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
- Une finlandisation à la finlandaise? (2025)
- Revue d'histoire NordiqueDiplomatica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Une diplomatie des lointains. La France face à la mondialisation des rivalités internationales, XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles (An Overseas Diplomacy. France Facing the Globalization of International Rivalries, 17th–18th Centuries), edited by Éric Schnakenbourg and François Ternat (Book review)A Better Hegemon? My Little Pony as a Pop Representation of Diplomacy in the Context of American Hegemony (2024)
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - (2023)
- Hague Journal of Diplomacy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Demokratian, politiikan ja urheilun rajamailla. Vesa Vareksen juhlakirja (2023)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - La Finlande dans la seconde guerre mondialeCultural Diplomacy in Cold War Finland. Identity - Geopolitics and the Welfare State (2023) Clerc Louis
(E2 Popularised book ) - "Paikoin ovat rettelöt suomalaisten keskuudessa aika suuret" Suomalaissiirtolaiset diplomaattisten edustajien valokeilassa 1920-luvun Pohjois-AmerikassaKansainvälistymisen haaste – Opetusministeriö opiskelijavaihdon järjestäjänä sodanjälkeisen kauden Suomessa (2023)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirjaHistoriallinen Aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Laurence Badel, 2021.Diplomaties européennes. XIXe-XXIe siècle. (Book review) (2022) Clerc Louis
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - (2022)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Case in Relations between Great Powers and Small States - France's Recognition of Finnish Independence, 1917-1918 (2022)
- Diplomatica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - The diplomats of the Republic (1871-1914) (2022)
- DiplomaticaDiplomatica
- (2021)
- TalTech Journal of European Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Different View on City Diplomacy: Mid-sized Baltic Towns and Their International Contacts (2021)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - OPUS 2: HI2 Kansainväliset suhteet2021
- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - 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)Turku (Finland) as a Case Study in the City Diplomacy of Small Urban Centers, 1971–2011 (2021)- Pelitutkimuksen Vuosikirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Une guerre à part? Mémoires finlandaises de la deuxième guerre mondiale (2020) Louis Clerc, Simo Mikkonen, Vesa Vares, Jari Aalto, Nina Penttinen, Mikko Puustinen, Anna Veijola
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - (2020) City Diplomacy. Current Trends and Future Prospects Clerc Louis
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Hyvät ja pahat merimiehet Suomen Ranskan konsulaattien valokeilassa,
1919–1960 (2020)- Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Renewal of Diplomatic History or the Continuation of Old Trends?Selected Readings from the French-speaking Field of International History (Review Essay)Keltaliivit ja luottamuksen puute (2019)
- Diplomatica
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - (2019) MERENKULKIJOIDEN SIIRTOLAISUUS Näkökulmia 1700-luvulta nykypäivään Louis ClercA3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
- 2019)
- Ydin
(E1 Popularised article)