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
Before the International Day of Democracy, the KUT network invites you to a new lunch seminar on September 14th, in the seminar series “Facts for good decisions”. How do you deal with conflicting objectives between different areas of society? How can you find intersections where different societal interests can work
Breakfast seminar on May 31, 2023 at the library in Mariehamn. We all know that Åland is called the islands of peace, but what the concept of demilitarization is, means and implies for Åland, Finland and the outside world is not always so obvious. Åland’s demilitarization has been regularly questioned
Thank you to everyone that came yesterday and to those who watch us online. Photo: Rob Watkins
We are used to seeing justice as something delivered by a judge in court. The punitive justice system primarily aims to restore justice in relation to the state and the law. The restorative justice is a complementary system to manage conflicts or criminal cases and puts the parties first. The
Now it’s only a few days left for the Kastelholm Peace Talks 2023. Watch them online on Thursday the 30th of March at 14.15 here on our website or at our Youtube channel
On Thursday the 30th of March 2023, the Åland Islands Peace Institute will – for the nineth time – arrange the “Kastelholm Talks on Peace” on Åland. The Kastelholm Talks are annual conversations about peace, under the patronage of former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen. This year’s theme is “Peace,
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs did together with the Åland Islands Peace Institute arrange an online seminar on the regional security in the northern areas. A broad range of experts from different countries, disciplines and institutions discussed the various actors, the risks involved in the current confrontational situation
Are facts needed in politics and in decision-making? What kind of facts are needed for good decisions? Do the decision makers have access to the facts they need? Are facts enough for making good decisions? During this super election year 2023, the KUT network wants to raise questions about knowledge
