CV

Jussi Pakkasvirta: Short CV

Academic positions and expertise

  • President of CEISAL (http://www.red-redial.net/ceisal.php), 2016-
  • Head of Department, Professor (Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki, 2010-2015)
  • Vice Dean (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2013-2015)
  • Senior Scientist, Academy of Finland (2009-2010)
  • 2007 Director, Acting Professor, Renvall Institute, Latin America Studies, University of Helsinki
  • 2006-2007 Acting Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki
  • 2005-2006 Director, Acting Professor, Institute of Development studies, University of Helsinki
  • 1998- Co-Director, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies (tenured university lecturer), University of Helsinki, Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies
  • 2001- Associate Visiting Professor of PhD Programme in History, University of Costa Rica(intensive courses and tutoring); also various visits in other Latin American universities, courses and lectures on post-graduate level (Guatemala, Peru)
  • 2000- Professor in the project AMELAT (European Master Programme in Latin American Studies, given on internet basis/distant education, together with Universidad Complutense, Cambridge University, UNED and Universidade Nova de Lisboa). Erasmus-Socrates
  • 1999-2005 Member of European Union’s Scientific Sub-Commission (ALFA, América Latina –Formación Académica), evaluation of research projects presented for ALFA-programme
  • Evaluator for Academy of Finland, Swedish Foreign Ministry (SIDA/SAREC), and Research Council of Norway
  • 2008-2010 Member of SAREC’s/SIDA’s (Sweden) Academic referee group
  • Team leader of evaluations for Sida/Swedish Government (Situtation of Social Science Reserach  in Central America, 2007; Analysis of Global Challenges and Future Reseasch Needs, 2013)
  • Evaluator in EU’s 7th Research Programme (2007)
  • 2007- Director and Editor of “El Norte – The Finnish Journal of Latin American Studies” (http://www.elnorte.fi/)
  • 2008- Founding Member, Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility research network (Aalto University, UNiversity of Helsinki)
  • 2007- Member of Editorial/International  Board of: Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos (UCR/UNA, San José) http://www.latindex.ucr.ac.cr/anuario.php, Argos, revista de ciencias sociales y humanidades de la Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas) http://www.argos.dsm.usb.ve); Pensares y Quehaceres (Mex.)  http://secna.org.mx/pensares_y_quehaceres/ and Textos de Economía, Paz y Seguridad (Mex) (http://www.eumed.net/rev/tepys/acercade.htm
  • 2005 (Spring) Evaluation of Latin American Studies programmes (Austria)
  • 2004-2005 Coordinator (extra office) of post-graduate school (Renvall Institute, Academy of Finland)
  • 1989-98 Research Coordinator, Ibero-American Center, University of Helsinki
  • 1992-1998 Lecturer in Latin American Studies Programme, Univ. of Helsinki (History and Social Sciences); various courses at other institutes of University of Helsinki and “Open University“; also intensive courses lectured in USA, Peru, Costa Rica and Guatemala
  • 1998-2000 Editor-in-chief, Kosmopolis (Finnish Journal of Peace Research and World Politics)
  • 1998-2001 Coordinator/director/participant of various research/educational projects (University of Helsinki, 3-year research project “Integration in the Americas”; EU:s ALFA-projects, Erasmus; Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finnish-Latin-American -relations); Latin American Archives in Russia)
  • 1996 (1.9.-31.12.) Researcher, University of Helsinki, Department of Political History (various short visits) Researcher, Comintern Archives (Moscow, financed by Academy of Finland)
  • 1991-1993 Visiting Researcher at the University of Costa Rica (financed by Academy of Finland)
  • 1991 Visiting Researcher (Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, financed by DAAD)
  • 1989-1994 Course and seminar lecturer at the Institute of Development Studies, Univ. of Helsinki
  • 1998- Editorial Boards: Ulkopolitiikka (1996-2000) Kosmopolis (1994-2000), referee reader in various international publications
  • 1989 Research Assistant, Finnish Organization of Family Planning, (project: Mexico, Mexfam)
  • 1986-88 Librarian, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
  • 1983-85 Student grants, Archivo General de Indias (Sevilla), University of Stockholm (Latinamerikainstitutet)

