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Director: Academy professor Kari Palonen, University of Jyväskylä,
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Political Science
Vice-Director: Academy professor Tuija Pulkkinen, University of Helsinki,
Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
Research teams
Political Thought and Conceptual History (PolTCH)
Senior scholars
- Kari Palonen, Professor, University of Jyväskylä,
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, (research team leader) - Tuija Parvikko, Academy Research Fellow, University of Jyväskylä,
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, (research team vice-leader) - Pasi Ihalainen, Professor, University of Jyväskylä,
Department of History and Ethnology - Suvi Soininen, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Henrik Stenius, Research director, University of Helsinki
Centre for Nordic Studies - Vasileios Syros, University of Jyväskylä, Department of History, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Post-doctoral scholars
- Anna Björk, University of University, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Taru Haapala, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Anu Hirsiaho, University of Tampere, Women’s studies
- Eira Juntti, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Paul-Erik Korvela, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Anthoula Malkopoulou, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Ere Nokkala, University of Helsinki, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Evgeny Roshchin, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Jyrki Ruohomäki, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Claudia Wiesner, University of Jyväskylä
Doctoral students
- Sarita Friman-Korpela, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Hanna-Mari Kivistö, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Anna Kronlund, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Associate members
- Piia Einonen, University of Jyväskylä, History
- Cornelia Ilie, University of Örebro & Södertörn Högskola
- Peter A. Kraus, University of Helsinki
- Jussi Kurunmäki, Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
- Jani Marjanen, Renvall Institute, Centre for Nordic Studies CENS
- José María Rosales, University of Málaga, Spain
- Sia Spiliopoulou-Åkermark, Åland’s Fredsinstitut & Lund University
- Timo Särkkä, University of Jyväskylä
- Johan Strang, University of Helsinki, Centre for Nordic Studies CENS
- Tapani Turkka, University of Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, Political Science
- Tuula Vaarakallio, University of Jyväskylä, Political Science
Politics of Philosophy and Gender (PPhiG)
Senior scholars
- Tuija Pulkkinen, Academy professor, University of Helsinki,
Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, (research team leader) - Kevät Nousiainen, Professor, University of Turku, Faculty of Law, Jurisprudence
- Tuula Juvonen, University of Tampere, Gender studies, School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Anu Koivunen, Stockholm University, Department of Cinema Studies
- Johanna Oksala, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
Post-doctoral scholars
- Mervi Patosalmi, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Antu Sorainen, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Laura Werner, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA and University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
Doctoral students
- Anna Elomäki, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Julia Honkasalo, Department of Political Science, The New School for Social Research, New York City
- Heini Kinnunen, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Jacek Kornak, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
- Eeva Urrio, University of Helsinki, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
Associate members
- Antke Engel, Director, Instute of Queer Studies, Hamburg, Germany.
- Sarah Green, Professor, University of Manchester / CRESC, Manchester, UK.
- Kimberly Hutchings, Professor / The London School of Economics
- Laure Bereni, Assistant professor, NYU, USA and CNRS, Paris, France.
- Marta Postigo, Post doctoral scholar, University of Málaga, Spain.
Politics and the Arts (Polarts)
Senior scholars
- Matti Hyvärinen, Academy Research Fellow, University of Tampere,
Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, (research team leader) - Kia Lindroos, Senior Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä,
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, (research team vice-leader) - Olivia Guaraldo, University of Verona, Department of Philosophy
- Margaret Heller, University of Halifax, Political Thought
- Frank Möller, University of Tampere, Peace Research Institute
Post-doctoral scholars
- Tommi Kotonen, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Lauri Siisiäinen, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Doctoral students
- Tuija Lattunen, University of Helsinki, Department of Political Science
- Riina Yrjölä, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Associate members
- Alina Curticapean, University of Tampere, TAPRI
- Dorota Glowacka, Kings College, Halifax
- Dana Arieli-Horowitz, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Annabel Herzog, University of Haifa, Department of Political Science
- Janne Immonen, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Kuisma Korhonen, University of Helsinki, Comparative Literature
- Hanna Kuusela, University of London, Goldsmiths College
- Raija-Leena Loisa, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Lisa Muszynski, University of Helsinki Language Services, and Department of Social Science History
- Carlo Salzani, Monash University, Clayton
Visiting scholars
- Burkhard, Conrad, Universität Hamburg, Germany (PolTCH 21.4.-26.5.2006)
- Engel, Antke, Director, Institute of Queer Studies, Hamburg, Germany (PPhiG 7.5.-21.5.2006)
- Green, Sarah, Professor, University of Manchester / CRESC, Manchester UK (PPhiG 1.8.-31.12.2006)
- Postigo, Marta, Assistant professor, University of Málaga, Spain (PPhiG 1.10.2007 – 30.9.2008)
- Wiesner, Claudia, Visiting post doctoral scholar, Institut des Etudes Politiques, Paris, France (PolTCH 2.10.-13.10.2006)