Jonathan H. L’Hommedieu
EDUCATION
2011: Ph.D. (Contemporary History) University of Turku (Conferred September 2011)
2006: M.Soc.Sc. (Contemporary History) Baltic Sea Region Studies, University of Turku
2004: B.A. (History) Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
2003: Certificate of Baltic Studies, Centre for Baltic Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters and Journal Articles
“Baltic Exiles and the U.S. Congress: Investigations and Legacies of the House Select Committee, 1953-1955” in Journal of American Ethnic History, Fall 2011.
“History of the Baltic Sea Region” in Europe Plus: The Baltic Sea Region. With Marko Lehti. Berlin: Humboldt University, 2010.
“Cold War Exiles and American Radios: Psychological Warfare During the Cold War and its Impact on Media Outlets in the Baltic Republics” in Media Culture & Integration in the Baltic World. Edited by Heli Hyvönen, Tuomas Räsänen, and Janne Tunturi. Helsinki:Finnish Population Research Institute, 2009.
“Roosevelt and the Dictators: The Origin of the U.S. Non-Recognition of the Soviet Annexation of the Baltic States” in The Baltic Question During the Cold War. Edited by John Hiden, Vahur Made, and David J. Smith. London: Routledge, 2008.
“The Influence of Exiles: Initial Attempts of the Baltic Diaspora to Gain American Radio Free Europe Broadcasts, 1950-1956” in Ajankohta: Yearbook of Contemporary History Edited by Markku Jokisipilä. Turku: Turun yliopisto Digipaino, 2006.
Book Reviews and Encyclopedia Articles
“Changes in Baltic and Atlantic Fishing Patterns” and “The Fairs of Northern Europe” in World History Encyclopedia. Edited by Alfred J. Andrea. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2009.
“Albania – U.S. Operations in/Against”, “Smersh”, and “Jamestown Foundation” in American Espionage: A Historical Encyclopedia. Edited by Glenn P. Hastedt and Steven W. Guerrier. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2009.
“Helsinki Accords” in Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Edited by Peter N. Stearns. New
York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
“Czechoslovakia, Middle East Policy” and “Soviet Union, Immigration to Israel” in
Encyclopedia of Arab-Israeli Conflicts. Edited by Spencer Tucker and Paul G. Pierpaoli
Jr. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
“Moscow Meeting 1972” and “Washington Meeting 1973” in Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 4 vols. Edited by Spencer Tucker. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
Review of Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan T. Gross in Journal of Third World Studies, Fall 2006.
Review of Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question by Victor Roudometof in Journal of Third World Studies, Fall
2006.
“Mart Laar” “Tiit Vähi” “Latvia” and “Lithuania” in Encyclopedia of the Developing World, 3 Vols. Edited by Thomas Leonard. New York: Routledge, 2005.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
“Settling the Displaced: Challenges of Baltic Refugee Immigration to American Foreign Policy” at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA. June 2011
“So They know Their Friends in the West Have not Forgotten Them: Legacy of the Baltic Freedom Committees in Early Cold War Politics” at 9th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden. June 2011.
“No NATO Sharks and the Baltic Sea of Peace: The Limits of Superpower Propaganda in the
post-1956 Baltic Sea Region,” at Cold War in the Baltic Sea Workshop, University of Tartu, Estonia. November 2010.
“Baltic-American Cold War Foreign Policy Networks: The Processes of Continuity and Identity Building” at Joint Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies and Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington, Seattle. April 2010.
“The Cost of Exile: The Financing and Politics of Maintaining a Baltic Diplomatic and Political Presence During the Cold War” at 8th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania. June 2009.
“Baltic-American Organizations during the Early Cold War: Interwar Continuity and the
Rhetoric of Return” at Coming Home? Conflict and Return Migration in the 20th Century,
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. April 2009.
“Latvian Merchant Ships During the summer of 1940: Non-Recognition and its Impact on Inter-American Trade and Security” at 21st Conference on Baltic Studies, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana. May 2008.
“American Transformational Diplomacy and the Future of Democratic Promotion in East
Europe” at Graduate Conference in Social Sciences, Central European University,
Budapest, Hungary. May 2007.
“The Road to and from Helsinki: American Perspectives on the Development of the OSCE and Mutual Cooperation with the Baltic States” at the 7th Baltic Studies Conference in
Europe, the Nordost Institut, Lüneburg, Germany. June 2007.
“Non-Recognition Policy and Radio Free Europe: The Role of the Baltic Emigre in Influencing U.S. Cold War Policy” at 20th Conference on Baltic Studies, The George Washington University, Washington D.C. June 2006.
“The Machado Dictatorship: A Study in U.S. - Cuban Relations” at Conference of the Americas, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. April 2004.
GUEST LECTURES AND ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecture, “American Attitudes Towards Neutrality in Europe During the Cold War.” Åbo
Akademi, Finland. April 2010.
Lecture, “The Diplomatic Implications of Symbolism: The Baltic Question in U.S. Foreign
Policy during World War II and the Early Cold War.” Ollin Klubi – Forum for Transatlantic Relations, University of Tampere, Finland. February 2010.
Commentator, “Alternative Views on Influence in Politics” at the Human Faces of Power:
Conference in Methodologies and Theories in History, University of Turku, Finland.
September 2009.
Lecture, “Mapping the post-Communist Transition: Consequences and Perspectives of Cold War Thinking on Winning the Peace in the former Soviet Space.” University of Tartu Spring
School on Transition Studies, Tartu, Estonia. May 2009.
Lecture, “Election Promises and Political Realities: Cold War and Post-Cold War Perspectives on the Role of Foreign Policy in American Elections” Yhdysvaltain presidentinvaalit: maailman suurin? (The Greatest show on Earth? Seminar on US Presidential Elections), Department of General History, University of Turku, Finland. November 2008.
Commentator, Graduate Winter School on Politics and Memory, Joint Project of University of
Tartu, University of Turku and Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki) in Tartu, Estonia. February 2008.
Commentator, Baltic Studies Conference in Europe, the Nordost Institut, Lüneburg, Germany. June 2007.
FELLOWSHIPS
2007-2010: Ph.D. Fellowship, Graduate School of Integration and Interaction in the Baltic Sea Region, University of Turku
APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2007-2010: Executive Board Member of Baltic Sea Region Studies Master’s Programme, University of Turku.
2004-2005: English Language Teaching Assistant, University of Turku Language Centre
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations