On the 20th of October last year, 100 years had passed since the signing of the 1921 Convention relating to the Non-fortification and neutralisation of the Åland Islands. The Åland parliament celebrated this centenary through an international seminar titled ’Demilitarisation and neutralisation– a stabilising force for peace in the region’.
A second issue of JASS has been published right in time for the end of the year! This time, we turn our attention geographically to the African continent, and thematically towards constitutional arrangements in diverse, conflict-ridden environments. Tesfaye A. Mekonen has studied the on-going conflict in Ethiopia through the lens
Please visit www.jass.ax for some comparative research starring the now 100-year-old autonomy of Åland: Nicolò Paulo Alessi explores the differences and similarities between the Åland Delegation and the Joint committees of the Italian Special Regions, while Walker Darke investigates the role of territorial autonomies in sustainable energy policy.
With the recent proposal for a pact on migration and asylum, the EU now wishes to hit the refresh button on one of the defining developments of our time. But what did the EU policy on migration and integration look like up until now, and why does it need freshening
As of this month, the Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies, JASS, is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals, www.doaj.org. DOAJ is an independent database which includes over 15,000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities. – This is an important
Parliamentary debates about Åland and the politicisation of traveling The corona pandemic has affected also the publication of the first issue of JASS this year, but we are proud to announce that JASS 1-2020 is now out! This issue features two articles analysing parliamentary debates about Åland – one on
Call for Papers for next issue of the Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies. Deadline 30th of September 2019. The editors of JASS welcome submissions of manuscripts that focus on, or relate to, the topics and intersections of security, autonomy arrangements, and minority issues. Apart from reviewed articles, JASS also
The Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies (JASS) is a peer-reviewed, open access e-journal published by the Åland Islands Peace Institute (AIPI), Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. The journal addresses its overarching theme of peace and security from the perspectives of autonomy, demilitarisation, and minority protection. The latest issue of JASS covers
Due to the widening content of the concept of “security” in recent decades, it is no longer possible to talk about security in general terms in a meaningful way. Instead, more specific approaches are needed. This issue of JASS is a very good example: it contains articles that range from
The Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies (JASS) is a peer-reviewed, open access e-journal published by the Åland Islands Peace Institute (AIPI), Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. The journal addresses its overarching theme of peace and security from the perspectives of autonomy, demilitarisation, and minority protection. The Vol. 2 Issue 1 of JASS includes
