The Åland Peace BlogSince the very beginning (in 1992) the Åland Islands Peace Institute has worked with questions of security, minorities and autonomy. The purpose is to prevent and manage conflicts, always with a gender awareness. Throughout the years we have gathered knowledge and strengthened expertise within these areas, and a new phase was initiated in 2007 with the development of the Peace Institute's research and investigation capacity. The Peace Institute arranges seminars, conferences and courses within these areas and regularly publishes reports and books. We believe that some of the knowledge and the insights that we acquire should be disseminated to a wider public in a shorter and quicker form. This is why we are creating the blog. It is knowledge-oriented and analyzes or comments briefly - but quickly - news, events and phenomena with the purpose of providing deeper understanding. The staff and the board of the Peace Institute will contribute to the blog. Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark Director of the Peace Institute, Associate Professor in International Law |
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The Åland Islands Peace Institute conducts projects and research into peace and conflict issues in a broadly defined sense from the vantage-point of Åland and the special status that Åland enjoys under international law. The institute focuses on security, autonomy and minorities.