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Louis
Clerc
Professor, Contemporary History
PhD

Contact

+358 29 450 3099
+358 50 326 5043
Assistentinkatu 7
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

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. 
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

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Onnen maa – Suomi elokuussa 1939 (2008)

Sovijärvi Sini, Paavilainen Ulla, Clerc Louis, Le Roy Eric, Perttola Mikka, Varilla Minna
(Yleistajuinen tai tieteellinen, ei-vertaisarvioitu monografia (E2))