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Professeur,
Histoire et politique internationales
Profil
PhD, Boston University
A native of Finland, Professor Hanhimäki studied at Tampere University (Finland), where he received his BA in 1987. Between 1988 and 1993 he completed his MA and PhD degrees in international history at Boston University, while teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bishop's University (Canada). He then held fellowships at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University (1993-94) and the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University (1994-95). Between 1995 and 2000, Hanhimäki was a member of the International History Department at the London School of Economics. He joined the Institute’s faculty as Professor of International History and Politics in 2000. In 2006 he was named “Finland Distinguished Professor” by the Academy of Finland.
A specialist in the Cold War and American foreign policy he has published books and articles on a number of topics, ranging from the origins of the Soviet-American confrontation to the reassessment of European security concerns in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. His recent books include The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy, (2004); Understanding the Cold War: A History with Documents and Eye-Witness Accounts (2003, 2004); and An International History of the Twentieth Century (2003). A new updated edition titled An International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond was published in 2008.
In addition to American foreign policy, Professor Hanhimäki’s current work focuses on the role of international organizations. In 2008 he published United Nations: A Very Short Introduction. He is also currently co-ordinating a project “UNHCR and the Global Cold War”.
Professor Hanhimäki has been a recipient of numerous fellowships and awards from various institutes and foundation bodies in Europe and North America. Among these are: the British Academy, the Finnish Academy, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the United States Institute of Peace. He has lectured at universities throughout North America and Europe, and is one of the founding editors of the journal Cold War History.
Domaines d'expertise
Publications séléctionnées
”Obaman doktriini: Kaunista sanahelinää vai konkreettisia muutoksia?“ [The Obama Doctrine: Beautiful Rhetoric or Concrete Changes] Suomi-USA/Finland-USA, 1/2009, pp. 18-19.
”No Early Retirement: At 63 the United Nations is Imperative in the 21st Century,” in Internationale Politik, Spring 2009, pp. 88-93. To read this article in German, click here
"Conservative Goals, Revolutionary Outcomes: the Paradox of Détente." Cold War History 8: 4 (November 2008), pp. 501–510.
"The Ambiguous Henry Kissinger: Professor, Policymaker, Historian." In The Cold War and the Politics of History. Ed. by Juhana Aunesluoma & Pauli Kettunen. Helsinki: Edita Publishing Ltd, 2008, pp. 319-334.
"An Elusive Grand Design." Nixon in the World: American Foreign Policy, 1969-1977. Ed. by Andrew Preston and Fred Logevall. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, p. 25-44. link
"UNHCR and the Global Cold War, 1971-1984". Guest editor, Refugee Survey Quarterly, 27:1 (January 2008).link
United Nations: A Very Short Introduction (New York, 2008).
The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Understanding the Cold War: A History with Documents and Eye-Witness Accounts. With Odd Arne Westad. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
International History of the Twentieth Century. With Antony Best, Joe Maiolo and Kirsten Schultze. London: Routledge, 2003.
“The U.S. Viewpoint.” In _Ostpolitik/Westpolitik: European Integration and the Cold War_. Edited by Piers Ludlow. London: Routledge, 2007.
“National Security and National Interests.” In Advances in Cold War History_. Edited by Saki Dockrill and Geraint Hughes. London: Palgrave, 2006.
“George W. Bush et l’ONU.” [George W. Bush and the UN] _Relations Internationales_ 119 (Winter 2006), 25-36.
“The Lure of Neutrality: Finland and the Cold War.” In Cold War After Stalin’s Death: A Missed Opportunity for Peace? Edited by Klaus Larres and Kenneth Osgood. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. Pp. 257-276.
“Syndrooma nimeltä Irak” [Is Iraq Becoming a New Vietnam?] _Ulkopolitiikka_ (Finland) 43: 1 (March 2006), 49-53.
Autres activités
Member of the Editorial Board of Refugee Studies Quarterly
Member of the Editorial Board of Ulkopolitiikka
Member of the editorial board of Diplomatic History (2004-2007)
Editor, Cold War History
Finland Distinguished Professor, Academy of Finland (2007-2011)
Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC (2002/2003)
Winner of the Bernath Prize, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (2002)
British Academy, research grant (1998/99)
London School of Economics, Prize for Excellence in Teaching (1998)
Carnegie Council, Fellowship (1998)
Nuffield Foundation, UK, research grant (1996)
Norwegian Nobel Institute (1997 and 2001)
Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University (1994/95)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, (1993/95)
Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard (1993/94)
Academy of Finland (1991/93, and 1994/95)
Research fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (1991/92)
Tampere University (1997)
School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London (1996/97)
Visiting professor at Bishop's University (1992/93).
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