Territorial Autonomy as a Constitutional Mechanism to Address Diversity-Driven Conflicts – An Ethiopian Case Study
The Race to Carbon Neutrality What Does it Mean for Territorial Autonomies and Diversity Management?
Joint Bodies – a Key Factor for Successful Autonomous Systems? The Cases of the Italian Special Regions and the Åland Islands
Can a True Finn Speak Swedish? The Swedish Language in the Finns Party Discourse
This paper aims to analyse the rhetorical utilisation of Swedish language in the discourse of the Finns Party. This contribution will provide an overview of the history of Swedish language in Finland and will attempt to analyse the relationship between the two language groups. This contribution will analyse the rhetorical uses of Swedish language within […]
Autonomy, Indigenous Peoples, and Afro-Descendants in Colombia
The article analyzes how indigenous and Afro-descendant communities achieved participation in the National Constitutional Assembly in 1991 in Colombia and how this process influenced the definition of new territorial institutions in which territorial autonomy and self-rule were successfully granted – against all odds. How did this happen? What circumstances facilitated the agency of these marginalized […]
What is the essence of the institution of demilitarisation? Reflections upon Completion of the Research Project “Demilitarisation in an increasingly militarised world – International perspectives in a multilevel framework: the case of the Åland Islands”
Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark is Associate Professor of International Law and Director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute. She has had the pleasure of heading the research project discussed in the present article. Many thanks go to all researchers involved in it over the years, namely Timo Koivurova, Pirjo Kleemola-Juntunen, Saila Heinikoski, Filip Holiencin and Yannick […]
