Current position at the institute
Researcher in the European Union research programme

Academic Degrees
Docteur en Science Politique (PhD), Institut des Etudes Politiques de Paris, 2009
Diplôme des Etudes Approfondies (DEA), Ecole Normale Supérieure/Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 2002
M.Soc.Scie, International Relations, Tampere University, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, modern languages (French and German), Tampere University, 2001

EU Western Balkans relations (CSDP and enlargement policy)

civilian crisis management, state building

regional cooperation

Current projects at FIIA
The EU’s state-building and peace-building efforts in the Balkans;
EU enlargement;
Regional and cross-border cooperation in South East Europe

Professional experience
Reporting Officer, Head of Mission’s Office, EU Rule of Law Mission EULEX Kosovo, 9/2008-8/2010.
Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 1/2008-8/2008
Project advisor, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, The Civilian Crisis Management Unit 2007
Balkans expert, The Crisis Management Center CMC Finland, Kuopio 2007
EU advisor, The Young EU Professionals Program, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, The Western Balkans Unit 2005-2007
Researcher, The Balkans Project financed by the Academy of Finland, Department of Contemporary History, University of Turku 2002-2005

Visiting lecturer i.a. in Aleksanteri Institute, Crisis Management Center Finland, Universities of Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle.

EGT Course EU Concept Core Course, CMC Finland (Kuopio) 18-29 September 2006
Integrated Rule of Law course (Kosovo), CMC Finland (Kuopio) 21-25 May 2007
Human Security pilot course (Kosovo), CMC Finland (Kuopio) 11-15 February 2008
In-service Induction Training, EULEX Kosovo; Open Source Intelligence Training, EULEX Kosovo and e-Hest Training (Computer based Hostile Environment Security Training), European Council

Positions of Trust
Vice-President of the Board of Finnish Association of International Studies 2011

President of the Board of the Finnish Association of Peace Research 2011

Member of the Crisis Management Initiative

Member of the Finnish Political Science Association, member of the International Association of Southeast European Anthropology and member of the European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Southeast Europe.

Studies abroad
France, 2002-2009 (sporadic stays in Paris related to the doctoral studies at the IEP)
France, 2003-2004 (Marie Curie fellowship, IRESCO, Paris)
France, 2001-2002 (DEA, ENS/EHESS, Paris)
Belgium, Brussels (EU-study periods 2000, 2005)
Austria, 1998-1999 (University of Vienna, Erasmus-year)
Greece, 1998 (Panteion University, Athens, Erasmus-semester)
France, 1993-1995 (2 years in a boarding school, Lycée Notre Dame du Roc, La Roche-sur-Yon, France, baccalauréat littéraire avec mention bien)

In addition, extensive field research periods in South East Europe.

Languages
Finnish, English, French and German (working languages), Swedish (passive), Albanian and Greek (basics)