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Pursiainen, Christer Henrik

Professor of Societal Security

  • Staupe-Delgado, Reidar; Abdel-Fattah, Dina; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. A discipline without a name? Contrasting three fields dealing with hazards and disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2022; Volum 70. ISSN 2212-4209.s doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102751.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Rød, Bjarte. National disaster risk assessments in Europe. How comparable are they and why?. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) 2021; Volum 12 (2). ISSN 1944-4079.s 194 - 214.s doi: 10.1002/rhc3.12215.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Alden, Chris; Bertelsen, Rasmus Gjedssø. The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?. Arctic Review on Law and Politics 2021; Volum 12 (1). ISSN 1891-6252.s 31 - 55.s doi: 10.23865/arctic.v12.2440.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Crisis Cycle. Oxford University Press 2021 ISBN 9780190614379.s doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.2037.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Russia's Critical Infrastructure Policy: What do we Know About it?. European Journal for Security Research 2020; Volum 6 (1). ISSN 2365-0931.s 21 - 38.s doi: 10.1007/s41125-020-00070-0.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Arctic food crisis management. (data) Routledge 2020 ISBN 9781138370067.s 159 - 183.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Crisis Management and the Corona Crisis; in Finnish] Kriisinhallinta ja koronakriisi: alustava arvio. (fulltekst) Kosmopolis 2020; Volum 50 (2). ISSN 1236-1372.s 50 - 71.
  • Rød, Bjarte; Lange, David; Theocharidou, Marianthi; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. From Risk Management to Resilience Management in Critical Infrastructure. Journal of Management in Engineering 2020; Volum 36 (4). ISSN 0742-597X.s doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000795.
  • Cassotta, Sandra; Sidortsov, Roman; Goodsite, M.; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Climate Change, Environmental Threats and Cybersecurity in the European High North. (fulltekst) 2019 ISBN 978-952-337-182-8.s 84 - 106.
  • Montalvan Castilla, Johana Evelyn; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Citizen and civil society perspectives on cyberspace in the European High North. (fulltekst) 2019 ISBN 978-952-337-182-8.s 25 - 53.
  • Montalvan Castilla, Johana Evelyn; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Cyberspace Effects on Civil Society. The Ultimate Game-Changer or Not?. Journal of Civil Society 2019; Volum 15 (4). ISSN 1744-8689.s 392 - 411.s doi: 10.1080/17448689.2019.1672288.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Cassotta, Sandra; Sidortsov, Roman; Goodsite, Michael E.. Cyber Threats, Harsh Environment and the European High North (EHN) in a Human Security and Multi-level Regulatory Global Dimension: Which Framework Applicable to Critical Infrastructures under "Exceptionally Critical Infrastructure Conditions (ECIC)?. (fulltekst) Beijing Law Review 2019; Volum 10. ISSN 2159-4627.s 317 - 360.s doi: 10.4236/blr.2019.102020.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Critical infrastructure resilience: A Nordic model in the making?. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2018; Volum 27. ISSN 2212-4209.s 632 - 641.s doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.08.006.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas. The principle of territorial integrity in Russian international law doctrine: The case of Crimea. Routledge 2018 ISBN 9781138566705.s doi: 10.4324/9781315123837.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Rød, Bjarte; Baker, Greg; Honfi, Daniel; Lange, David J. Critical Infrastructure Resilience Index. (data) CRC Press 2017 ISBN 9781138029972.s 2183 - 2189.
  • Forsberg, Tuomas; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Psychological Dimension of Russian Foreign Policy: Putin and the Annexation of Crimea. Global Society 2017; Volum 31 (2). ISSN 1360-0826.s 220 - 244.s doi: 10.1080/13600826.2016.1274963.