International academic congresses

(with paper presented, keynote speaker, commentator or plenary session lecture, Updated in Tuhat research database

– RISC Consortium International Conference, Helsinki, October 29 – 31, 2014

– Politics and Society in Central America (International Workshop), Leipzig 07.03. – 10.03.2013

– Conferencia Internacional “Rusia e Iberoamérica en el mundo globalizante: historias y perspectivas”, University of Saint Petersburg26.09.- 28.09.2013

– Nordic-Latin American Research Network NOLAN 2013, Nolarnet/University of Oslo, 27.11.2013 – 30.11.2013

– 54 Congress of the Americanists, ICA, Wien, 15-20 July, 2012

– 6th Nolan Conference, Stocholm, 26-28, April 2012

– XIII UNCTAD Conference, Doha, Qatar, 21-25 April 2012 (participant of the  Finnish Delegation))

– EU-FONCICYT Conference, San José de los Cabos (Mexico), Feb 23-25, 2011 (Foro  FONCICYT de Cooperación  Científica y Y Tecnológica)

– Seminario Internacional Red Sobre Riesgo Y Vulnerabilidad: Estrategias Sociales De Prevención Y Adaptación, México DF,  14th -15th February 2011.

–  Conference on Latin America, NOLAN2010 (Nordic Latin America Studies Conference) Copenhagen, Nov 10-12th, 2010

– ”Independencia y Dependencia en América LAtina 200 años después”, LAIS, Estocolmo 27-29 de octubre de 2010

– 53 °Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, ICA, México D.F, julio 2009

–  Nol@n-Conference (Nordic Latin America Studies Conference) Bergen, September 10-12th, 2008

– IX Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, San José, Costa Rica, del 19 al 23 de julio de 2008

– XXVII International Congress of Latin American Studies Association (LASA2007), Montreal, Canada, Sep 15-8, 2007

– “Incide Globalisation: Interpreting the New Order”. Europeaum, University of Helsinki, 10-12 May 2007

– 52 °Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, Sevilla, Spain, July, 17-21, 2006

– IV Campus EuroAmericano de Cooperación Cultural, Salvador de Bahía, (Brasil) del 13 al 16 de septiembre de 2005

VII Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, del 19 al 23 de julio de 2004

Nol@n-Conference, Helsinki, May, 13-15, 2004

“Primer Encuentro de ADHILAC en Argentina, America 1804-2004”, Buenos Aires, 26-28 de noviembre de 2003

“Bilingual Education in Latin America”, International Seminar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, Nov. 28-29, 2002

Nol@n-Conference, Stocholm, November, 15-16, 2002

“The Soviet Utopia in the Latin American Imagination”, International Conference at Miami University (Oxford,Ohio), November 8, 2002

Austrian Conference of Latin American Studies, Strobl, May 25-27, 2002

III Congreso Internacional de Historiadores Latinoamericanistas, Pontevedra, 22-26 de octubre de 2001

“Currents of Change”: Globalization, Democratization an Institutional Reform in Latin America, Stockholm, October 4-5, 2001

V Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, San Salvador, del 19 al 21 de julio de 2000

Coloquio Internacional “Los destinos históricos de América Latina en el siglo XX”, Academia de Ciencias de Rusia, Moscow, May 15-16, 2000

XXI International Congress of Latin American Studies Association (LASA2000), Miami, Florida, March 16-18, 2000

“Repertorio Americano y las revistas culturales en Nuestra América”, Heredia, Costa Rica, del 26 al 29 de octubre de 1999

’History and Space’, University if Turku, 30.9.-2.10.1999

IX Congreso de la Federación Internacional de Estudios de América Latina y el Caribe, FIEALC99, Tel Aviv, 12-15 de abril de 1999

XXI International Congress of Latin American Studies Association (LASA98), Chicago, Illinois, September 24-26, 1998

IV Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, Managua, Nicaragua, 14 al 17 de julio de 1998

’Post-Europe’. European Integration and Transnational Identities on the Border of Europe, Helsinki, 2-4 April 1998

VI Encuentro de Latinoamericanistas Españoles, Madrid, España, 29 y 30 de Septiembre y 1 de Octubre de 1997

23. Nordiska Historikermöte, Tammerfors, 7. – 12.8.1997

49 °Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, Quito, Ecuador, julio 1997

