Comparing the Åland Islands Precedent and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
This research note explores available studies concerning the possibility of the resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh Conflict through mplementation of good practices and experiences of the Åland Islands precedent to pave way for the final solution of the territorial conflict through the application of the international law. In the original exploratory research effort that was […]
Aspects Regarding the Svalbard Demilitarisation in Relation to Norway Joining the Atlantic Alliance in 1949, and Reflections on the Åland Islands’ Demilitarised and Neutralised status in the Event of a Finnish NATO accession
The article strives to explore certain aspects regarding the Svalbard demilitarisation in relation to Norway joining the Atlantic Alliance, which could be of interest in relation to the Åland Islands’ status as demilitarised and neutralised in a situation where Finland would decide to join NATO – although the Svalbard and the Åland Islands’ legal regimes […]
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 […]
The Nexus between Arms Control and Human Rights in the Case of North Korea. Implications for the human rights agenda
The exceptionally poor human rights record of North Korea has for long remained eclipsed by the issue of arms control. The Commission of Inquiry report of 2014 nevertheless centre-staged human rights, and there is increasing evidence to the fact that the two issues are connected. The international community has nevertheless been divided over whether to […]
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 […]
A Comparative Study of the Autonomy Arrangement of the Former Netherlands Antilles in Relation to the Åland Example
In this research, the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is examined as an example of an autonomy arrangement that has been subject to change, but is at the same time inflexible do to its robust constitutional entrenchment. With special reference to particular timeframes and conflicts, this research compares the autonomy arrangement of […]
Rethinking the Westphalian Order during WW I: Max Weber on the Timeliness of the European Polity
The publication of the Max-Weber-Gesamtausgabe volumes, including his letters and a recent study of Hinnerk Bruhns, have revised the canonical view on Weber as a German nationalist. With a conceptual and rhetorical analysis of his essays Deutschland unter europäischen Weltmächten (1916) and Zum Thema Kriegsschuld (early 1919), I offer an alternative view on Weber’s relationship […]
Research Note: Mackinder, Westermarck and the Åland Question
In her Research Note, PHD-candidate Heidi Öst explores the possible relevance and role of two pioneers of the London School of Economics for the Åland Island question. What was the relevance of MacKinder and Westermarck, if any?
The Aims of Åland and Finland Regarding a New Act on the Autonomy of Åland: An analysis of three parliamentary committee reports (2010–2017)
The main question of this article is what intentions Åland and Finland hold regarding the self-government of Åland, and how this is mirrored in the ongoing process for a revision of the Åland Autonomy Act. This matter is studied through a comparison of three central documents in the revision process, issued by three parliamentary committees, […]
