We are pleased to present the schedule for the Tampere Peace Perspectives! We will have speakers from various universities and organizations. The topics will be presented from different points of view so there is certainly something for everyone.
In order to get the Zoom link to the conference, please register here.
While we are working on the schedule with the presentations, we are happy to introduce you this week to the keynote speakers who will raise some words about this years theme, “protection”.
Our first speaker is Armenak Tokmajyan, who will talk to us about how it is to work in this field. He is a Non-resident fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Center in Beirut focusing on Syria. He has written on borders and conflict, local peace processes and conflict resolution, the struggle of Syrian refugees, war economy and political violence. Formerly, Syria fellow at International Crisis Group’s Syria program. He holds Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Research from University of Tampere. According to his own words, he is addicted to field work, loves gardening and painting, and spends too much time playing chess.
Our second speaker is Maria Mekri. She is the Executive Director of SaferGlobe, Finland’s leading think tank on peace and security. While on sabbatical from 2019 to 2020, she was the Thematic Lead for Peace and Security at the United Nations Innovation Labs. She holds an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University, an MBA from HaagaHelia School of Applied Sciences and a BA in Politics and Fine Arts from Brandeis University. She will hold a presentation on Peacemaking in a Digital World: Big Data and Protection.
The 5th annual Peace Perspectives student conference took place little over one week ago. We are happy to share some impressions of the event with you. You can find pictures of the conference here.
We hope you enjoyed the conference as much as we did and hope to see you next year again!
We proudly present the programme for Tampere Peace Perspectives 2019. You can find the full programme here.
The fifth edition of Tampere Peace Perspectives will take place on March 28, 2019, at Tampere University Main Campus PinniB1100.
We are happy to announce our inspiring keynote speakers for this year’s Peace Perspectives. We are proud to welcome Itonde A. Kakoma from the Crisis Management Initiative and Dr. Olli Ruohomäki, who is a Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland.
You can find out more about our fantastic and experiences speakers here.
We hope to see you all on March 28 for the 5th edition of Tampere Peace Perspectives.
Dear friends,
if you are interested in presenting your research, such as your thesis, school paper or published article outside the classroom, enrol to speak at our student conference, Tampere Peace Perspectives which will take place on March 28, 2019!
The conference provides an opportunity to share and discuss your research with your peers. In addition, it is a great place for connecting and networking outside your study program. Students or recent graduates may participate by presenting their own research or by discussing other students’ work as discussants. Discussants and presenters receive 1-2 ECTS credits.
The scope of the conference is broad: we seek to explore various approaches to peace and conflict and issues that are connected to the field, ranging from the interpersonal to the international level. Thus, speakers, discussants and attendants will come from a range of disciplines such as International Relations, Peace Research, Anthropology, History, Philosophy and Sociology, to name a few.
Participate as a presenter and/or a discussant by sending the following information by e-mail to rasmus.bellmer@tuni.fi
1) Your name and major/program
2) Are you interested in presenting and/or discussing
3) Your presentation topic (not necessary, but if possible – together with a brief description of it)
Note! The research that the presentation is based on does not need to be finished during enrolment. The deadline for enrolment is January 31th, 2019. The Conference will take place Friday, March 28, 2019.
We look forward to your interesting presentations!
Dear friends,
we have uploaded some photos of this year’s Peace Perspectives. You can see them here:
Thanks everyone for coming. We already look forward to Peace Perspectives 2019!
Dear friends,
we are excited to announce the official program for Tampere Peace Perspectives 2018! The themes explored in this year’s conference include the conflict dynamics in Western Sahara and the Basque Country in Spain. We will also be hearing about women’s non-governmental organization in Iran, family policy and child welfare in Russia, and visual dimensions of migration. Finally, we will be hearing excellent keynote speeches from Jyrki Ruohomäki and Ville Lakkonen.
Please, find the full program here.
Enhance your academic competencies – participate in Tampere Peace Perspectives 2018!
If you are interested in presenting your research, such as your thesis, school paper or published article outside the classroom, enrol to speak at our student conference, Tampere Peace Perspectives 2018!
The conference provides an opportunity to share and discuss your research with your peers. In addition, it is a great place for connecting and networking outside your study program. Students or recent graduates may participate by presenting their own research or by discussing other students’ work as discussants. Discussants and presenters receive 1-2 ECTS credits.
The scope of the conference is broad: we seek to explore various approaches to peace and conflict and issues that are connected to the field, ranging from the interpersonal to the international level. Thus, speakers, discussants and attendants will come from a range of disciplines such as International Relations, Peace Research, Anthropology, History, Philosophy and Sociology, to name a few.
Participate as a presenter and/or a discussant by sending the following information by e-mail to ojala.jussi.r@student.uta.fi:
1) Your name and major/program
2) Are you interested in presenting and/or discussing
3) Your presentation topic (not necessary, but if possible – together with a brief description of it)
Note! The research that the presentation is based on need not be finished during enrolment. The deadline for enrolment is February 11th, 2018. The Conference will take place Friday, March 23, 2018.
Thank you everyone who participated the third Tampere Peace Perspectives student conference organized by TIPSY, Iltakoulu and Interaktio!
Special thanks goes to the keynote speakers Wendy Kroeker from Canadian Mennonite University for an inspiring speech and Maria Mekri from Safer Globe for an interesting intake on EU’s peace operations!
A big thank you also to the the cornerstone of the conference – the student speakers Nadja Mikkonen, Nina Huhtinen, Tuulia Lerkkanen, Silvie Kroeker and Silke Jungbluth! It was really nice to see such diverse perspectives on peace and conflict. Thank you for everyone who helped organizing the event and Juho Takkunen and Lucija Mulalic for chairing the conference.
You can find pictures of the conference as well as some of the presentations that were filmed live here.
We are looking forward to seeing you again at next year’s conference. Until then, peace out!
Tampere Peace Perspectives 