  • Rød, Bjarte; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Reitan, Nina Kristine; Storesund, Karolina; Lange, David; Mira da Silva, Miguel. Evaluation of resilience assessment methodologies. CRC Press 2017 ISBN 978-1138629370.s 1039 - 1051.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Matveeva, Angelica. Initiating Trust in High Politics: The Gorbachev-Reagan Summit in Geneva 1985. International Negotiation: A Journal of Theory and Practice 2016; Volum 21 (1). ISSN 1382-340X.s 104 - 134.s doi: 10.1163/15718069-12341326.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Russia: Democracy with Adjectives. 2011 ISBN 9521065680.s 179 - 211.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Challenges for European Critical Infrastructure Protection. Journal of European Integration 2009; Volum 31/6. ISSN 0703-6337.s 721 - 739.s doi: 10.1080/07036330903199846.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Bo, Löwendahl. Multilateral Cooperation and Spatial Development. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung 2009; Volum 8 (9). ISSN 0303-2493.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Early Warning and Civil Protection: a Framework for Analysis and Action. (fulltekst) 2008 ISBN 9189332679.s 23 - 56.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Theories of Integration and the Limits of EU-Russian Relations. Palgrave Macmillan 2008 ISBN 9780230605862.s 149 - 185.s doi: 10.1057/9780230612587.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Tuomas, Forsberg. Crisis Decision-Making in Finland: Cognition, Institutions, and Rationality. Cooperation and Conflict 2006; Volum 41 (3). ISSN 0010-8367.s 235 - 260.s doi: 10.1177/0010836706066558.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. EU-Russian Cooperation – Challenges for the EU. 2006 ISBN 978-9171834980.s 100 - 115.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [From Words to Action: The Theories of Integration and the EU-Russia Relations; in Russian] Ot slov k delu: Teorii integratsii i otnoshenija EC-RF. Sovremennaja Evropa 2005 (2). ISSN 0201-7083.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Nuclear Safety and Environmental Risks in Northwest Russia: A Source of Cooperation and Conflict. Routledge 2005 ISBN 978-0415651578.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Medvedev, Sergei. Road Map. 2005 ISBN 5901787404.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Hellenberg, Timo. Finnish Crisis Decision-Making: The Case of 9/11. Yearbook of Finnish foreign policy 2004. ISSN 1456-1255.s 79 - 96.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Patomäki, Heikki. The State and Society in Russia. 2004 ISBN 91-85139-03-3.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Regionology and Russian Foreign Policy - Identifying the Theoretical Alternatives. RoutledgeCurzon 2003 ISBN 9780700717354.s doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203221716.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas. [Finnish Crisis Decision Making; in Finnish] Suomalainen kriisipäätöksenteko. 2003 ISBN 951-662-886-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Saari, Sinikukka. [Finland and the Disintegration of the Soviet Union; in Finnish] Suomi ja Neuvostoliiton hajoaminen. 2003 ISBN 951-662-886-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Hellenberg, Timo. [The Terror Attacks in the U.S. in 2001; in Finnish] Yhdysvaltain terrori-iskut 2001. 2003 ISBN 951-662-886-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Finland's NATO Option and Russia. Yearbook of Finnish foreign policy 2003. ISSN 1456-1255.s 21 - 38.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Soft Security Problems of Northwest Russia. 2002 ISBN 951-769-135-1.s 107 - 149.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Finland and Russia. Finnish and Swedish Security 2001. ISSN 1403-8080.s 142 - 173.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Russia -- from One Crisis to Another; in Finnish] Venäjä -- kriisistä toiseen?. 2001 ISBN 952-10-0082-1.s 39 - 50.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Finland as a Neighbour to the West; in Finnish] Suomi länsinaapurina. Ulkopolitiikka 2001; Volum 38 (4). ISSN 0501-0659.s 101 - 115.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Finland's Policy Towards Russia: How to Deal With the Security Dilemma?. Yearbook of Finnish foreign policy 2000. ISSN 1456-1255.s 63 - 84.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Influence of the International Community to Russia's Policy Towards Chechnya: Three Interpretations; in Finnish] Kansainvälisen yhteisön vaikutus Venäjän Tshetshenian-politiikkaan: kolme tulkintaa. Ulkopolitiikka 2000 (1). ISSN 0501-0659.s 86 - 95.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Relation Between the State and Society in Russia. Trends and Structures; in Swedish] Förhållandet mellan stat och samhälle i Ryssland: Trender och strukturer. Nordisk Østforum 2000 (3). ISSN 0801-7220.s 7 - 16.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Role of Civil Society in Russian Foreign Policy: Actor, Factor, or Outsider?. 2000 ISBN 8270020966.s 171 - 196.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The European Union and the Russian Democracy; in Russian] Evropeyskij Sojuz i rossijskaja demokratija. Konstitutsionnoe pravo: Vostochno-evropejskoe obozrenie 2000; Volum 30 (1). ISSN 1812-7126.