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
- Russia Today – Kenen totuus? (2014)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Book Review: The Making of the eu’s Lisbon Treaty. The Role of the Member States, Finn Laursen (edit.), Peter Lang, 2012 (2013)
- Etudes Internationales
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Eurokriisin ratkaisu kysyy poliittista tahtoa (2013)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Review of Claes Ahlund (ed.), Scandinavia in the First World War (2013)
- Revue d'histoire Nordique
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Suomen asialla? – Yksityiset ja julkiset toimijat kansainvälisessä yhteistyössä (2013)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Aristide Briand - eurooppalainen reaalipoliitikko (2012)
- Eurooppalaisen Suomen raportti
(E1 Popularised article) - Book Review: De l’esprit de la Résistance jusqu’à l’idée de l’Europe. Projets européens et américains pour l’Europe de l’après-guerre (1940-1950), Veronika HEYDE, Peter Lang, 2010 (2012)
- Etudes Internationales
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Book Review: Edessä ihana tulevaisuus - Olof Palme ja kansankoti, Henrik Berggren, Otava, 2011 (2012)
- Revue d'histoire Nordique
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Compte-rendu: Olof Palme, Edessä ihana tulevaisuus, Olof Palme ja kansankoti (2012)
- Revue d'histoire Nordique
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Eurooppa Elysée-palatsista katsottuna (2012)
- Kanava
(E1 Popularised article)



