Travelling in Europe - Professors Addressing the Future

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1 Thursday, 6 May 2010, 4-6 pm Pinni B, Room 3110 Round-table discussion with Aila Lauha Professor at the University of Helsinki Research on Churches and the Cold War: Experiences and Challenges The Department of Church History at the University of Helsinki has coordinated and conducted research on churches and the Cold War since the late 1990s. In her paper, Professor Aila Lauha will discuss some threats and challenges which are relevant to this kind of study on the recent past. In addition, she will give some general insights into research carried out under her supervision, especially within the EU funded research project Churches and European Integration. Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

2 Thursday, 8 April 2010, 2-4 pm Pinni B, Room 3110 Dr. Sari Autio-Sarasmo Senior Researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki Reassessing Cold War Europe: View from the Other Side This guest lecture focuses on the Eastern point of view to the Cold War era in Europe. It is based on the new approach to the Cold War studies which emphasises interaction and collaboration instead of confrontation and conflict between East and West. The presentation is based on the forthcoming book Reassessing Cold War Europe, edited by Sari Autio-Sarasmo and Katalin Miklóssy (Routledge 2010). Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

3 Thursday, 25 March 2010, 2-4 pm Pinni B, Room 3110 Dr. Kristina Spohr Readman Senior Lecturer at the London School of Economics From Neutron Bombs to Cruise Missiles: NATO s Tightrope Walk, This lecture explores NATO s road to reaching its 1979 dual-track decision, a landmark in the nuclear policy of the Western Alliance. Based on recently released archival evidence, Dr. Spohr Readman sheds new light on how NATO came to look for the reinforcement of its deterrent capability via longrange theatre nuclear missiles. She will argue that the 1979 decision owed much to the creativity of the Germans, British and Norwegians, while the Americans were struggling to ever truly lead. Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

4 Friday, 19 March 2010, am Pinni B, Room 3110 Jonathan H. L Hommedieu University of Turku The United States and the Baltic Question during the Cold War: Practical Considerations of the Symbolic The Cold War s contested memories have been a persistent source of tension between Russia and the Baltic States. An important component of the Baltic States narrative is the continual non-recognition of the Soviet annexation by the United States. This lecture looks at the real implications that this often considered symbolic policy had on international relations during the early Cold War. In addition, the question of what role, if any, the policy had on the outcome of the Cold War will be addressed. Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

5 Thursday, 18 February 2010, 2-4 pm Pinni B, Room 3110 Dr. Barbara Zanchetta Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs The United States and Iran: How to Move On? Barbara Zanchetta's lecture assesses the roots of the impasse between the United States and Iran, unveiling the complex motivations of the mutual hostility that has characterized the bilateral relationship for decades. Dr. Zanchetta puts the nuclear controversy into a broader context, while underlining the overall strategic importance of Iran for the United States, and for the "West" in general. Finally, she tackles with the issue of how to improve relations in the foreseeable future. Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

6 Thursday, 21 January 2010, 2-4 pm Pinni B, Room 3110 Jussi Hanhimäki Finland Distinguished Professor Obama and Transatlantic Relations: One Year on The election and inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States was greeted with great enthusiasm throughout Europe. Were such hopes misplaced? This presentation will review the evolution of US-European relations in the first year of the Obama administration and argue that the Obama Doctrine may well differ from the Bush Doctrine in its methods but is remarkably similar in its overall goals and the role that transatlantic relations play in U.S. foreign and security policy. Ollin Klubi A seminar series organized by the FiDiPro Project Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century Kanslerinrinne 1 [email protected] FI University of Tampere

7 Thursday, 19 March 2009, 4-6 pm. Dr Katalin Miklóssy, Research Fellow at the Aleksanteri Institute, Helsinki, Finnish Centre for Russian and Eastern European Studies. Trojan Horses or Smart Small Powers? Eastern European States and America. How do the Eastern and Central European states relate to America? Are they keen on serving American interests or just taking advantage of the American card in the European game? Katalin Miklóssy will provide a historical perspective on the changes in the Eastern European attitudes towards US policy, from Presidents Nixon to Bush jr. Dr Miklóssy will argue that the countries in the Europe between always offer answers in between. Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

