Research
Research at the Aleksanteri Institute concentrates on six focus areas:
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- 1. Economic Diversification
- 2. The Welfare Society
- 3. Democracy
- 4. Foreign Policy
- 5. The Social Constitution of Culture
- 6. The Cold War and its Consequences
The institute coordinates and participates in research projects and networks involving scholars from all over the world. In 2012 it was granted a five-year funding for a Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) project. Since 2008 it has also hosted a programme for visiting scholars. The programme offers international scholars (holding a PhD) a two-to-four-month research stay at the Aleksanteri Institute and the University of Helsinki. In addition to Russia, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, scholars from Spain, Italy, the USA, Britain, Canada, France and China have also attended.
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