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Aleksanteri Institute
P.O.Box 42 (Unioninkatu 33)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
office +358 9 191 24175
fax +358 9 191 23615
aleksanteri [at] helsinki.fi
firstname.lastname [at] helsinki.fi
Staff
Since its founding in 1996 the Aleksanteri Institute has grown rapidly into a working community of approximately 50 people. Administrative staff account for almost half of the employees, the rest being researchers. A large part of the Institute's staff works on project funding. In addition, the Institute is regularly visited by other researchers, both Finnish and foreign, who get their funding from other sources.
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Director, Ph.D (sociology), professor Expertise: Social Theory, Russian Domestic and Foreign Policy, Transition Studies in Comparative Perspective, Social Inequality, Power and Democracy, Cultural Structures and Macro Processes |
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Markku Kangaspuro Editor-in-chief of Idäntutkimus – The Finnish Journal on Russian and East European Studies (leading Finnish scientific quarterly) Administrative expertise: project management room 240 |
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Administration and projects
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Ira Jänis-Isokangas Expertise: social and political history of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, aspects of ethnicity and nationalism in Russian identity Email: ira.janis-isokangas(at)helsinki.fi |
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Jouni Järvinen Director of Educational Programs, D.Soc.Sc East Central European, Balkan and Baltic Studies (ECEBB) Ukrainian Studies Expertise: Contemporary history of East Central Europe and the Western Balkans, dissidents, identity research and history politics room 203 |
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Tapani Kaakkuriniemi Head of Education, Master's Programme Expertise: theories of state and democracy, international relations, Russian and Baltic politics, Russian idea and identities, Eurasian thought +358-(0)9-191 23680 |
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Anna Korhonen Head of International Affairs Expertise: Political sociology; nationalism and interaction between international organisations and ethnic minorities Administrative: development and planning |
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Eeva Korteniemi Planning Officer, M.Soc.Sc. room 231 |
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Minna Laatikainen room 243
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| Pirjo Lehtiniemi Administrative Secretary (on leave, contact Minna Laatikainen) |
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Minna Oroza Coordinator, M.Soc.Sci East Central European, Balkan and Baltic Studies (ECEBB) Departmental Coordinator of the Erasmus Exchange Programme room 204 |
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Hanna Peltonen Project Co-ordinator, Master's Programme, MBA, M.Sc Expertise: entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, leadership and organisations, the transition in Russian economy and leadership room 331 |
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| Laura Quist Planning Officer, MA OVET - Venäjän ja itäisen Euroopan osaajana työmarkkinoilla, Ukrainian Studies room 201 |
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| Marja Riikonen Financial Planner room 241 |
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Hanna Ruutu Ph.D., Acting Head of Research Training (Graduate school) Expertise: Russian literature and culture, modernism, cultural influences between Europe and Russia room 238 |
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Anna-Maria Salmi Head of Development, Dr.Pol.Sc Expertise: Social networks in Russia, Russian everyday life |
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| Anna Salonsalmi Administrative Coordinator, Kikimora sales, MA room 246 |
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Niina Tenhio Planning Officer, MA, Master of Music, OVET - Venäjän ja itäisen Euroopan osaajana työmarkkinoilla, Ukrainian Studies room 201 |
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Iiris Virtasalo Project Manager, MA, OVET - Venäjän ja itäisen Euroopan osaajana työmarkkinoilla room 201 |
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IT Services
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Anu Pöyry IT Support, The Center for Information Technology room 202 +358-(0)9-191 23612 +358-(0)50-4342 118 |
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Information and communication services
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Niina Into Expertise:
Library and information services, communications |
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Elina Kahla Managing Editor, Ph.D., Docent Expertise: Editing the Kikimora series; room 327 |
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Emilia Marttunen Library |
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Trainees
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Linnea Luuppala +358 (0)9 191 23681
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Susanna Pirnes + 358 (0)9 191 24027 |
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Tuula Stöckell |
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Researchers
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Markku Kangaspuro Editor-in-chief of Idäntutkimus – The Finnish Journal on Russian and East European Studies (leading Finnish scientific quarterly) Administrative expertise: project management room 240 |