Tercer Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, San José, Costa Rica, julio 1996

IV Simposio Nórdico sobre la Identidad Latinoamericana, Helsinki, 9-11 mayo de 1996

Nordic MOST Meeting (UNESCO), Helsinki, 11-12 January 1996

III Simposio Nórdico sobre la Identidad Latinoamericana, Lund, Suecia, mayo 1995

II Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, Guatemala, julio 1994

48th International Congress of Americanists, Stockholm/Uppsala, July 4-9, 1994

II Simposio Nórdico sobre Cine, literatura y cultura popular en América Latina, Bergen, Noruega, 5 al 8 de mayo de 1994

Primer Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 13 al 16 de 1992

Nuestra América de José Martí (Universidad de Costa Rica), 17 al 21 de noviembre de 1991

XVIII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología (ALAS), Habana, Cuba, 22-31.5.1991

Congreso Nórdico-Centroamericano de Investigación Social, 29 al 31 de  1990, San José, Costa Rica

IX END (European Nuclear Disarmament) Convention, “Living with Europe for 500 Years: Latin American Crisis Today”, Helsinki-Tallinn, 3-7 July 1990

Seminars and organized conferences

various international conferences, summer schools and seminars in Finland

various non-academic international conferences, such as IRELA-conferences (Instituto de Relaciones Europeo-Latinoamericanas) in Stocholm (1995), Helsinki (1996) and Vienna (1997)

organizer and coordinator of various internacional and national conferences and seminars (such as National and Nordic Conferences of Latin American Studies, President of Organizing Committee, 1996, 1999-2003)

Public and international activities

Board Member of the Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers (http://www.suomentietokirjailijat.fi/en/), 2016-

International observer at the US elections (November 2002, Ohio Secretary of State)

International observer (European Union) at the Guatemalan presidential elections (November and December 1999)

Editorial Boards: Ulkopolitiikka (1996-2002) Kosmopolis (1994-2000), referee reader (Iberoamericana- Nordic Journal of Latin American Studies, 2000-)

Chairman of Centro Cultural Latinoamericano (Finland), 2000-2001

Chairman/Secretary/Vice-president of ”Amici Instituti Iberoamericani Universitatis Helsingiensis r.y.” since 1990

Chairman/Vice Chairman of Helinä Rautavaara Museum Foundation (Espoo, Finland, 1998-) http://www.helinarautavaaramuseum.org/

Member of and representative of University of Helsinki in the board of Institute of Migration (Siirtolaisuusinstituutti)

Editor of Opuscula Instituti Ibero-americani Universitatis Helsingiensis (1990-1998)

Member of NOSALF (Nordic Association for Latin American Research) since 1981

Secretary of NORCCA (Nordic Initiative for Central America and the Caribbean), 1990

Board-member of Finnish Association Finland-Nicaragua, 1988-89, 2000-2002

Finnish Voluntary Workers´ leader in Nicaragua (1985, 1988)

Radio programmes for local radio stations (1985-87)

Various interviews in international/national press, radio and television (CBS, Finnish Broadcasting Company, etc.), 1990-

Various presentations (with public interview ) of Spanish/Latin American writers in academic Bookstores

Wide travelling in Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America and India

Grants / Scholarships

-Academy of Finland (Research project, 2011-2014)

-Academy of Finland (Senior Scientist’s project, 2009-2010)

-Kone Foundation (2007-2009, research project)

-Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunta (2006)

-Suomen tietokirjailijat (2005)

-CIMO travel grants (Colombia, Cartagena 2001; Argentina, Córdoba and Buenos Aires 2003)

-Georg and Ella Ehrnrooth Foundation (1998)

-University of Helsinki/Complutense University, Spain (1997)

-Research Funds, University of Helsinki (1996, 1999-2001)

-Academy of Finland (researcher 1992-1994, short grants 1997, 1998, 2000)

-Chancellor of the University of Helsinki (various grants for international conferences, 1994-2004)

-Deutsher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD (1991)

-Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland (1990, 2002)

-Amici Insituti Iberoamericani Universitatis Helsingiensis (various, 1991-1998)

-Nordiska Samfundet för Latinamerikaforskning, NOSALF (1985)