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
- The Hottest Places in Hell? – Finnish and Nordic Neutrality from the Perspective of French Foreign Policy, 1900-1940 (2011) Caught in the middle, Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War Clerc Louis
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Un médiateur lointain. La diplomatie française et les Etats nordiques (1900-1940) (2011) Les horizons de la politique extérieure française, Stratégie diplomatique et militaire dans les régions périphériques et les espaces seconds (XVIe-XXe siècles) Clerc Louis
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Wikileaks vaikuttaa diplomaattien toimintatapoihin (2011)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Ajankohta 2010 – Kenen sota? Uusia näkökulmia talvisotaan (2010) Louis Clerc, Tiina Lintunen
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Juge et partie: la France et la question de l’archipel d’Åland, 1917-1921 (2010) Les îles Åland en mer Baltique, héritage et actualité d’un régime original Clerc Louis
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Kenen sota? Uusia näkökulmiä talvisotaan (2010)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Komissio ja Ranska kiistelivät romanien karkotuksesta (2010)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Les pays baltes en quête de sécurité (2010)
- Etudes Internationales
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Ranskalaisten reaktiot talvisotaan (2010)
- Ajankohta : poliittisen historian vuosikirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ranska pyrkii parantamaan suhteitaan Venäjään (2010)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article)



