Research programme
Research Programme of the Åland Islands Peace Institute 2010 – 2014 Approved by the Board of Directors on 16 January 2010 Background and vision The three subject areas of the research The results of the research The direction of the research programme in coming years Download the programme as pdf file. Background and vision The Åland Islands Peace Institute was founded in 1992 as a politically and religiously independent foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to promote and support both practical activities and research concerning peace and conflict issues in a broadly defined sense, from the vantage point of Åland and its special status. The Åland Islands Peace Institute is included in several networks of organisations and institutions that work with related issues. The institute has consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC. The activities of the Åland Islands Peace Institute are directed at a broad target group, both on Åland, in Finland and the Nordic Region, and internationally. The research and investigations concern the conditions on Åland as well as Nordic and international questions. The Åland Islands Peace Institute aims to promote the international contacts of Ålanders and knowledge of international and European law, […]