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The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). What is the FIIA?. International relations think-tank Founded in 1961 Maintained by the Foundation for Foreign Policy Research until the end of 2006 The new FIIA founded 2007 by the Parliament of Finland. New FIIA.

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The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

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  1. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs(FIIA) NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  2. What is the FIIA? • International relations think-tank • Founded in 1961 • Maintained by the Foundation for Foreign Policy Research until the end of 2006 • The new FIIA founded 2007 by the Parliament of Finland NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  3. New FIIA • Parliament Centennial decision • Parliamentary motion was given 30.3.2006, and adopted 1.6.2006 • Law into effect 1.1.2007 • Complete name according to the law: Research Institute of International and European Union Affairs (unofficial transl.) NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  4. ”in connection with” • A more secure basis for the future • Works "in connection with the Parliament" • Independence accentuated • Budget inside Parliament appropriations • Recruitments • New premises NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  5. FIIA mission • High quality research on IR • Stimulate and promote analytical discussion on IR • Support foreign policy decision-making NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  6. What does the FIIA do? • Research • Seminars and other events • Publications • Library • Consulting • Public debate NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  7. Publications • FIIA Report • UPI Briefing Papers • UPI Working Papers • Ulkopolitiikka – The Finnish Journal of Foreign Policy • monographs NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  8. Current areas of research • The CFSP of the EU • China’s Transforming Society • Russia and the EU • Transatlantic Relations • Democratisation in the Middle East • Terrorism • Russia’s European Choice NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  9. Research agenda for 2007(unofficial draft) • EU (external issues, ”EU in the world”) • Transformation in international relations • Energy and climate change • Finnish foreign and security policy NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  10. FIIA in the Internet • News • Commentary • Publications • Seminar reports • Coming events • Mailing list • www.upi-fiia.fi NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  11. Library • established ~ 1966 • +23000 books, catalogued with keywords • ~ 90 journal or newspaper subscriptions • Budget 2005 and 2006: ~11000 euros • Book catalogue not online • Collections open to the public • FIIA Researchers given priority in all services NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  12. Article database • Bibliographic • Best product of the library • Begun October 1995 • Inhouse nearly 61000 indexed • Contents of journals arrived to the library • Subject and area codes • Parliament e-collections will save FIIA article database work in the future NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  13. Changes in the Library • Will be maintained • Will “outside customers” meet changes? • A lot depends on the future premises • Closer cooperation with the Parliament Library and Research Service of the Parliament • Agreement on the principles of mutual services and service processes • Secure internet connection to the Parliament - Useful electronic collections available NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  14. International Relations and Security Network, ISN • http://www.isn.ethz.ch/ • FIIA a Principal Partner: shares its academic research and full text publications • Publishing house (http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ph/) • Own search machine but also e.g. in Google • Classified and descripted • Only English material • Original publishers not hidden • Gives visibility • (Also a kind of archive for FIIA publications ) NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  15. EINIRAS Database Network, EDN • http://einiras.coe.int/ • Bibliographic • European • 50000 from FIIA, +365000 total • double or triple records  • in FIIA records codes converted to descriptions • administered by EINIRAS, server and user interface provided by Council of Europe • FIIA sent no new records since April 2006 NorDoc, 20.4.2007

  16. Thank you Jouko Rajakiili Information specialist Library. Finnish Institute of International Affairs NorDoc, 20.4.2007

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