Guest Lecture
November 19, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä gives a guest lecture at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) titled "From Gun Control to Community Safety: Evolving Strategies in the U.S. Gun Violence Prevention Movement”.
Event
November 13, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen and PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attend a Visit Turku Archipelago stakeholder event at Wiklund Hotel.
Guest Speaker
November 8, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a guest speaker at "Civilt fredagskaffe" at the Hanken School of Economics.
November 6, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen, Dr. Niko Heikkilä, PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä, and PhD Cand. Jaakko Dickman attend "Election Watch" event organized by AmCham Finland, The U.S. Embassy Helsinki, FIIA, and Epicenter.
Panel Discussion
October 31, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a speaker at RKP Raasepori panel discussion on the U.S Election in Karjaa.
Guest Speaker
October 30, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä gives a guest lecture at Halikon Lukio and the Salo Library about the U.S. Presidential Election of 2024.
Panel Discussion
October 30, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a speaker at the FASA-SAM panel discussion "Yhdysvaltain presidentinvaalit" at the University of Helsinki.
October 29, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen is a speaker at the "Mikä ratkaisee Yhdysvaltojen presidentinvaalit?" event organized at Tiedekulma by the University of Helsinki and MTV Uutiset.
Guest Speaker
October 28, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a guest speaker at Rajapinta, University of Helsinki.
Guest Speaker
October 23, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg presents to the Tapiola Pensioner Club in Espoo.
Guest Speaker
October 17, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a speaker at RKP panel discussion titled "Vad händer is USA-valet oct vad får det för betydelse."
Guest Speaker
October 15, 2024: The JMC’s REPRO-team gives a presentation at The University of Texas at Austin.
Guest Speaker
October 9, 2024: The JMC’s REPRO-team gives a presentation at the Texas A & M University in San Antonio.
Guest Speaker
September 30, 2024: The JMC’s REPRO-team gives a presentation at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Event
September 18, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends an event at the US Embassy Finland.
Guest Speaker
September 16, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg presents at New Foreign Policy Society's event titled "Harris or Trump? How will the campaigns unfold?" in Helsinki.
Collegiate Council
September 16, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends a working group meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Guest Speaker
September 11, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg gives a presentation at the Turun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun lukio.
Planning Meeting
September 11, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends a planning meeting at the University of Helsinki.
Board Meeting
September 5, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the board meeting for Fulbright Alumni Association.
Event
August 27, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä and PhD Cand. Jaakko Dickman table at the Minor Subjects fair.
Guest Speaker
August 26, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a presentation for the YLE World News and Current Affairs section.
Collegiate Council
August 22, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the University of Turku Collegiate Council meeting.
Event
August 21, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends an event at the US Embassy Finland.
Symposium Presentations
June 13, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen and Dr. Oscar Winberg present at the Art and Societal Knowledge Symposium organized by TIAS.
Entrance Exam Supervision
May 29, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä supervises the entrance exam for political science and contemporary history.
General Meeting
May 27, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the Fulbright Alumni Association general meeting.
Workshop
May 24, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä organizes a joint writing workshop for doctoral researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities.
Visiting Fellowship
May 21-31, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen is a NordIAS Visiting Fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Denmark.
Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference
May 14-17, 2024: Members of the JMC team participate in the Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference in Helsinki.
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.
Event
May 8, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä is part of organizing the end of the semester event for DocSoBe (Association for Doctoral Researchers of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Turku).
Collegiate Council
April 23, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Guest Speaker
April 18, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg gives a presentation to the Tammisaari Rotary Club.
Planning Meeting
April 18, 2024: The JMC meets with TIAS about a joint event in the fall.
Guest Speaker
April 15, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg is a speaker at Haukilahti-Matinkylä Pensioner Club's event titled "Det amerikanska presidentvalet och demokratin" in Espoo.
Guest Speaker
April 12, 2024: The Collapse team presents at the “Political imagination, utopias and social imaginaries” seminar organized by the POLIMA project.
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.
Guest Speaker
April 11, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä is a guest speaker at the Network for Early Career Researchers (NERT) event.
Collegiate Council
April 11, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Guest Speaker
April 6, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä is a guest speaker at the Faculty of Social Sciences Alumna event.
Workshop
April 5, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä organizes a joint writing workshop for doctoral researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities.
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.
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.
Workshop
February 29, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä is part of organizing a peer review workshop for doctoral students at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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".
Workshop
February 16, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä organizes a joint writing workshop for doctoral researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities.
Guest Speaker
February 14, 2024: Dr. Oscar Winberg gives a presentation at event titled "Politiken och demokratin i USA under presidentvalsåret" in Helsinki.
Event
February 13, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends a meeting by the Network for Early Career Researchers (NERT).
Collegiate Council
February 13, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Council Meeting
February 9, 2024: The JMC Council meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Helsinki
Roundtable
February 2, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the 20th Fulbright Finland North American Studies Roundtable at the Fulbright Finland Foundation.
Hosting a Visitor
January 25-April 23, 2024: Dr. Sinikka Grant, SUNY Cobbleskill, USA, visited the JMC. 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
January 24, 2024: Dr. Pekka Kolehmainen and Dr. Oscar Winberg attend the Annual Symposium of the Finnish Institutes for Advanced Study at Tampere.
Workshop
January 19, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä organizes a joint writing workshop for doctoral researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities.
Collegiate Council
January 18, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Panel Discussion
January 9, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen is a speaker at the Regional Council of Southwest Finland seminar at the Centre for Parliamentary Studies.
Panel Discussion
January 9, 2024: Jan. 4, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen is a speaker at the "Turvallisuus, talous, ilmasto, arvot" -seminar at the Hanasaari Cultural Centre.