We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Åland Cultural Foundation to conduct a study for a forthcoming research project on the demilitarization of Åland. We will map recent events related to Finland’s NATO accession and analyze media debates on demilitarization. We will also
– We are delighted that Susanne Eriksson has agreed to join our network of senior advisors. She has unique knowledge and experience of self-government and its development from the inside, and such knowledge is important for the Peace Institute both in research and in our meetings with international visitors who
Hi! I’m Rezwanul Haque, hailing from the land of the Bangladeshi monsoon and legendary tea stalls. You can often find me lost in thoughts about how perfect the world would be if every meeting came with an endless supply of tea (spoiler: I drink a lot of it). Currently, I’m
It’s that time of the year in Scandinavia when the wind turns colder, the days get shorter and academics in Stockholm and Oslo grab the world spotlight as they announce the winners of the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 will be announced at a press conference tomorrow on
Welcome to Mariehamns stadsbibliotek next Wednesday 2 October at 18. Our evening seminar, which was unfortunately cancelled last time due to illness, will now take place. Come and listen to our expert, Kjell-Åke Nordquist talk about ‘Middle East – Does peace have a chance? ’ The basic conditions for getting
Our evening seminar tonight is unfortunately canceled and postponed to another day. Our lecturer Kjell-Åke Nordquist is sick. We will return with a new date shortly. Kind regards, Åland Islands Peace Institute
How important is the issue of international guarantees for the Åland solution today? Are there any such guarantees at all? Welcome to our lunch seminar with Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Professor at Åbo Akademi University and former Director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute. The seminar is based on a study
Niklas Bremberg and Janne Holmén were elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting on 26 March to the Research Council of the Åland Islands Peace Institute. Niklas Bremberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Stockholm University. He is also associated as a researcher
In recent decades we have seen many conflicts in the world where a central feature is that one or more ethnic groups within a state are seeking greater self-determination, in some cases independence. In many such situations, self-government or other forms of power-sharing have been discussed and sometimes introduced as