8 Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 4-6 pm. Dr Marko Lehti, Senior Research Fellow at the Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI). The Struggle for the West: Divided Legacy? Are America and Europe drifting apart? The image of a broken West was introduced in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks and the 2003 Iraq War, but is the West still needed for legitimizing a new world order? According to Henry Kissinger, what the West means to others depends on what it means to itself, and the answer lies in its own visions of the future. In his lecture, Dr Marko Lehti will critically discuss the surprising debates about the future of the West, since it has been divided by Robert Kagan and Jürgen Habermas in Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

9 Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 4-6 pm. Petri Hakkarainen, PhD, Second Secretary at the Finnish Embassy in Berlin. When Harmel met Davignon: NATO, European Political Cooperation and the CSCE in the early 1970s. Dr. Hakkarainen presents findings of his research on the transatlantic clashes before the Helsinki talks: Atlantic Alliance versus European Community. Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

10 Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 4-6 pm. Tuomas Forsberg, Professor at the University of Tampere. European Anti-Americanism: What is it, how do we study it, does it exist (in Finland) and does it matter? Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

11 Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 4-6 pm. Tuomas Forsberg, Professor at the University of Tampere. European Anti-Americanism: What is it, how do we study it, does it exist (in Finland) and does it matter? Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

12 Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 4-6 pm. Pia Koivunen, Doctoral Student at the University of Tampere. Bridging between East and West Diverse Functions of the World Youth Festivals in the 1940s-1960s. Ollin Klubi Forum for Transatlantic Relations. Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi FI University of Tampere Fax

13 Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 4:15-6 pm. Iina Kohonen, FiDiPro Researcher and Doctoral Student at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki. The Utopian and the Heroic: Photographic Representations of Soviet Cosmonauts in the Early 1960s. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, Ollin Klubi Cold War, Hot Topics. The seminar will be held in English. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi to receive the seminar paper by . Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel University of Tampere Tampereen yliopisto Fax FINLAND

14 Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 4:15-6 pm. Mikko Hyvärinen, FiDiPro Researcher and Doctoral Student at the University of Tampere. International Embarrassment? The Impact of Early Cold War on African American Civil Rights Struggle. Say, we can t let HIM in HE might demand a square deal for all men! Ollin Klubi Cold War, Hot Topics. The seminar will be held in English. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi to receive the seminar paper by . Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel University of Tampere Tampereen yliopisto Fax FINLAND

15 Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 4:15-6 pm. Barbara Zanchetta, Ph.D., FiDiPro Fellow at the University of Tampere. The 1970s: Ruptures, Turning Points or More? U.S.-Soviet Relations and the Rethinking of American Global Power. Sorry, Mr President, it rolled off! Ollin Klubi Cold War, Hot Topics. The seminar will be held in English. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi to receive the seminar paper by . Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel University of Tampere Tampereen yliopisto Fax FINLAND

16 Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 4:15-6 pm. Conflict and Community: Transatlantic Relations in the Long Twentieth Century. Presentation of the FiDiPro Project on Transatlantic Relations by Finland Distinguished Professor Jussi Hanhimäki. Followed by the first meeting of the Ollin Klubi and the lecture: Dealing with the European Cold War: New Evidence on German and French Initiatives in the 1960s, by Benedikt Schoenborn, Ph.D., FiDiPro Fellow at the University of Tampere. Ollin Klubi Cold War, Hot Topics. on Transatlantic Relations. The seminar will be held in English. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Benedikt.Schoenborn(at)uta.fi to receive the seminar paper by . Kanslerinrinne 1 Tel FIN University of Tampere Tampereen yliopisto Fax FINLAND