Louis Clerc
PhD
loucle@utu.fi +358 29 450 3099 +358 50 326 5043 Assistentinkatu 7 Turku Office: 293 My office hours are every Tuesday from 15 to 16. |
Areas of expertise
Contemporary History, International Relations, Foreign policy, Europe, Finland, Public Diplomacy, Propaganda, Diplomacy, France, Nordic Countries
Contemporary History, International Relations, Foreign policy, Europe, Finland, Public Diplomacy, Propaganda, Diplomacy, France, Nordic Countries
Biography
I am a Professor in Contemporary History with the University of Turku, Finland.
I am a Professor in Contemporary History with the University of Turku, Finland.
My research interests are:
- Kansainvälisten suhteiden historia / International History
- Suomen ulkopolitiikka / Finnish Foreign Policy
- Julkisuus- ja kulttuuridiplomatia, propaganda / Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Propaganda
My current projects (2018) are:
- Suomen julkisuus- ja kulttuuridiplomatia kylmän sodan aikana / Finnish Public and Cultural Diplomacy during the Cold War
- Ranskan ja pohjoismaiden väliset suhteet kylmän sodan aikana / Franco-Nordic relations during the Cold War
- Biographical projects / henkilöhistoriat: Kalervo Siikala ja Maurice de Coppet
- Suomalainen konsulijärjestelmä / Finnish consular system
- Turun kaupungin kansainväliset suhteet 1970-2010 / City diplomacy in Turku, 1971-2011
I teach a general introduction to Contemporary History (P. 2.1), and courses in the history of European Integration, European international relations, European policy in the Nordic Countries, and Finnish History (FNSC9007). I also manage my department's introduction seminar to Masters studies (S4).
I tweet in a personal capacity as @luikki and am present on Researchgate.
I try as much as possible to share open, post-print versions of my articles. For full-texts and if you have questions, either go to my Researchgate -page, or be in touch with me via e-mail or Twitter.
Publications
- A Better Hegemon? My Little Pony as a Pop Representation of Diplomacy in the Context of American Hegemony (2023)
- Hague Journal of Diplomacy
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Demokratian, politiikan ja urheilun rajamailla. Vesa Vareksen juhlakirja (2023)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(Editorship of a scientific special issue, book or conference proceedings (C2)) - La Finlande dans la seconde guerre mondiale (2023) Clerc Louis
(Popularised or unrefereed scientific book (E2)) - "Paikoin ovat rettelöt suomalaisten keskuudessa aika suuret" Suomalaissiirtolaiset diplomaattisten edustajien valokeilassa 1920-luvun Pohjois-Amerikassa (2023)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Cultural Diplomacy in Cold War Finland. Identity - Geopolitics and the Welfare State (2022) Clerc Louis
(Refereed scientific book or report (C1)) - Kansainvälistymisen haaste – Opetusministeriö opiskelijavaihdon järjestäjänä sodanjälkeisen kauden Suomessa (2022)
- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Laurence Badel, 2021.Diplomaties européennes. XIXe-XXIe siècle. (Book review) (2022)
- Diplomatica
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1)) - The diplomats of the Republic (1871-1914) (2022)
- Diplomatica
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - A Case in Relations between Great Powers and Small States - France's Recognition of Finnish Independence, 1917-1918 (2021)
- TalTech Journal of European Studies
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - A Different View on City Diplomacy: Mid-sized Baltic Towns and Their International Contacts (2021)
- Diplomatica
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Laurent Joly (toim.), Vichy, les Français et la
Shoah – Un état de la connaissance scientifique (Kirja-arvio) (2021)- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1)) - Videopelien historia Ranskassa
Alexis Blanchet ja Guillaume Montagnon, Une his- toire du jeu vidéo en France. 1960–1991: Des labos aux chambres d’ados, Pix’n Love éditions, Paris, 2020. (kirja-arvio) (2021)- Pelitutkimuksen Vuosikirja
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1)) - OPUS 2: HI2 Kansainväliset suhteet (2020) Louis Clerc, Simo Mikkonen, Vesa Vares, Jari Aalto, Nina Penttinen, Mikko Puustinen, Anna Veijola
(Text book, professional manual or guide or a dictionary (D5)) - Turku (Finland) as a Case Study in the City Diplomacy of Small Urban Centers, 1971–2011 (2020) City Diplomacy. Current Trends and Future Prospects Clerc Louis
(Refereed article in compilation book (A3)) - Une guerre à part? Mémoires finlandaises de la deuxième guerre mondiale (2020)
- Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - A Renewal of Diplomatic History or the Continuation of Old Trends?Selected Readings from the French-speaking Field of International History (Review Essay) (2019)
- Diplomatica
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2)) - Hyvät ja pahat merimiehet Suomen Ranskan konsulaattien valokeilassa,
1919–1960 (2019) MERENKULKIJOIDEN SIIRTOLAISUUS Näkökulmia 1700-luvulta nykypäivään Louis Clerc
(Refereed article in compilation book (A3)) - Keltaliivit ja luottamuksen puute (2019)
- Ydin
(Popularised article or blog post (E1)) - De Petsamo à Narvik: opérations périphériques dans le Nord de l'Europe, décembre 1939-avril 1940 (2018)
- Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Finlande (2018) À l'Est, la guerre sans fin (1918-1923) Louis Clerc
(Book chapter (B2))