Guest Speaker
December 17, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a presentation at the “Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta, ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen journalistiseminaari”.
Seminar
December 13, 2024: Phd Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the department's political science seminar.
Planning Meeting
December 11, 2024: The JMC’s planning meeting with Visit Turku Archipelago.
Planning Meeting
December 4, 2024: The JMC’s planning meeting with Aboa Congress Services.
Committee Meeting
December 3, 2024: The NAAS-program committee meeting.
Thesis Defence
November 29, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends Johanna Ketola's thesis defence and karonkka.
Meeting
November 28, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä and PhD Cand. Jaakko Dickman attend the annual meeting of DocSoBe.
Board Meeting
November 26, 2024: The JMC’s Advisory Board meeting.
Meeting
November 26, 2024: Repro Project meeting in preparation for the 2025 activities and the September Current Issues Seminar.
Guest Speaker
November 22, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a presentation at the University of Turku Cultural History research seminar.
Seminar
November 22, 2024: April 3, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the department's political science seminar.
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”.
Planning Meeting
November 19, 2024: The JMC team’s planning meeting with the Finnish American Studies Association.
Planning Meeting
November 19, 2024: Preparatory meeting for the 28th Biennial Conference of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS).
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 13, 2024: PhD Cand. Jaakko Dickman gives a guest lecture titled "Yhdysvaltojen vuoden 2024 presidentinvaalit ja niiden varjovaikuttajat" at Salo Community College course "Maailmanpolitiikan pyörteissä."
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.
Guest Speaker
November 4, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen gives a presentation at the University of Turku “Elävää tiedettä” -event.
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: PhD Cand. Jaakko Dickman gives a guest lecture on the 2024 Presidential election at Mäntymäki upper secondary school.
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.
Meeting
August 13, 2024: Preparatory meeting for the 28th Biennial Conference of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS)
Board Meeting
August 6, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSoBe’s board meeting.
Planning Meeting
July 30, 2024: Repro Project meeting in preparation for the fieldwork trip and collection of data.
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.
Planning Meeting
May 28, 2024: Preparatory meeting for the 28th Biennial Conference of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS).
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.
Board Meeting
April 22, 2024: Meeting with the Advisory Board of the Repro Project.
Board Meeting
April 22, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSobe’s board meeting.
Guest Speaker
April 18, 2024: Nadia Nava Contreras gives presentation titled “Digital Ethnography on Cuba: Studying Influencer Culture(s)” at the “Ethnographic Approaches to Digital Technologies: Experiences from Cuba” Seminar at the Kone Chamber (Kamari), Helsinki.
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 8, 2024: Nadia Nava Contreras participates in the Science Communication Course organized by the Communications Officer at the University of Turku presenting “Overcoming Language Barriers: Thinking of Dos and Don’ts.”
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
April 4, 2024: Meeting with Heidi Härkönen (HY) to discuss the arrangements for the joint seminar at the Kone Chamber (Kamari), Helsinki.
Seminar
April 3, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the department's political science seminar.
Planning Meeting
March 27, 2024: The JMC meets with Visit Turku about organizing NAAS 2025.
Award Committee
March 25, 2024: 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.
Board Meeting
March 12, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSoBe’s board 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". Nadia Nava Contreras Attends.
Event
February 22, 2024: Nadia Nava Contreras attends dialogue session with Dr. Cristina Rivera Garza (Pullitzer prize 2024) organized by the Sivuvalo Project at Teatterikulma, Helsinki.
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.
Seminar
February 16, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä attends the department's political science seminar.
Planning Meeting
February 15, 2024: Meeting with Heidi Härkönen (HY) to plan a joint event related to the Kone Foundation’s funded Cubaflux project.
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.
Board Meeting
February 12, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSoBe’s board meeting.
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.
Meeting
January 31, 2024: Repro Project meeting to discuss the Ethical review package.
Board Meeting
January 29, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSoBe’s board meeting.
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.
Event
January 23, 2024: Nadia Nava Contreras attends the Finnish Institute of International Affairs Webinar “Transatlantic Currents” on NATO Summits and the Future of Ukraine.
Collegiate Council
January 18, 2024: Dr. Benita Heiskanen attends the meeting of the University of Turku Collegiate Council.
Working Retreat
January 10-12, 2024: Repro Project working retreat at Eerikkilä, to work on the Ethical review package of the project.
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.
Board Meeting
January 4, 2024: PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä takes part in DocSoBe’s board meeting.
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.
Evaluation
Dr. Niko Heikkilä served as an expert evaluator for the Fulbright Finland Foundation in 2024.
Evaluation
PhD Cand. Mila Seppälä served as an expert evaluator for the Fulbright Finland Foundation in 2024.