Mikko Vesterinen, doctoral researcher, University of Tampere Political research at the city of Tampere has long traditions starting from 1925 at the School of Social… Read More »Political science at the University of Tampere
Arendt, Eichmann and the Politics of the Past offers a critical analysis of the original American debate over Hannah Arendt’s report of the trial of Adolf… Read More »Tuija Parvikko: Arendt, Eichmann and the Politics of the Past (2021)
Scraps of Hope in Banda Aceh examines the rebuilding of the city of Banda Aceh in Indonesia in the aftermath of the celebrated Helsinki-based peace mediation process, thirty years of armed conflict, and the tsunami. Offering a critical contribution to the study of post-conflict politics, the book includes 14 documentary videos reflecting individuals’ experiences on rebuilding the city and following the everyday lives of people in Banda Aceh.
Politics is often viewed as a game ‒ but it is certainly a serious game producing winners and losers among political actors from individual citizens… Read More »Tapio Raunio and Hannu Nurmi (eds.): The Serious Game of Politics: Festschrift for Matti Wiberg (2014)
Professor Ilkka Heiskanen’s intellectual and academic career extends over half a century. He has always characterized himself first and foremost as a methodologist. This has… Read More »Pertti Ahonen, Sakari Hänninen and Kari Palonen (eds.): Fortunae rota volvitur. Studies on the writings of Ilkka Heiskanen, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Helsinki, on the occasion of his 75th birthday 23 December 2010 (2010)
The basis for this volume is the problematization of parliamentarism related to globalization and European integration. Research in this field requires fresh new perspectives. The… Read More »Suvi Soininen and Tapani Turkka (eds.): The parliamentary style of politics (2008)