University of Helsinki
On 4th November, Dr Olga Kantokoski and Dr. Brendan Humphreys were invited to join a panel organised and hosted by the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), the Helsinki-based conflict resolution institution, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Athisaari. The Kosovo delegation included Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, and Professor Fisnik Korenica of the Kosovo Justice Ministry. Also present were scholars from the Finnish Institute of Foreign Affairs (FIIA). The discussion and networking were valuable for establishing contacts between the Yugoslavian Prison Nationalism project and relevant representatives of the government of Kosovo.
11th August 2022. Visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia. The PI and Dr Brendan Humphreys were received by H.E. the Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, Mr Josip Buljević with whom they had a fruitful and informative discussion on the theme of the Yugoslavian Prison Nationalism project.
31st October 2022. Visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia. The PI and Dr Olga Kantokoski were received by H.E. the Ambassador to the Republic of Finland Mr Saša Obradović with whom they had a fruitful and informative discussion on the theme of the Yugoslavian Prison Nationalism project.