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Patomäki, Heikki. Western Models and the Russian Idea: Beyond Inside/Outside in the Discourses on Civil Society. Millennium: Journal of International Studies 1999; Volum 28 (1). ISSN 0305-8298.s doi: 10.1177/03058298990280010901.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Impact of International Institutions on Russia's Behavior: The Case of the OSCE and Chechnya. Penn State University Press 1999 ISBN 978-0271019154.s 109 - 169.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Russia and the Kosovo Crisis: Interpretation, Reaction and Threat Pictures; in Finnish] Venäjä ja Kosovon kriisi: tulkinta, reaktio ja uhkakuvat. Ulkopolitiikka 1999; Volum 36. ISSN 0501-0659.s 64 - 72.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The European Dimension of the Chechnya Crisis; in Russian] Evropejskij aspekt Chechenskogo krizisa. 1998 ISBN 5867081184.s 198 - 207.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Pacta Sunt Servanta? The Development of the Sense of Community and the Principle of Obligation in Soviet and Russian Doctrines of International Law. East European Politics 1998; Volum 14 (3). ISSN 2159-9165.s 84 - 108.s doi: 10.1080/13523279808415383.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Modelling Russia's Crisis Decision-Making: The Case of Chechnya. UPI Working Papers 1997 (2). ISSN 1456-1360.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Berdyayev and the Faith of Russia; in Finnish] Berdjajev ja Venäjän kohtalo. Tiede & edistys 1997; Volum 22 (2). ISSN 0356-3677.s 124 - 142.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [International Security Regimes and Russia; in Finnish] Kansainväliset turvallisuusregiimit ja Venäjä. Kosmopolis 1996; Volum 26 (3). ISSN 1236-1372.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Political Science in Contemporary Russia; in Finnish] Politologia nyky-Venäjällä. Politiikka 1996 (4). ISSN 0032-3365.s 240 - 250.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Heikka, Henrikki; Patomäki, Heikki. [Russia's development and the Action Options of the European Union; in Finnish] Venäjän kehitys ja Euroopan unionin toimintavaihtoehdot. Ulkopolitiikka 1996; Volum 33 (1). ISSN 0501-0659.s 11 - 18.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Semchenko, A.. Hammer, Sickle, and Book? Basic Policy Lines of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Finnish Review of East European Studies 1996 (2). ISSN 1237-6051.s 45 - 50.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Semtshenko, Anatoli. [Russia's Party Map and the December 1995 Elections; in Finnish] Venäjän puoluekenttä ja joulukuun 1995 vaalit. Ulkopolitiikka 1995; Volum 32 (3). ISSN 0501-0659.s 43 - 62.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Heritage of Soviet Foreign Policy Studies. Finnish Review of East European Studies 1995 (2). ISSN 1237-6051.s 7 - 31.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Path of Austria -- and Finland's; in Finnish] Itävallan tie -- ja Suomen. Ulkopolitiikka 1992; Volum 29 (4). ISSN 0501-0659.s 30 - 37.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Change of the Soviet Understanding of Neutrality; in Finnish] Neuvostoliiton puolueettomuuskäsityksen muutos. Ulkopolitiikka 1991; Volum 28 (4). ISSN 0501-0659.s 29 - 39.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas. The Psychology of Foreign Policy. (data) Palgrave Macmillan 2021 ISBN 978-3-030-79886-4.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Emanuel and Frederick. The Court Cembalist and his King; in Finnish] Emanuel ja Fredrik. Hovicembalisti ja hänen kuninkaansa. (data) 2017 ISBN 978-952291409-5.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Crisis Management Cycle. (data) Routledge 2017 ISBN 9781138643871.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas. [Foreign Policy from the Ivory Tower; in Finnish] Ulkopolitiikkaa norsunluutornista. (fulltekst) 2015 ISBN 978-952-68048-2-8.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. At the Crossroads of Post-Communist Modernisation. Russia and China in Comparative Perspective. (data) Palgrave Macmillan 2012 ISBN 9780230363922.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Biography of Trotsky; in Finnish] Trotski. (data) Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy 2011 ISBN 9789512085040.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Jakob, Hedenskog; Bertil, Nygren; Ingmar, Oldberg; Vilhelm, Konnander. Russia as a Great Power. Dimensions of Security under Putin. (data) Routledge 2005 ISBN 978-0415651578.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Sergei, Medvedev. The Bologna process and its implications for Russia : the European integration of higher education. (fulltekst) 2005 ISBN 590178734X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Hellenberg, Timo; Hedin, Sigrid. Civil protection systems in the Baltic Sea region : towards integration in civil protection training. (fulltekst) 2005 ISBN 952-10-2599-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Medvedev, Sergei. Towards the Kaliningrad partnership in EU-Russia relations a road map into the future / Kaliningradskoe partnerstvo v otnošenijach Rossii i ES. 2005 ISBN 5901787404.