Jussi Hanhimäki

Jussi M. Hanhimäki (born February 3, 1965 in Espoo ) is a Finnish historian who teaches as a professor at the University Institute for International Studies and Development in Geneva . His main research interests are the history of the Cold War , US foreign policy, and transatlantic relations.

Hanhimäki studied first at the University of Tampere , where he took his bachelor's degree in 1986 , and then at the University of Boston , where he received his master's degree in 1987 and a Ph.D. in 1993. received his doctorate. In 1993/94 he was a Fellow at Harvard University , 1994/1995 Visiting Scholar at Ohio University and from 1995 to 2000 Lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science . Since 2000 he has been teaching at the University Institute for International Studies and Development in Geneva. He interrupted this activity from 2007 to 2011 and worked as a professor at the Academy of Finland . At the same time as teaching in Geneva, Hanhimäki has been Professor of Political History at Helsinki University since 2002 .

In 2002 he received the Bernath Prize of the Society for the History of American External Relations .

Fonts (selection)

The rise and fall of détente. American foreign policy and the transformation of the Cold War . Potomac Books, Washington DC 2013, ISBN 9781597970754 .
The flawed architect. Henry Kissinger and American foreign policy . Oxford University Press, New York 2004, ISBN 0195172213 .
Containing coexistence. America, Russia, and the "Finnish Solution" . Kent State University Press, Kent 1997, ISBN 0873385586 .
Scandinavia and the United States. To insecure friendship . Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International. New York, London 1997, ISBN 0805779353 .