Helsingin yliopiston sosiaalipsykologian laitos

In recent decades, nation-states have become major stakeholders in nonhuman genetic resource networks as a result of several international treaties. The most important of these is the juridically binding international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), signed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 by some 150 nations. This convention was a watershed for the identification of global rights related to genetic resources in recognising the sovereign power of signatory nations over their natural resources.

This book proposes that national or ethnic identity is an important and overlooked resource in conflict resolution. Using grounded theory to analyze data from interactive problem-solving workshops between Palestinians and Israelis a theory about the role of national identity in turning conflict into protracted conflict is developed.

Gender perceptions, religious belief systems, and political thought have excluded women from politics, for ages, around the world. Combining feminist and modernisation theorists in my theoretical framework, Kassea examines the trends in patriarchal Europe and highlights the gender-sensitive model of the Nordic countries. Retracing local gender patterns from precolonial to postcolonial eras in sub-Saharan Africa, Kassea explores the links between perceptions, needs, resources, education and women's political participation in Cameroon.

Tutkimuksessa selvitetään kansallisen identiteetin asemaa suhteessa muihin tilallisiin identiteetteihin, kuten paikalliseen ja eurooppalaiseen identiteettiin. Empiirisellä aineistolla haettiin vastausta kysymyksiin, millainen on suomalainen kansallinen identiteetti, millaisia eri tavoin painottuneita seikkoja luetaan kansallisen identiteetin osaksi ja mikä on kansallisen samastuminen asema muiden identifikaatioiden joukossa.

Venäjänsuomalaiset ovat olleet vilkkaan mielenkiinnon kohteena siitä lähtien, kun inkeriläisten paluumuutto käynnistyi presidentti Mauno Koiviston huhtikuussa 1990 antamasta lehdistöhaastattelusta.