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Visuri, Pekka; Forsberg, Tuomas; Lintonen, Raimo. [Finland and Crises. From the 'Years of Danger' to Terror Attacks; in Finnish] Suomi ja kriisit. Vaaran vuosista terrori-iskuihin. 2003 ISBN 951-662-886-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Russian Foreign Policy and International Relations Theory. (data) Routledge 2000 ISBN 9781315243870.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Russian Idea, Utopia, and Mission; in Finnish] Venäjän idea, utopia ja missio. 1999 ISBN 9789516627598.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. BOOK REVIEW of Markku Kivinen and Brendan G. Humphreys, eds. Russian Modernization: A New Paradigm (London: Routledge, 2021). The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review 2022; Volum 49. ISSN 1075-1262.s 241 - 246.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. BOOK REVIEW (in Finnish) of Klaus Törnudd (2020): Vägen framåt. Artiklar och kolumner från åren 1965-2020. Helsingfors: Tore och Herdis Modeens stiftelse nr 45.. (fulltekst) Kulttuurivihkot 2022; Volum 1. ISSN 0356-3367.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Digital solutions for online learning in societal security. (fulltekst) 2021 ISBN 978-91-985555-3-0.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Abdel-Fattah, Dina. Societal Security as Higher Education: The State of the Art in the Baltic Sea Region. (fulltekst) 2021 ISBN 978-91-985555-0-9.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Bazone, Guna; Young, Stephanie; Zuin, Olga. KEY OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Higher Education Study Programmes in the Field of Societal Security in the Baltic Sea Region. (fulltekst) 2021 ISBN 978-91-985555-2-3.
  • Young, Stephanie; Bazone, Guna; Zuin, Olga; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Enhancing Societal Security Graduate Employability in the Baltic Sea Region. (fulltekst) 2021 ISBN 978-91-985555-1-6.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Nuclear submarines in Tromsø. An overview of available information on risks and preparedness. (fulltekst) 2020.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Book review of: The steppe tradition in international relations: Russians, Turks and European state building 4000 BCE–2018 CE. By Iver B. Neumann and Einar Wigen. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2018. International Affairs 2019; Volum 95 (2). ISSN 0020-5850.s 496 - 497.s doi: 10.1093/ia/iiz034.
  • Lange, David; Rosenquist, Hannah; Rød, Bjarte; Tantanasi, Ioanna; Bram, Staffan; Sjøstrøm, Johan; Erikson, Kerstin; Honfi, Daniel; Almeida, Rafael; Carreira, Elisabete; Vigh, Geri; Theocharidou, Marianthi; Salmon, Romuald; Bouffier, Christian; Reitan, Nina Kristine; Storesund, Karolina; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Project report: operationalisation of resilience to critical infrastructure. 2018.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Lauluja järjestelmästä [Songs about the System; in Finnish]. Kulttuurivihkot 2018 (6). ISSN 0356-3367.s 48 - 52.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Rød, Bjarte; Lange, David; Honfi, Daniel. On the contribution of technological concepts to the resilience of bridges as critical infrastructure assets. IABSE Congress Stockholm, 2016: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment. ISBN 9781510835900 2016-09-21 - 2016-09-23 2016.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Rød, Bjarte. Report on criteria for evaluating resilience. (data) 2016.
  • Gattinesi, Peter et al.; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The European reference network for critical infrastructure protection - Project first phase (2011-2014): from concept to implementation. 2016 ISBN 9789279444029.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Rød, Bjarte. Evaluation of Maintenance as a Resilience Indicator. ICEFA VII: Seventh International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis 2016-07-03 - 2016-07-06 2016.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Regional councils and the EU-Russian crisis. Baltic Rim Economies 2015. ISSN 1795-5076.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. ["Independent Art -- for Revolution!" Trotsky and Culture; in Finnish] "Riippumaton taide -- vallankumouksen puolesta!" Trotski ja kulttuuri. Kulttuurivihkot 2015 (2). ISSN 0356-3367.s 58 - 65.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Gattinesi, Peter. Towards Testing Critical Infrastructure Resilience. (fulltekst) 2014 ISBN 978-92-79-36632-1.