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
- Sotapropagandasta brändäämiseen – Miten Suomi-kuvaa on rakennettu (2015) Virpi Kivioja, Olli Kleemola, Louis Clerc
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Suomi tasapainoilee kansainvälisen ja kansallisen ulkopolitiikan välillä (2015)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Ulkoasiainministeriö ja Suomen maakuvapolitiikan koordinointi kylmän sodan aikana (2015) Sotapropagandasta brändämiseen. Miten Suomi-kuvaa on rakennettu Louis Clerc
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Aatteesta instituutioksi – Euroopan unionin historia ja rakenteet (2014) Louis Clerc, Kimmo Elo
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Eurooppa etsii suuntaa tulevaisuuteen - taas kerran (2014)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - European Identity: The Past and the Present (2014) Narratives for Europe - The Making of European Identity Louis Clerc
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Leo Mechelin ja Suomi-kuva Ranskassa (2014) Pro Finlandia. Suomen tie itsenäisyyteen. Näkökulmia: Ranska ja Italia Louis Clerc
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mediation and Intervention in the Back of Beyond: Small States in the Eastern Baltic and France’s Strategic Calculations, 1936-1940. (2014) The Second World War and the Baltic States Louis Clerc
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Ranskalaiset Suomessa - matkustajista konsuleihin, Lapin-eksotiikasta poliittiseen tukeen (2014) Pro Finlandia. Suomen tie itsenäisyyteen. Näkökulma Ranska ja Italia Louis Clerc, Jussi Nuorteva
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Reputation by Committee? Finland’s Committee for International Information, 1988-1990 (2014)
- Hague Journal of Diplomacy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



