Staff at CEAS

Teaching and Research Staff

Lauri Paltemaa profile picture
Lauri
Paltemaa
Professor, Docent
Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies
+358 29 450 3059
+358 50 326 5014
Outi Luova profile picture
Outi
Luova
Docent, DrSocSci
Senior University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
+358 29 450 3058
+358 50 326 5006
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Sabine
Burghart
Dr. phil, drs., Academic Director of EAST Programme
University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
+358 29 450 3057
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Silja
Keva
VTT, oppiainevastaava / Dr. Soc.Sci, Head of Discipline
University Teacher, Centre for East Asian Studies
+358 29 450 3055
+358 50 308 9243
Annamari Konttinen profile picture
Annamari
Konttinen
University Teacher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Jeong-Im Hyun profile picture
Jeong-Im
Hyun
PhD, Finnish Docent
Docent, Centre for East Asian Studies
University Teacher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Social movement theories, Pro-Democracy movement in South Korea, Political communication style, Conspiracy theories, Influence of Korean popular culture in Europe
+358 29 450 3206
+358 50 331 3461
Kamila Szczepanska profile picture
Kamila
Szczepanska
University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
Docent, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History
Yoko Demelius profile picture
Yoko
Demelius
PhD, Docent
University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
Docent, Faculty of Social Sciences
Conspiracy Theories, Anti-Science, and Disinformation in East Asia: Perspectives from Japan (CADEA) - KONE Foundation

Language teachers

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Kanako
Kuramitsu
Centre for East Asian Studies
University Teacher, The Centre for Language and Communication Studies
Taru
Salminen
Centre for East Asian Studies
University Teacher, The Centre for Language and Communication Studies
Chikako
Senge
Centre for East Asian Studies
Heejin
Kim
Centre for East Asian Studies

Docents

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Jeong-Im
Hyun
PhD, Finnish Docent
Docent, Centre for East Asian Studies
University Teacher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Social movement theories, Pro-Democracy movement in South Korea, Political communication style, Conspiracy theories, Influence of Korean popular culture in Europe
+358 29 450 3206
+358 50 331 3461
Satoko
Naito
Docent, Centre for East Asian Studies
Sungju
Park-Kang
Adjunct Professor, Dr
Docent, Contemporary History
Juha
Saunavaara
Docent, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History
Elina Sinkkonen profile picture
Elina
Sinkkonen
Docent
Docent, Faculty of Social Sciences
Kamila Szczepanska profile picture
Kamila
Szczepanska
University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
Docent, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History
Minna
Valjakka
Docent, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History
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Yoko
Demelius
PhD, Docent
University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies
Docent, Faculty of Social Sciences
Conspiracy Theories, Anti-Science, and Disinformation in East Asia: Perspectives from Japan (CADEA) - KONE Foundation

Affiliated Researchers

Antti
Leppänen
Contemporary History
+358 41 528 6256
Hermann
Aubié
Centre for East Asian Studies
Kanako Kuramitsu profile picture
Kanako
Kuramitsu
Centre for East Asian Studies
University Teacher, The Centre for Language and Communication Studies
Pilvi Posio profile picture
Pilvi
Posio
Senior Researcher, Centre for Collaborative Research (CCR)

Doctoral Students

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Marko
Pihl
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Suik
Jung
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Liisa
Kauppila
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
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Mary
Song
VTM (Master of Social Sciences in Asian Studies)
Project Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Member of Westermarck Society, Board Member of DocSoBe (Association for Doctoral Researchers of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UTU), Member of Nykykulttuuriyhdistys Suunnitelma B ry
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Junhua
Zhu
Social and Behavior Sciences
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Stephen
Ranger
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Aleksandra Sharapova profile picture
Aleksandra
Sharapova
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
India: Focus Africa. Indian contemporary foreign policy towards Africa in comparison to China.
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Ari-Joonas
Pitkänen
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Doctoral dissertation project: "Up to the Mountains, Down to the Sea: A Treatise on the Ecology of Being Taiwanese"
Viktoriya Kuzina profile picture
Viktoriya
Kuzina
Master of Social Sciences (VTM) in East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland; ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Master of Linguistics in Japanese Language, Oles' Honchar Dnipro National University, Ukraine.
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Member of the British Association for Japanese Studies. Member of the Neurodiversity Group in Finland (Suomen Neurodiversiteettiryhmä)
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Ville
Sava
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Ongoing doctoral dissertation work: "Commemorating Defeat: Remembering the Boshin War in Aizuwakamatsu City in Japan".
Tommi
Sookari
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
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Il
Lee
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Project Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies
Doctoral dissertation title: "Leadership, Identity, and Nuclear Power: Analysing North Korea’s Nuclear Trajectory Across Three Regimes"
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Weiqing
Wang
Doctoral Researcher, Centre for East Asian Studies

Administration

Tuula
Karjalainen
Education Coordinator, Admission Services
+358 29 450 3117
+358 50 563 9447
Hanna-Mari
Salonen
Student Services Secretary, Educational Affairs
+358 29 450 3129
+358 50 341 3854

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