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Russia's Politics is a Theme, but where are the Researchers?; in Finnish] Venäjän politiikka puhuttaa, missä ovat politiikan tutkijat?. 2013 ISBN 9789521086083.s 38 - 45.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Gattinesi, Peter. European CIP-related Testing Capabilities: Gaps and Challenges. (fulltekst) 2013 (JRC85192) ISBN 978-92-79-33760-4. ISSN 1018-5593.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Gattinesi, Peter. European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection: Thematic Areas. State of the Art.. (fulltekst) 2013 ISBN 978-92-79-30841-3.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; De Groeve et al., Tom. Overview of Disaster Risks that the EU faces: Internal assessment based on JRC databases. 2013 ISBN 978-92-79-28742-8.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Baltic Sea Cooperation within an Intergovernmental Framework: Marine Environment and Maritime Safety. 2010 ISBN 9789521061332.s 37 - 40.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The challenge of military conversion. Journal of Nordregio 2009; Volum 9. ISSN 1650-5891.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Francke, Per. Early Warning and Civil Protection: When Does it Work and Why Does it Fail?. (fulltekst) 2008 ISBN 9189332679.s 23 - 56.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. How to improve the EU’s economic and trade strategies towards Russia?. Baltic Rim Economies 2007. ISSN 1795-5076.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Towards a Baltic Sea Region Strategy in Critical Infrastructure Protection. 2007 ISBN 978-91-89332-66-9.s 1 - 54.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Russia between integration and protectionism : international road transport, ports, and the forestry sector. 2007.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Baltic Sea Region. (fulltekst) 2007 ISBN 978-91-89332-66-9.s 1 - 54.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Who is afraid of the NEGP -- and why?. Journal of Nordregio 2007 (2). ISSN 1650-5891.s 22 - 23.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Russia plays with the well-known cards; in Finnish] Venäjä iskee pöytään vanhat valtit. Ulkopolitiikka 2007 (3). ISSN 0501-0659.s 12 - 16.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Does your community have an injury prevention programme? Eurobaltic Guidelines for Safety Promotion in the Baltic States Region [Also in Finnish, German, Russian and Swedish]. 2007.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Civil protection in the Baltic sea Region. Journal of Nordregio 2006; Volum 9 (3). ISSN 1650-5891.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Leaving the camps: The challenge of military conversion. Journal of Nordregio 2006; Volum 9 (2). ISSN 1650-5891.s 23 - 26.
  • Hellenberg, Timo; Hedin, Sigrid; Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The EUROBALTIC I (2003-2006) Project on Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region: Best Practices and Lessons Learned. 2006.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Regional Action Plan for Conversion in the Baltic Sea Region. Interreg III Project final report (60 pages, member of the editorial board). 2006.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Kivelä, Hanna-Mari; Hellenberg, Timo. [Defence Forces and International Civil Crisis Management; in Finnish] Puolustusvoimat ja kansainvälinen siviilikriisinhallinta. 2004; Volum 2004 (3). ISSN 1457-9251.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Hellenberg, Timo; Kivelä, Hanna-Mari. [Defence Forces and Internal Security; in Finnish] Puolustusvoimat ja sisäinen turvallisuus. 2004; Volum 2004 (2) ISBN 9521019476. ISSN 1457-9251.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. The Double Enlargement: Implications for Security in the Baltic Sea Region. Journal of Nordregio 2003; Volum 4 (4). ISSN 1650-5891.s 15 - 17.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [E 18 Road development conditions in North-West Russia; in Finnish] E 18 tien kehittämisselvitys 2002. Erillisselvitys Venäjän ja erityisesti Luoteis-Venäjän kehitysnäkymistä liikenteen näkökulmasta, Tiehallinto/LT-Consultants Ltd.. 2002.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Saari, Sinikukka. [Et tu Brute! Finland's Nato Option and Russia; in Finnish] Et tu Brute! : Suomen Natio-optio ja Venäjä. 2002; Volum 2002 (1). ISSN 1458-994X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Saari, Sinikukka. Et tu Brute! Finland's Nato Option and Russia. (fulltekst) 2002; Volum 2002 (1) ISBN 951-769-132-7. ISSN 1458-994X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Civil society and the state. Round table. Stenographic notes; in Russian] Grazhdanskoe obshcshestvo i vlast'. Kruglyj stol. Sankt-Peterburg,28.6.2001. Stenograficheskij otchet.. 