{"id":26530,"date":"2025-04-03T14:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/history\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=26530"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:38:34","slug":"jean-michel-turcotte","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/jean-michel-turcotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Michel Turcotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jean-Michel Turcotte is a historian at the Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH), Department of National Defence. Before moving to Ottawa, he completed a PhD in history at Universit\u00e9 Laval in 2018, and thereafter, undertook postdoctoral fellowships in Berlin, Potsdam and Mainz in Germany. As a specialist of war and armed conflict, his research interests encompass the history of wartime captivity, humanitarianism, international humanitarian law and Canadian international and military history. At DHH, he is currently co-authors of the&nbsp;<em>Official History of Canadian Military Observers in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, 1954-1973<\/em>&nbsp;as well as working on an Official History of Canadian Peace Support Operations, 1945-1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He welcomes collaborations, including requests for co-supervision of graduate students, and is looking forward to working closely with Carleton historians, students, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Other Affiliations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Northern Mariner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book Review Editor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bill Graham Center for Contemporary International History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Previous Positions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 \u2013 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 \u2013 2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chair of War Studies, University of Potsdam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 \u2013 2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Free University, Berlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Recent Fellowships<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Post-doctoral Fellowship, German Historical Institute, Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Fellowship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; German Historical Institute in Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karl-Ferdinand-Werner-Fellowship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 \u2013 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transatlantic Studies Association\/Halle Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travel Grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 \u2013 2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Harry S. Truman Presidential Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum, Research School, DAAD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doctoral Fellowship, PhD Exchange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 \u2013 2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doctoral research grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Doctoral Fellowship, German Historical Institute, Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doctoral Research Fellowship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst&nbsp;<\/em>(DAAD),&nbsp;<em>interDaf e.V am Herder-Institut der Universit\u00e4t Leipzig<\/em>, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>German Class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Association internationale d\u2019\u00e9tudes qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises (AIEQ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internship at University of Saarland, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Selected Publications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Book]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Comment traiter les \u00ab\u2009soldats d\u2019Hitler\u2009\u00bb\u2009? Les relations interalli\u00e9es et la d\u00e9tention des prisonniers de guerre allemands (1939-1945)<\/em>&nbsp;[What to do with Hitler\u2019s Soldiers? Interallied Relations and the Captivity of German Prisoners of War, 1939-1945], Ottawa: University Press of Ottawa, 2022, 406 p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/press.uottawa.ca\/en\/9782760337190\/comment-traiter-les-soldats-dhitler\/\">Comment traiter les \u00ab\u2009soldats d\u2019Hitler\u2009\u00bb\u2009? \u2013 University of Ottawa Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Peer-Reviewed Articles]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean-Michel Turcotte and John MacFarlane,&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmh-hq.org%2Fjmh%2Fjmhvols%2F891.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CTanyaSchwartz%40CUNET.CARLETON.CA%7C41109e06651842baeefc08dd52b626e3%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638757664461302548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oUcHjVlndp0S0MtglgfGT5eLOLTS%2By%2FLkzrZC7mPPzw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Between Frustration and Success: The Canadian Military Experience on the International Commission of Control and Supervision in Vietnam, 1973<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of Military History,&nbsp;<\/em>Vol. 89, No. 1, January 2025, pp. 128\u201354.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Major Humanitarian Dilemma of Neutrality. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Prisoners of War in Korea, 1950\u20131953,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development,&nbsp;<\/em>vol. 13, Issue 3 (2022): 263\u2013280.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLe fonctionnalisme en pratique : la diplomatie canadienne face \u00e0 l\u2019affaire de Koje-Do durant la guerre de Cor\u00e9e,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Canadian Historical Review<\/em>, vol. 103, Issue 2 (2022): 277\u2013302.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUne coop\u00e9ration complexe entre humanitaires et militaires&nbsp;: Le Comit\u00e9 international de la Croix-Rouge et le Commandement des Nations Unies durant la guerre de Cor\u00e9e,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Relations Internationales<\/em>, vol. 186, Issue 2 (2021): 65\u201382.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Truly Ambivalent Collaboration: Canadian-British Wartime Relation and German Prisoners of War, 1940\u20131945,\u201d<em>&nbsp;International History Review<\/em>, vol. 42, Issue 3 (2020): 526\u2013542.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018An Important Contribution to the Allied War Effort.\u2019 Canada and North Atlantic Intelligence Exchange on German POWs, 1940\u20131945,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Intelligence and National Security<\/em>, vol. 34, Issue 2 (2019): 289\u2013306.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCollaborer avec le Commonwealth? Les relations canado-britanniques et la d\u00e9tention de guerre au Canada, 1940\u20131945,\u201d<em>&nbsp;Canadian Historical Review<\/em>, vol. 99, Issue 3 (2018): 428\u2013455.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo have a friendly co-operation between Canadians and Americans. Les prisonniers de guerres allemands en Am\u00e9rique du Nord, 1940-1945. Objet d\u2019une cooperation am\u00e9rico-canadienne,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Bulletin d\u2019histoire Politique<\/em>, vol. 26, Issue 3 (2018): 105\u2013127.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLa participation canadienne \u00e0 la r\u00e9\u00e9ducation des prisonniers de guerre allemands&nbsp;: l\u2019exp\u00e9rience du camp de Sorel au Qu\u00e9bec, 1945\u20131946,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Revue Cap-Aux-Diamants<\/em>, n<sup>o<\/sup>&nbsp;132 (2018)&nbsp;: 12\u201314.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBowmanville, October 1942: The \u2018Shackling Crisis\u2019 and the German Prisoners of War in Canada,\u201d in Johannes Paulmann, Marc Palen, Andrew Tompson and Fabian Klose,&nbsp;<em>Online Atlas on the History of Humanitarianism and Human Rights<\/em>, 2018.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/hhr-atlas.ieg-mainz.de\/articles\/turcotte-bowmanville\">http:\/\/hhr-atlas.ieg-mainz.de\/articles\/turcotte-bowmanville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo have a friendly co-operation between Canadians and Americans<em>:&nbsp;<\/em>The Canada\u2013U.S. Relationship Regarding German Prisoners of War, 1940\u20131945,\u201d<em>&nbsp;Diplomacy &amp; Statecraft,&nbsp;<\/em>vol. 28, Issue 3 (2017): 383\u2013402.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEntre appui et condamnation, la presse britannique et la campagne de bombardements strat\u00e9giques sur l\u2019Allemagne (1939\u20131945),\u201d&nbsp;<em>Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains<\/em>, vol. 258, Issue 2 (2015): 105\u2013124.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Book Chapters]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCivilian internees, common criminals or dangerous Communists? The International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Command and Internment in South Korean, 1950\u20131953<em>,<\/em>\u201d in Gabriele Anderl, Linda Erker, Christoph Renprecht (ed.),&nbsp;<strong><em>Internment Refugee Camps: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong>(Bielefeld, Transcript-verlag, 2023):&nbsp;<\/strong>125\u2013136.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Jean-Michel","cu_people_last_name":"Turcotte","cu_people_initials":"JT","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[67,304],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-26530","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","hentry","cu_people_type-adjunct-research-professors","cu_people_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Adjunct Research Professor","cu_people_degree":"\tB.A. (UQAC), M.A. (Laval), Ph.D. (Laval)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"jean-michel.turcotte@forces.gc.ca","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/26530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/26530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26531,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/26530\/revisions\/26531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=26530"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=26530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}