Ville Sinkkonen
Research Fellow
The Global Security Research Programme
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Finland
Biography
Current position Research Fellow, the Global Security Research Programme, the Center on US Politics and Power at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs Academic degrees Master of Social Sciences (Political Science), University of Turku, 2013 Bachelor of Social Sciences (Political Science), University of Turku, 2010 Expertise United States foreign policy, norms and values in foreign policy, normative and soft power, United States Middle East policy, changing constellations of global power, trust in international politics Relevant work experience Doctoral Candidate (International Law), University of Turku 2014–2016 Project Researcher (Political Science, "Utopias in Foreign Policy” Project), University of Turku, 2013 Research Assistant (Political Science), University of Turku, 2011 Positions of trust Member of the Board, Finnish International Studies Association (FISA), 2012– Secretary, Finnish International Studies Association (FISA), 2012 Languages Finnish, English (working languages)
Research Interest
United States foreign policy, United States Middle East policy, norms, values and power in foreign policy, changing constellations of global power, trust in international politics
Publications
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2015. Utopias, Counterfactuals and External Affairs: (Re)Visioning Foreign Policy in a Small Country Context (co-authored with Henri Vogt). European Review of International Studies 2:2, 66–84.
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2015. A Comparative Appraisal of Normative Power: The European Union, the United States and the January 25th, 2011 Revolution in Egypt. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff.
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2016. The US, the Arab Spring and the Future of American Power. In Mika Aaltola and Anna Kronlund (eds.) After Rebalance - Visions for the Future of US Foreign Policy and Global Role Beyond 2016. Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 119–137.
