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
- De Petsamo à Narvik: opérations périphériques dans le Nord de l'Europe, décembre 1939-avril 1940 (2018)
- Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Finlande (2018) À l'Est, la guerre sans fin (1918-1923) Louis Clerc
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Pohjoissaksalaisten hansakaupunkien konsulit Suomessa ja Turussa 1800-luvulla (2018)
- Historia nyt - Turun Historiallisen Yhdistyksen jäsenlehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Propaganda rebranded? Finland’s international communication from the Kantine committee to the Mission for Finland report (2018)
- International Journal of Cultural Policy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Serviteur de deux maîtres? Albert Geouffre de la Pradelle et la cause finlandaise, entre prestations de service et combat pour le droit. (2018) Experts et expertises en diplomatie: La mobilisation des compétences dans les relations internationales du congrès de Westphalie à la naissance de l'ONU Louis Clerc
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Suomen kulttuuri-instituutin perustaminen Pariisiin esimerkkinä suomalaisen kulttuuridiplomatian peruspiirteistä 1979–1991 (2018)
- Ennen ja Nyt : Historian Tietosanomat
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Un exercice de diplomatie chez l’ennemi. L’ambassade de France à Berlin, 1871-1933, Marion Aballéa, 2017, Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 424 p. (2018)
- Etudes Internationales
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Global trends in local contexts: The Finnish Embassy in Paris, 1956–1990 (2017)
- New Global Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Informateurs et relais diplomatiques en période de crise. Les envoyés militaires francais en Finlande dans l'hiver 1939-40 (2017) Militaires et diplomates francais face à l'Europe Centrale Louis Clerc
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Kleio ja anarkia - Näkökulmia kansainvälisten suhteiden historiantutkimukseen (2017)
- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Les frontières et la communauté politique. Faire, défaire et penser les frontières sous la direction de Florence Delmotte et Denis Dues Presses de l'Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, 2016, 248 pages (2017)
- Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Place de Finlande – Suomen Pariisin-suurlähetystön historia (2017) Clerc Louis
(E2 Popularised book ) - Un modèle finlandais ? Administrer et coordonner les diplomaties publiques et culturelles, 1944-1975 (2017)
- Relations internationales
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Baltic independence in the twentieth century. (Special issue of The Estonian Historical Journal) (2016)
- Ajalooline Ajakiri. The Estonian Historical Journal
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Beyond “caution, pragmatism and cynicism”? France’s relations with the Eastern Baltic in times of crisis (1918–1922; 1988–1992) (2016)
- Ajalooline Ajakiri. The Estonian Historical Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ensimmäisen tasavallan diplomaattiperhe - Holmat Suomen ja Euroopan välillä (2016)
- Turun Historiallinen Arkisto
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - From the State to the European Union [Book review] (2016)
- Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Les coopérations nordiques. Vers un régionalisme nordique au XXe siècle? (2016) Encyclopédie pour une histoire nouvelle de l'Europe Clerc Louis
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Variables for a history of small states' imaging practices - The case of Finland's 'international communication' in the 1970s-1980s (2016)
- Place Branding and Public Diplomacy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Diplomatian pelikenttä muuttuu (2015)
- Ulkopolitiikka
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)