Main education: Master in Political Science, Åbo Akademi University, 1989 Licenciate in Political Science, Åbo Akademi University, 1991 Doctor in
Political Science, Åbo Akademi University, 1997 (dissertation on the history of
political ideas Europe and Finland; defining the Political Identity of Finland
in Western Europe, Ashgate, London, 1998
Main employment: Lecturer in Social Sciences, University of Turku: Faculty of Legal Sciences, 1989-90 Acting Departmental Assistant, University of Turku: Dept of Political Science 1990-91 Acting Departmental Assistant, Åbo Akademi University: Dept of Political Science 1992-93 Research Fellow, Research Project 'Citizens' Europe' financed by the Academy of Finland 1993-95 Acting Departmental Assistant, Åbo Akademi University: Dept of Political Science 1996 Researcher, National Defence College: Dept of Strategic Studies 1.10.1996-28.2.1998 Researcher, Coordinator of Programme on European Policy-Making University of Helsinki: Dept of Political Science 1.3.1998 -31.8.1998 Acting Professor in International Relations University of Helsinki 1.9.1998-31.12.1998 Researcher, Coordinator of Programme on European Policy-Making University of Helsinki 1.1.1999 – 31.12.2000 Director of Research, Centre for European Studies, University of Helsinki 1.1.2001 – 14.4.2003 State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs 28.5.2007 - 31.12. 2008 Director, Network for European Studies University of Helsinki 15.4.2003
– 31.12.2009 (leave of absence 28.5.2007 – 31.12.2008)
Major secondary employments:
Lecturer in
Political Sciences and International Relations, University of Turku
1993-96 Editor-In-Chief
of Politiikka (Politics), the main Finnish journal of Political Science
1995-96 Chairperson
of the Finnish International Studies Association 1994 -1996 Columnist
in Hufvudstadsbladet the main Swedish newspaper in Finland 1997 Lecturer in
European Politics, National
Defence College,
1998 -> General
Secretary of The Forum for European Security 1997 - 1999 Chairperson
of The Forum for European Security 1999 - 2001 Columnist
in Turun Sanomat and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat leading regional
newspapers 1999 -> Columnist
in Suomen Kuvalehti, 2000 – 2001 Columnist
in MTV, News, 2002 – Coordinator
of one of the six projects in the Nordic Research Programme in Security Policy
financed by the Nordic Governments and the
Nordic Council of Ministers, 1999 -> Lecturer of A Permanent Course in European Political
Integration (60 h annually), The European Commission, Jean Monnet Project, 1998
– 2005 Lecturer, Finnish Defence Courses, 2004 -> Project director, Organising for Enlargement –
research project, The European Commission, V Framework Programme, 2001 – 2004 Project director, Ten Years of ASEM: Achievements and
Possibilities, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2005-2006 Special representative of the Prime Minister in the Convention
on the Future of Europe; 1.2.2002- 15.7.2003. Project director, The EU’s Impact on the Finnish
Political System and Administration – research
project, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, 2004-2007 Project director, The EU as An International Actor –
research project, Academy of Finland, 2007-2010
Scientific expert tasks and
commissions of trust:
Member of the Editorial Board of Ulkopolitiikka
(leading scientific journal in Foreign Affairs) 1994 - 2001 Member of the
Working Group of Sector Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1995 - 2001
Member of the governing board of the Parliament Library, 1999 -> Member of
the Committee for Liberal Adult Education, University of Helsinki, 1999 -> Member of the National Board of
Economic Defence, 2000 -2008 Member of the Board of Foreign and Security Policy
Research, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, 2000->
Member of the Board of Awards, the British Council, 2001 -> Member of the
Board of the Foundation for Finnish Foreign Policy Research, 2001 -> Member
of the Academic Board of EUROPEAUM (association between ten European universities), 2004 -> Member of Board of
the Research Project on the Extradition during the Continuation War set up by
the Council of State 2004 - 2008 Member of the Administrative Council of ARCADA
(The Finnish-Swedish Polytechnical College) 2004 -> Member of Board of
Crisis Management Initiative 2005 -2006 Chairperson of the Organization
Eurooppanaiset (Women in Europe) 2005 - 2007 Member of the Tanner
Academy, 2005 -> Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Member of the
Election Board of the Science Book of the Year 2005 Member of the Association
Committee of the Finnish Cultural Foundation 2006 -> Vice-chairperson of the
Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs 2007->
Major awards:
The Annual Award of the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation, 2001 The
Annual J.V. Snellman Award of the University
of Helsinki, 2002 The
Social Scientist of the Year 2002, Award of the Finnish Social Scientist Association
The Tanner Award, 2005
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