On 21 March 2024 it is time for the 10th anniversary of the Kastelholm Talks for Peace! Keep an eye on the Åland Islands Peace Institute’s webpage and social media channels as we will announce this year’s theme, speakers and panellists throughout the coming months. If you are interested in
Ahead of UN Day, we are pleased to present the Åland Peace Lecture on October 23rd with this year’s guest researcher Clifford Okwany from Kenya! The seminar will be held in English, with the opportunity to ask questions in Swedish, and will focus on different approaches to border security in
Hi, My name is Ebere Christopher. I am from Nigeria. I am currently a second year Master’s student of Peace Mediation and Conflict Research at Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa Campus. I am an Åland Islands Peace Institute’s Autumn(September) 2023 Research Intern. My research focus is on Domestic Violence and Its Psychological Concomitants. My
This year’s Peace Fellow is Clifford Okwany from Kenya. He is the third Peace Fellow to stay on Åland. Last Sunday he set foot on Ålandic soil for the first time – and now he is installed with us at the Peace Institute. Today the sun shines into the library, which
Did you miss our breakfast seminar last spring on Åland’s demilitarisation – what are myths and what are truths? Now we are running it again but in the evening and with a classical music performance by the Ukrainian pianist Olha Dmytrenko. Welcome to Mariehamn City Library on Thursday 21 September
Ahead of International Democracy Day, the KUT network invites you to a new lunch seminar on 14 September! This time the theme is “Facts for good decisions – where the environment and economy meet” and the panel consists of Siv Sandberg, university teacher and researcher in public administration at Åbo
Do not miss the new issue of Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies! The special issue collects the proceedings of a joint webinar hosted by Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and the Åland Islands Peace Institute in January this year: Regional Security in the North, Nuclear Risks and
Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Director of the Peace Institute, is appointed Professor of Law at Åbo Akademi University, specialising in self-government and autonomy. She starts her new position initially on a part-time basis from November 2023. – It is a great honor to once again work at Åbo Akademi University and
A legal study on Åland’s demilitarization will be completed in August and is something that the Åland Islands Peace Institute asked for already last spring in connection with the discussion of a NATO membership. “A good and updated legal investigation on Åland’s position can be useful today, as we see
Do you want to learn more about territorial autonomy and The Åland Example? Then you should register for thisautumn’s digital e-course “Territorial Autonomy as a Resource for Diversity & Conflict Resolution – Lessons with the Åland Example as one point of departure”. The course is offered in collaboration with the