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Kaarina Aitamurto Researcher, PhD Expertise: Contemporary Slavic Paganism (Rodnoverie) in Russia, alternative spirituality and new religious movements, Pagan ultra-nationalistic groups room 217 +358-(0)9-191 23626 |
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Sari Autio-Sarasmo Senior Researcher, PhD, docent Expertise: Economic history of the soviet union, forest history / environmental history, Soviet Karelia, history of science and technology, East-West relations during the Cold War, scientific technological exchange between Finland and the Soviet Union room 242 +358-(0)9-191 23647 |
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Dragana Cvetanovic room 308 |
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Deniz Dinc room 219 |
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Sari Eriksson
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Daria Gritsenko Expertise: Maritime research, shipping policy, Baltic Sea Region, marine environment protection. room 230 |
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Emma Hakala |
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Anna Halonen Researcher, Finnish Graduate School for Russian and East European Studies Expertise: Project management, civilian crisis management and civil protection co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region |
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Anna-Liisa Heusala Senior researcher, Ph.D. Expertise: Comparative studies of public administration, Russian public administration, comprehensive security, border security.Curriculum Vitae room 309 |
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Brendan Humphreys Researcher, M.Soc.Sc. Expertise: Modern political history, the mythology/history dichotomy, political hagiography and demonization, the political influence of the past, Balkan history. room 230
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Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus room 318
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Markus Kainu |
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Suvi Kansikas Researcher, D.Soc.Sc Expertise: political history of the socialist bloc, foreign trade policies of the socialist countries, CMEA-EC relations, integration history, Cold War room 216 +358-(0)9-191 23622 |
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Katja Koikkalainen Researcher, D.Soc.Sc. Expertise: Journalism, business journalism, financial press in Russia room 319 +358-(0)9-191 23619 Curriculum Vitae |
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Meri Kulmala
Expertise: NGOs, local governance, co-operation between NGOs and local authorities, social partnership meri.kulmala [at] helsinki.fi |
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Jussi Lassila |
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Marianna Muravyeva room 320 |
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Jouko Nikula Senior researcher, D.Soc.Sc., Adjunct Professor Expertise: Rural transition, non-agricultural entrepreneurship, middle classes room 325 +358-(0)9-191 23669 +358-(0)44-583 8448 |
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Riikka Nisonen Researcher, MA Expertise: Contemporary history of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia, East West scientific relations during the Cold War, knowledge transfer, political emigrants. |
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Mila Oiva Expertise: History of Poland and the Soviet Union, Cultural History, economic practices, consumer culture, foreign trade within the CMEA member countries and competition. room 216 |
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Mikko Palonkorpi |
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Jukka Pietiläinen |
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Saara Ratilainen Expertise: Russian Language and Literature, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Russian popular culture, Russian history of print, Gender Studies Room 319 | |
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Aino Saarinen Senior Researcher, D.Soc.Sc., Adjunct professor Expertise: feminist methodology; transnational women's movements ja multilevel democracy; crisis centre movement, esp. in the Nordic - NW Russian Barents region; Russian and other East-European women as immigrants in the Nordic countries and other parts of Western Europe; citizenship and migration room 218 +358-(0)9-191 23629 |
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Hanna Smith Curriculum Vitae
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| Ilmari Susiluoto Visiting Researcher room 318 +358-(0)9-191 23656 |
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Sanna Turoma Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow Expertise: Russian literature and culture, travel writing, postcolonial studies, Soviet émigré writers, representations of empire and geographical space in late Soviet Russian culture room 215 |
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Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen Curriculum Vitae |
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Freek van der Vet room 308 |
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Elina Viljanen Researcher, Finnish Graduate School for Russian and East European Studies Expertise: Development of Soviet musicology, history of Russian music, philosophy of art and aesthetics, cultural politics in the Soviet Union, Russian cultural history (academic year 2010-2011 as a visiting fellow in Columbia University, New York) |
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Tetyana Zhurzhenko room 219 |
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Ira Österberg Expertise: Russian cinema room 308 |
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