Communications Intern in Autumn 2019: Karoliina Paakkinen
Karoliina Paakkinen is a communications intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from August to October. She will work with the renewal of the website of the Peace Institute and with other communications tasks. In addition, she will assist at conferences and presentations where the Peace Institute takes part. Karoliina studies Social Sciences at Tampere University and she is writing her Master’s thesis about Zambian female politicians’ possibilities to participate in the decision-making processes.
Islands of Peace – Åland’s autonomy, demilitarisation and neutralisation
Susanne Eriksson, Lars Ingmar Johansson & Barbro Sundback Fredens öar. Ålands självstyrelse, demilitarisering och neutralisering ISBN 952-5265-16-1 (Swedish, 2006) Islands of Peace. Åland’s autonomy, demilitarisation and neutralisation ISBN 952-5265-17-X (English, 2006) Rauhan saaret. Ahvenanmaan itsehallinto, demilitarisointi ja puolueettomuus ISBN 978-952-5265-21-7 (Finnish, 2007) 25,00 euro + porto/postage/postikulut This publication deals with Åland’s autonomy, both the historical background of it and the current situation. The publication gives the reader a view of how the different historical events eventually led to the autonomy of Åland, at the same time as it gives a view of Åland’s position today as well as the politics on Åland. Some of the challenges that Åland is facing, connected to the demilitarization, is also discussed in the publication. Concerning politics on Åland, the Government of Åland is discussed as well as the international cooperations that Åland has with institutions such as the Nordic Council and the European Union. Information in Swedish | English | Finnish