2001.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Soft security problems in Northwest Russia and their implications for the outside world : a framework for analysis and action. 2001; Volum 2001 (31). ISSN 1397-3002.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Jakobson, Linda. At the crossroads of post-communist modernisation : Russia and China in comparative perspective : paper to be presented at the International Studies Association Convention, Chicago, Feb 24, 2001. 2001; Volum 2001 (30) ISBN 951-769-117-3. ISSN 1397-3002.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [The Cycle of Finlandization; in Finnish] Suomettumisen sykli. WSOY 2001 ISBN 951-0-25654-4.s 542 - 553.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Trends and Structures in Russian State/Society Relations; published in Heikki Patomäki (ed.), Politics of Civil Society: A Global Perspective on Democratisation, NIGD 2/2000, Helsinki & Nottingham 2000, pp. 19-28.. NIGD 2000-06-01 - 2000-06-01 2000.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Space, Time, and the Russian Idea. 2000 ISBN 9789517101134.s 71 - 93.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Jänis, Ira; Forsberg, Tuomas. The condition of democracy in Russia, the party system and the State Duma. 2000 ISBN 951-769-105-X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Doty, Anisa; Forsberg, Tuomas. [Business Elites and Russian Foreign Policy; in Finnish] Talouselämän eliitit ja Venäjän ulkopolitiikka. 2000; Volum 2000 (5) ISBN 951-769-109-2. ISSN 1456-8551.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas; Jänis, Ira. [The Condition of Democracy in Russia, the Party System and the State Duma; in Finnish] Demokratian tila, puoluejärjestelmä ja duuman vaalit. 2000; Volum 2000 (4). ISSN 1456-8551.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Civil Society in Russia; in Norwegian and Swedish] Sivilt samfunn i Russland. 2000; Volum 2000 (3). ISSN 0801-7220.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Can Russia Become Democratic?, published in Russia in Asia and Europe in the 21st Century, compiled by Eunsook Chung, Seoul: The Sejong Institute, 1999, pp. 3-27.. Sejong Institute, Seoul 1999-05-01 - 1999-05-01 1999.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Finland's security policy towards Russia : from bilateralism to multilateralism. 1999 ISBN 951-769-082-7.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Doty, Anisa; Forsberg, Tuomas. Business elites and Russian foreign policy. 1999 ISBN 951-769-107-6.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas; Jänis, Ira. [The condition of democracy in Russia, the party system and the State Duma; in Finnish] Demokratian tila, puoluejärjestelmä ja duuman vaalit. 1999; Volum 1999 (4) ISBN 951-769-095-9. ISSN 1456-856X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. The Third Force - Yuri Luzhkov and the Fatherland. 1999; Volum 1999 (3). ISSN 1456-856X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. [The Third Force - Yuri Luzhkov and the Fatherland; in Finnish] Kolmas voima- Juri Luzhkov ja Isänmaa. 1999; Volum 1999 (3). ISSN 1456-8551.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. [Foreign Policy of the Communists; in Finnish] Kommunistien ulkopolitiikka. 1999; Volum 1999 (3). ISSN 1456-8551.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. Foreign Policy of the Communists. 1999; Volum 1999 (2). ISSN 1456-856X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. The Prospects for Russian Development and Their Implications for Finland. 1999; Volum 1999 (1). ISSN 1456-856X.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Beyond sovietology: International relations theory and the study of Soviet/Russian foreign and security policy. 1998 ISBN 978-9517690782.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. Eurasianism and neo-eurasianism : the past, present, and postmodernity of a Russian integration ideology. 1998; Volum 1998 (5). ISSN 1397-3002.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Patomäki, Heikki. Against the state, with(in) the state, or a transnational creation : Russian civil society in the making?. 1998; Volum 1998 (4) ISBN 951-769-069-X. ISSN 1397-3002.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik; Forsberg, Tuomas et al.. [The Prospects for Russian Development and Their Implications for Finland; in Finnish] Venäjän kehitysvaihtoehdot ja niiden vaikutus Suomen valintoihin. 1998; Volum 1998 (1). ISSN 1456-8551.
  • Pursiainen, Christer Henrik. [Russia's Decision Making and the Possibilities of the European Union Influence: The Case of Chechnya; in Finnish] Venäjän päätöksenteko ja Euroopan unionin vaikutusmahdollisuudet: Tshetshenian tapaus. 1996 ISBN 978-9517690584.
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    Research interests

