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Expertise

EU's foreign and security policy, the UK withdrawal from the EU (Brexit), EU in global and regional governance, Finland's EU policy

Degrees

PhD, University of Bristol (UK), Department of Politics, 2006

Language skills

Finnish and English (working languages), Swedish (receptive skills)

Projects

Finland and the Tightening Competition in Global Politics
The EU as a Security Community: citizens’ views and values
Development of EU’s Sanctions Policy: Political and economic implications for Finland
EU IDEA – Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability
Multilateral cooperation in an era of strategic competition: Options for influence for Finland and the European Union


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Expertise

EU's foreign and security policy, the UK withdrawal from the EU (Brexit), EU in global and regional governance, Finland's EU policy

Positions of responsibility

Member of the Church EU Committee, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Member of the Board, Trans European Policy Studies Association, 2014-
Vice-Chair of the Board of Finnish European Studies Association, 2011-
Member of the Advisory Board on Human Rights 2008-11 and vice-member 2011-14, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Work experience

Senior Associate Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, 10/2014 – 03/2015
Senior Visiting Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, 03/2009 – 03/2010
Advisor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2009
Director, University of Helsinki Network for European Studies, 2008
Research Fellow, University of Helsinki Network for European Studies, 2007-2009

Degrees

PhD, University of Bristol (UK), Department of Politics, 2006

Education

PhD, University of Bristol (UK), Department of Politics, 2006
BSocSc, University of Birmingham (UK), Department of Politics and International Studies, 2000

Language skills

Finnish and English (working languages), Swedish (receptive skills)

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EU:n suunta: Kuinka tiivis liitto?.

Economic policy Europe European Union FIIA Report

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Jokela, Joha; Biscop, Sven; Bucar, Maja; Gaub, Florence; Islam, Shada; Judah, Ben; Koenig, Nicole; Lazarou, Elena; Marrone, Alessandro; Mohan, Garima; Nye, Joseph; Sasnal, Patrycja & Strazds, Andris (2021). After Kabul, a tipping point for Europeans? Groupe d'études géopolitiques (GEG), 19.10.

Afganistan EU's external relations Europe European Union France Security and Defence Policy United Kingdom United States E Publications intended for the general public

Jokela, Juha (2020). Finnish hopes and concerns for the German presidency. In Russack, Sophia; Ålande, Minna ed(s): EPIN Report: Member states’ expectations towards the German Council Presidency. Brussels: EPIN European Policy Institutes Network. 9.

Europe European Union Germany D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2020). Finland (Whole-of-Government approach to external crisis and conflict management). In Bertelsmann Stiftung ed(s): Europe's Coherence Gap in External Crisis and Conflict Management: Political Rhetoric and Institutional Practices in the EU and its Member States. Guetersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung. 124-135.

Crisis Management EU's external relations Europe European Union Finnish foreign policy D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2018). Johtajuus EU:ssa. Maanpuolustus-lehti (126):12-19.

EU's external relations Europe European Union France Germany D Publications intended for professional communities

Castillejo, Clare; Keijzer, Niels; Chmiel, Oscar; Di Ciommo, Mariella; Jokela, Juha; Lundsgaarde, Erik; Olivié, Iliana; Perez, Aitor; Thijssen, Sanne; Vaille, Julie; Vegh, Zsuzsanna & Venturi, Bernardo (2018). Financing EU external action: Understanding member state priorities. ETTG Briefing Paper. European Think Tanks Group.

Economic policy EU's external relations European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha & Iso-Markku, Tuomas (2018). Finland: Direct democracy and representational system. In Blockmans, Steven & Russack, Sophia ed(s): Direct democracy in the EU – The myth of a citizens’ Union. Brussels; London: CEPS; Rowman & Littlefield International. 215-236.

Democracy Europe European Union B Non-refereed scientific articles

Larsen, Henrik; Jokela, Juha & von Sydow, Göran (2018). Nordic member states: Denmark, Finland, Sweden. In Oliver, Tim ed(s): Europe's Brexit: EU perspectives on Britain's vote to leave. Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing Limited. 125-146.

