)
- Labs/Teams: Involved with interdisciplinary groups on early modern European political economy
