The Aleksanteri Institute and MAREEES Master's Programme proudly publish outstanding student research and coursework in the Student Spotlight Series. We just published three new pieces! Fresh perspectives on Tbilisi, Kazakhstan, and climate activism here: helsinki.fi/en/degree-prog…

Are you already familiar with the Aleksanteri Institute's research profile? It highlights our key focus areas and helps the academic community and public explore our research. Learn more about how the research community at the Aleksanteri worked on it:⬇️helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri…

Reminder: the call for papers, panels, and roundtables for the 24th Aleksanteri Conference is open until Wednesday, 7 May 2025! Read more and submit your proposal here: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

Studying in a Master's Programme in a Finnish university? Apply for ExpREES minor by 15 April! / Haku VIExpert-asiantuntijaopintoihin on auki 15.4. asti! Lue lisää Aleksanteri-instituutin koordinoimasta maisteritason erikoistumisohjelmasta ja hae mukaan: helsinki.fi/fi/aleksanteri…

The GULAGECHOES project has come to an end, but relevance of research on multicultural prisons persists, argues the Principal Investigator of the project, Prof. Judith Pallot. Read more about her reflections on the noteworthy project and its results here🔽helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri…

Haku VIExperttiin auki 15.4. asti! Voit tutustua VIExpert-opiskelijatarinoihin Aleksanteri-instituutin sivuilla: helsinki.fi/fi/aleksanteri… / Apply to the ExpREES programme by 15 April! Read the ExpREES student stories: helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri…

We are now looking for a trainee for the Master’s Programme in Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies (MAREEES) for the autumn! DL for applications is 28 April. For more information, check the description of the traineeship position below👇jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-T…

We are also looking for a trainee for the Aleksanteri Institute for the autumn! Check the eligibility criteria and description of the position here👇 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-T…

Last week, some of our PhD researchers visited PRIO for a Junior Scholar Symposium, organized in the framework of CENTREPEACE. We're glad to foster networking and provide support for PhD projects together with PRIO and Masaryk University! prio.org/news/3609

Our series of expert opinions and short analyses, Aleksanteri Insight, has just published a new piece. Researchers Olga Dovbysh and Elena Rodina discuss the risks faced by Russian media in exile👇helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri…

The Call for Papers for the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 has been extended until Friday, 16 May. Please review the CfP and submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals here: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

Just learned that our #Aleksanteri2024 keynote speaker won the Pulitzer Prize for the book he presented at the conference! Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, very well deserved! pulitzer.org/node/benjamin-… You can watch his keynote speech here: youtu.be/3Zr6nUkb9Cw?si…

Welcome to the book launch event of Prof. Vladimir Gel'man, "Russia's Gamble: The Domestic Origins of Russia's Attack on Ukraine" on Monday 26 May, 17:15-18:15 in Metsätalo hall 2, University of Helsinki. Read more Polity: politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

Registration for the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is now open! To register as a presenting or non-presenting participant, please follow the instructions on the conference website: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

We're excited to welcome Dina Sharipova, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University, as on of the keynotes for the #Aleksanteri2025 conference! Register for the conference here: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

We are honored to welcome Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University Andrea Pető Peto Andrea 🇦🇹🇭🇺🇪🇺 as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 conference! Please register for the conference here: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

MAREEES student Sofia Malysheva has won the Master’s Thesis Award from the Finnish Association for Russian and East European Studies with her thesis analyzing Soviet women’s responses to Natalya Baranskaya’s novella. Congratulations! Read her interview: helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri…

Excited to announce that Prof. Daunis Auers will be one of the keynote speakers at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference! He is a Professor of European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Latvia, and Director of the LaSER think tank. Registration: helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

Join us for a CENTREPEACE lecture: “No War, No Peace? Rethinking Power, Violence, and the Prospects for Peace in the South Caucasus” by Dr. Zinaida Bechná, 12 August in Metsätalo and online, at 15:00. Please register by 10 August here: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/1358…