European Union Nordic cooperation United Kingdom B Non-refereed scientific articles

Haugevik, Kristin M.; Fägersten, Björn; Gunnarsson, Pétur; Jokela, Juha; Sørensen, Catharina; Thorhallsson, Baldur & Wivel, Anders (2018). Nordic responses to Brexit Making the best of a difficult situation. NUPI Policy Brief. Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt.

European Union Nordic cooperation United Kingdom D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2016). Eripurainen unioni kamppailee olemassaolostaan. Euronautti, Euroopan komission Suomen-edustuston blogi, 7.9.

Jokela, Juha (2016). Eritahtisuudesta disintegraatioon? In Jyrki Karvinen ed(s): Järistyksiä Euroopan unionissa. Helsinki: Docendo.

European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2016). Good EU-UK relations, but the EU is the first priority for Finland. In Oliver, Tim ed(s): Preparations for a Brexit IV: views from Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, and Malta. LSE BrexitVote blog.

Economic policy European Union Finnish foreign policy United Kingdom D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2015). Finland and the eurozone crisis. In Bäckman, Pernilla; Lewander, Jakob; von Sydow, Göran ed(s): Same, same but different : the Nordic EU members during the crisis. Stockholm: Svenska institutet för europapolitiska studier, SIEPS.

D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2015). Arctic security matters. ISSUE report. European Union Institute for Security Studies.

European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2015). Arctic matters: in from the cold? ISSUE alert. European Union Institute for Security Studies.

Arctic region European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2015). Arctic governance. In Jokela, Juha ed(s): Arctic security matters. European Union Institute for Security Studies. 33-42.

Arctic region European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2015). Finland: "Without the UK there is no EU". In Chopin, Thierry; Lequesne, Christian ed(s): BREXIT: what fair deal between UK and EU member states?. Fondation Robert Schuman/ SciencesPo CERI. 32-35.

European Union United Kingdom D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2014). EU turvallisuus- ja globaalipoliittisena toimijana. In Mykkänen, J.; Paakkunainen, K. ed(s): Johdatus Euroopan unionin politiikkaan. Vantaa: Hansaprint. 133-155.

Europe European Union Globalisation Security and Defence Policy B Non-refereed scientific articles

Jokela, Juha (2014). Britain outside Europe? The view from Finland. In Möller, A; Oliver, T ed(s): The United Kingdom and the European Union: What would the Brexit mean for the "EU" and other States around the world? Berlin: DGAP. 87-89.

Economic policy Europe European Union Finnish foreign policy United Kingdom D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2013). Finland: toward a more cautious Europeanization. In Bretherton C., Mannin M. ed(s): The Europeanization of European Politics . New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 39-51.

Europe Finnish foreign policy A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Jokela, Juha (2011). EU:n ulkosuhteiden murros [Changing EU’s External Relations]. Erittäin julkista: Euroopan tulevaisuuden julkinen pöytäkirja, 19.4.

EU's external relations Europe European Union E Publications intended for the general public

Jokela, Juha (2010). Climate change. In de Vasconcelos, Alvaro ed(s): A Strategy for EU Foreign Policy. Paris: EU Institute for Security Studies.

Climate governance Europe European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha & Gaens, Bart (2009). Introduction. In Gaens, Bart; Jokela, Juha & Limnell, Eija ed(s): The Role of the European Union in Asia: China and India as Strategic Partners. Farnham: Ashgate.

Asia China Europe European Union India A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Jokela, Juha (2006). The Europeanization of Foreign and Security Policy and the Re-Production of State Identity in Finland and Britain. United Kingdom: University of Bristol.

Europe Finnish foreign policy Security and Defence Policy United Kingdom G Theses

Jokela, Juha (2002). The increasing role of NATO should not undermine the European Union’s Northern Dimension in Finland. The New North of Europe.

European Union Nato D Publications intended for professional communities

Jokela, Juha (2000). The Discursive Construction of Security in Finland. United Kingdom: University of Birmingham.

Finnish foreign policy Security and Defence Policy G Theses