2025 Symposium | EU Democracy & Security | Past, Present, Future
From Center for West European Studies & EU Jean Monnet Center by The Center European Studies and EU Center
December 10, 2025 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the past, present, and future of EU democracy and security as presented at a symposium by Markku Jokisipilä.
On December 4th, 2025 the Jean Monnet Center for Excellence at the University of Washington hosted a symposium on EU Democracy and Security. Markku Jokisipilä presented on the Past, Present, and Future of European Democracy and Security. Introduction by Guntis Smidchens, the director of the UW Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies. Markku Jokisipilä was a UW Visiting Professor for Fall of 2025. Professor of Contemporary History Markku Jokisipilä is Director of the Center for Parliamentary Studies at the University of Turku. He is author or editor of ten books and many articles on Finnish history, including on Finland's relationship to Nazi Germany, diplomatic history, the history of sport, and political use and misuse of history. He has served on a variety of commissions for the Finnish state. He is also columnist and frequent contributor to public debate. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the speaker(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the EU nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.
People in this episode
Guest: Markku Jokisipilä
Topics covered
- EU Democracy
- Security
- European History
- Political History
- Public Debate
Keywords
- EU Democracy
- Security
- Markku Jokisipilä
- European Union
- University of Washington
- symposium
- Finnish history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jean Monnet Center for Excellence, University of Washington, University of Turku, European Union, European Education and Culture Executive Agency
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