Major projects and themes

Liberty, Equality, Solidarity, Death and the Modern Political Ideologies.

• The Crisis of Liberalism. Historical Continuity and Change.
• The Call for Neo-nationalist Revolution
• “The Intellectual Heritage of Radical Cultural Conservatism” funded Academy of Finland 2013-2017.

Philosophy of Political as Political Philosophy

• Michel Foucault’s System of Thought
• Hannah Arendt’s understanding of the political world
• Leo Strauss: Political philosophy and nihilism
• Carl Schmitt and the politics of angst and fear
• Giogio Agamben and the new concepts of politics

History of European Political and Social Thought

• History of Thought
• The Primal Scene of Western Politics
• The Thought of War
• The Arts of Government
  • “Governing Competition Society – The Finnish Market Regime in Comparative Perspective. S3: Political Institutions.” The research project led by Prof. N. Kauppi and financed by the Academy of Finland Power and Society in Finland programme 2007-2010.
  • Politics of Life
• Art and Politics

Critical Political Anthropology

• “Rethinking Cultural Diversity in Europe: Beyond Universalism and Particularism.” Research project led by prof. M. Ojakangas and financed by the University of Helsinki Network for European Studies 2010-2012.
• Political Trinity in Western Thought
• “Displacement of politics.” The research project led by Prof. Hänninen and financed by the Academy of Finland 1999-2001.
• Difference, identity, otherness. Research Project led by Prof. Vilho Harle. 1995.

Member of the research projects

• “The Intellectual Heritage of Radical Cultural Conservatism” funded Academy of Finland 2013-2017.
• “Rethinking Cultural Diversity in Europe: Beyond Universalism and Particularism.” A research project led by Prof. M. Ojakangas and financed by the University of Helsinki Network for European Studies 2010-2012.
• “Governing Competition Society – The Finnish Market Regime in Comparative Perspective. S3: Political Institutions.” A research project led by Prof. N. Kauppi and financed by the Academy of Finland Power and Society in Finland programme 2007-2010.
• “Displacement of politics.” A research project led by Prof. Hänninen and financed by the Academy of Finland 1999-2001.
• Difference, identity, otherness. Research Project led by prof. Vilho Harle. 1995.

Personal Research Grants:

• The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation 2013 (22 000 €)
• Emil Aaltonen Foundation 2003 (7000 €)
• Finnish Society for Non-Fiction Writers 2003 (1300 €)
• University of Helsinki Doctoral thesis grant (3300 €)
• The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2002 (13 500 €)
• Helsingin Sanomat Centennial Foundation 1999
• Väinö Tanner Foundation 1998 (10 000 €)
• Finnish Cultural Foundation 1996 (10 000 €)