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
- Commerce, diasporas et représentation. Consuls et consuls honoraires finlandais en France de 1917 à 1945 (2026)
- Relations internationales
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Le nord s’exporte : un « soft power » à double face (2025)
- Pouvoirs
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Passeuse d'images: Denise Bellon et la Finlande de 1939 (2025) Denise Bellon: un regard vagabond Clerc, Louis
(E1 Popularised article in a compilation book) - Soft power ja ”primitiivinen propaganda”. Julkisuusdiplomatian tutkiminen vuonna 2025 (2025)
- Ennen ja nyt : Historian tietosanomat
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Suomeen tarvitaan kansallinen arkistostrategia (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
(Other publication) - Une finlandisation à la finlandaise? (2025)
- Revue d'histoire Nordique
(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) (2024)
- Diplomatica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - A Better Hegemon? My Little Pony as a Pop Representation of Diplomacy in the Context of American Hegemony (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 mondiale (2023) Clerc Louis
(E2 Popularised book )