    Crisis Management

    Resilience

    Critical Infrastructure

    Decision-making theories

     

    Ongoing externally funded projects:

    Disinformation and people: impacts on societal trust and resilience (FAKENEWS) NEW! 

    • Funding: Norwegian Research Council
    • Project period: September 2021-August 2024 

    Climate Change Resilience in Small Communities in the Nordic Countries (ClicNord)

    • Funding: Nordforsk
    • Project period: January 2021-December 2023

    Needs-based education and studies in societal security (NEEDS)

    • Funding: EU Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership
    • Project period: September 2020-August 2023

     

    Teaching

    2022:

    SVF-2106 Krisehåndtering/Crisis Management

    SVF-3207 Resilience

    Christer Pursiainen's pedagogical map 


    Member of research group

    The Grey Zone   English content Climate Change Adaptation   English content

    CV

    Dr Christer Pursiainen is Professor of Societal Security at the Department of Technology and Safety, Faculty of Science and Technology, Arctic University of Norway (UiT), in Tromsø, Norway.

    Previously Pursiainen has worked in leading management and research positions in such institutions as the European Commission  DG Joint Research Centre, JRC, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (Italy, Ispra); the Council of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS (Sweden, Stockholm); Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development (Sweden, Stockholm); Russian-European Centre for Economic Policy, RECEP (Russian Federation, Moscow); Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Helsinki; and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, UPI-FIIA (Finland, Helsinki).

    His publications consist of about one hundred and thirty scholarly publications, including sixteen (co-)authored or (co-)edited books, on a variety of themes such as societal security, crisis management, critical infrastructure protection and resilience, international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, regional cooperation and integration, comparative politics, state-society relations, and Soviet/Russia's history and politics, published in different countries and in several languages. He has also published one fiction novel, based on apocryphal biblical texts,  and two popular-historical biographies.

    For more, see www.christerpursiainen.com