Lights

Activities

The Fulbright Finland Foundation 75th anniversary scholarship event

May 13, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen receives a scholarship from the Fulbright Finland Foundation to conduct research on the conceptual history of antifeminism in the US right wing.

Collegiate Council

April 23, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.

Planning Meeting

April 18, 2024: The JMC meets with TIAS about a joint event in the fall.

Task Force

April 12, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen participates in a Government Report on the Future task force meeting, organized by the Office of the Prime Minister.

Collegiate Council

April 11, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council

Planning Meeting

March 27, 2024: The JMC meets with Visit Turku about organizing NAAS 2025.

Award Committee

March 25, 2025: Dr. Benita Heiskanen serves as judge for the ASN book award.

Guest Lecture

March 22, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a guest lecture on the U.S. presidential election at SAM-Tampere.

Conference Presentation

March 21, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a presentation at the Annual Sociological Conference 2024 on her research in Havana and Miami in Kuopio.

Guest Lecture

March 18, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen presents at Turku City Library as part of the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) -lecture series on the anti-abortion movement in the United States today.

Planning Meeting

March 14, 2024: The JMC and FASA have a conference planning meeting.

Guest Judge (Levyraati)

March 6, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen serves as a guest judge on a music jury at Bar Kuka in Turku.

Guest Speaker

February 27, 2024: Dr. Niko Heikkilä presents at a seminar at the Center on US Politics and Power (FIIA), titled "Abortion and the United States: changing strategies in the ongoing conflict".

Collegiate Council

February 13, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.

Council Meeting

Feb. 9, 2024: The JMC Council meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Helsinki

Roundtable

Feb. 2, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the 20th Fulbright Finland North American Studies Roundtable at the Fulbright Finland Foundation.

Hosting a Visitor

Dr. Sinikka Grant, SUNY Cobbleskill, USA, visited the JMC from January 25 to April 23. In addition to conducting research, Dr. Grant gave a presentation in the FILPO-department and a presentation for the leadership of the Faculty of Social Sciences. She also attended the JMC's seminars and commented on the drafts of the center's junior scholars. 

Symposium

Jan. 24, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen and Dr. Oscar Winberg attend the Annual Symposium of the Finnish Institutes for Advanced Study at Tampere.

Collegiate Council

January 18, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.

Panel Discussion

Jan. 9, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen is a speaker at the Regional Council of Southwest Finland seminar at the Centre for Parliamentary Studies.

Panel Discussion

Jan. 9, 2024: Jan. 4, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen is a speaker at the "Turvallisuus, talous, ilmasto, arvot" -seminar at the Hanasaari Cultural Centre.