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My name is Louis Clerc. I am a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History in the University of Turku, Finland.
My research interests are in contemporary international history. More specifically, I deal with the History of Franco-Nordic relations, public diplomacy and the history of diplomatic practices. My PhD dealt with French policy in Northern Europe during the Interwar period.
My teaching activities mostly concern the History of international relations and the History of European Integration.
La Finlande et l’Europe du Nord dans la diplomatie francaise, 1918-1940 (Peter Lang, 2011)
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Suomen asialla? Yksityiset ja julkiset toimijat kansainvälisessä yhteistyössä (Ajankohta 2013), Tiina Lintunen & Louis Clerc (eds.)
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Aatteesta instituutioksi. Euroopan unionin historia ja rakenteet
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Tag Archives: private diplomats
Independant Diplomat…
Some musings over at The New Diplomatic History Blog on Carne Ross’ Independent Diplomat organization: http://toynbeeprize.org/725/
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What do they think of us?
Storytime again: Someday a Finn, a French, and a German saw an elephant while walking in the African savannah. The French went on to think about the amount of meat he could get out of the beast, and how delicious … Continue reading
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“Semi-official diplomacy” cases: Martti Ahtisaari’s Crisis Management Initiative
The first thing one notices when opening the Helsinki-based Crisis Management Initiative‘s website is the big DONATE button. Money, of course, is of the essence for an organization such as this. It was reminded to the Finnish-speaking readership through a … Continue reading
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Tagged CMI, Martti Ahtisaari, nordic countries, private diplomats, Track 2 diplomacy
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Post on the New Diplomatic Network…
… about “private diplomats” and a conference in Jyväskylä on the “cultural Cold War”: http://toynbeeprize.org/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/ Check it.
The ogre of the tale 