Finnish historian
Jussi M. Hanhimäki (born February 3, 1965, in Espoo) is a Finnish historian, specializing in the history of the Cold War , American foreign policy, transatlantic relations, international organizations and refugees.
Background
Hanhimäki is currently professor and the Chair of the Department of International History and Politics[ 1] at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies , in Geneva. He has previously taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His book The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy has been acclaimed by his academic peers. In the U.S. media, however, its reception was lukewarm.[ 2] [ 3]
In 2006, Hanhimäki was named Finland Distinguished Professor by the Academy of Finland .[ 4] He earned his MA, American History (1987) and Ph.D., International History (1993) at Boston University . His BA in History is from Tampere University in 1986.[ 5]
Work
Hanhimäki has published or edited a dozen books. Among these, The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy (2004)[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] was awarded the Bernath Lecture Prize by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations , the leading learned society for the academic study of the history of United States foreign policy.[ 12] He is one of the founding editors of the journal Cold War History and edited, together with Odd Arne Westad , The Cold War: A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts (2003, 2004). His articles have appeared in Cold War History , Diplomacy and Statecraft , Diplomatic History , Journal of Transatlantic Studies , Refugee Survey Quarterly , Politique étrangère , and Ulkopolitiikka .[ 4]
Hanhimäki's most recent books are The Rise and Fall of Detente: American Foreign Policy and the Transformation of the Cold War and, together with Benedikt Schoenborn and Barbara Zanchetta, Transatlantic Relations since 1945: An Introduction . In 2013 he published, together with Bernhard Blumenau, An International History of Terrorism: Western and Non-Western Experiences .
Hanhimäki was a keynote speaker at the 2022 Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Conference.[ 13] He has held visiting fellowships at LSE IDEAS , the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , and Harvard University . He has received major grants for research from the Swiss National Science Foundation , the Academy of Finland and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada .[ 4]
Bibliography
Hanhimäki, J., Rinnakkaiseloa patoamassa: Yhdysvallat ja Paasikiven linja: 1948-1956 , 1996 (Svenska Handelshögskolans Studentkår)
Hanhimäki, J., An Insecure Friendship: the United States and Scandinavia Since 1945 , 1997 (Palgrave Macmillan)
Hanhimäki, J., Containing Coexistence: America, Russia, and the ‘Finnish Solution,’ 1945-1956 , 1997 (Kent State University Press)
Best, A., Hanhimäki, J., Maiolo, J., Schultze, K., International History of the Twentieth Century 2003 (Routledge)
Hanhimäki, J., Westad, O. A., The Cold War: A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts , 2003 (Oxford University Press)
Hanhimäki, J., The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy , 2004 (Oxford University Press)ISBN 978-0195172218
Hanhimäki, J., United Nations: A Very Short Introduction , 2008 (Oxford University Press)
Basil, G., Hanhimäki, J., Soutou, G.-H. (eds), Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Security , 2010 (Routledge)
Hanhimäki, J., Schoenborn, B., Zanchetta, B., Transatlantic Relations Since 1945: An Introduction , 2012 (Routledge)
Hanhimäki, J., Blumenau, B (eds), An International History of Terrorism: Western and Non-Western Experiences , 2013 (Routledge)
Hanhimäki, J., The Rise and Fall of Détente: American Foreign Policy and the Transformation of the Cold War , 2013 (Potomac Books)
Hanhimäki, J., Pax Transatlantica: America and Europe in the Post-Cold War Era , 2021 (Oxford University Press)
References
^ "Jussi M. Hanhimäki" . Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ Max Boot (September 26, 2004). " 'The Flawed Architect': Sizing Up Kissinger" . New York Times . Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ Tom Donnelly (August 31, 2004). "The Kissinger Myths" . New York Sun . Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ a b c Jussi Hanhimäki's home page at the Graduate Institute http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/study/faculty/professors.html/_/people/hanhimaki
^ "Jussi Hanhimäki's CV" (PDF) . Graduate Institute Professor Profile . Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ Freedman, Lawrence D. (Mar–Apr 2005). "The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy" . Foreign Affairs . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ Brands, H. W. (June 2006). "The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy" . American Historical Review . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ Thompson, James (Summer 2005). "CRITIQUING KISSINGER'S FOREIGN POLICY ARCHITECTURE" . Review of Politics . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ Jackson, Ian (July 2005). "The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy" . Contemporary Review . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ Small, Melvin (June 2006). "Spider-Man Too" . Diplomatic History . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ "THE FLAWED ARCHITECT: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy" . Publishers Weekly . August 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ "Prize Winners" . Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations . Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
^ "Podcast featuring TSA 2022 Keynote Lecturer Professor Jussi Hanhimäki" . Transatlantic Studies Association . 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-06-15 .
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