Liisa Laakso
Biographic Data
| ID | 3963080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liisa Laakso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Laakso |
| SIGNATURE | LAAKSO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0582-8849 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Academic freedom and peace
Develops a model exploring the connection between academic freedom and peace. • Finds an association between academic freedom and peace across 162 countries. • Strong relationship observed in Africa, particularly in countries with elite factionalism. • Case studies from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, and Cameroon illustrate scholars' peacebuilding roles. • First empirical study to examine academic freedom’s impact on peace in a large global sample. Bu…
Transdisciplinary” as an integrated care strategy
Background: Healthcare is duplicated and lacks integration when health professionals possess overlapping clinical skills and deliver services that are designed around their professional expertise. Approach: At the Mater Hospital Brisbane (Australia), consumers would undergo lengthy assessments with duplicated questions when occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech pathologists complete separate, profession-specific stroke assessments…
‘The unofficial curriculum is where the real teaching takes place’
This paper analyses faculty experiences tackling global knowledge asymmetries by examining the decolonisation of higher education in Africa in the aftermath of the 2015 ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ student uprising. An overview of the literature reveals a rich debate on defining ‘decolonisation’, starting from a critique of Eurocentrism to propositions of alternate epistemologies. These debates are dominated by the Global North and South Africa and their e…
The Impact of Academic Freedom on Democracy in Africa
Shared experiences but diversified developments make Africa an interesting region in which to investigate the impact of education on democracy, and the role of academic freedom in this impact. As building expertise takes time, we focus on the causality between past experience of academic freedom and electoral democracy. Our theory is that independent experts advocating free and fair elections are acclaimed, which makes rigging elections a costly …
Political Science Knowledge and Electoral Violence
The relevance of political science education and research in the conduct of elections is evident, but their actual roles are not. We zero in, specifically, on the contribution of political science education and research to peaceful polling in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In both countries, electoral violence has accompanied multi-party competition. To get a profile of political science scholarly production and impact, from a comparative perspective, parti…
Academic Mobility as Freedom in Africa
In this article, complexities in the relationship between academic mobility and freedom evident in Africa showing high levels of mobility but frustrations with the realisation of academic freedom are discussed. A distinction between negative, positive and epistemic dimensions of freedom helps us to analyse conditions for academic mobility but also how mobility can compromise freedom. Semi-structured interviews of scholars of social and political …
Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa
Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected, they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial remittances to and support social development in their homelands. Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents.…
Twenty Years of Independence in Zimbabwe
This collection offers comprehensive insights into pivotal areas of concern regarding developments in Zimbabwe since its independence. By disclosing the intra-elite competition, assessing the performa
Repeated Multiparty Elections Expand Civil Liberties
Journal Article Repeated Multiparty Elections Expand Civil Liberties Get access Democracy and Elections in Africa. By Staffan I. Lindberg. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 248 pp., $55.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-8018-8332-3), $24.95 paper (ISBN: 0-8018-8333-0). Liisa Laakso Liisa Laakso University of Jyväskylä Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 10, Issue 1, Marc…
Beyond the notion of security community
African regional organizations' increasing activity in security policy is usually approached through the concept of ‘security community’, which can only partially clarify their difficult situation. A multi-level governance model is suggested as a more useful approach in a situation where economic cooperation is weak, member states' principles of governance diverge, and they themselves might be part of security problems. A security community is no…
The politics of international election observation
The example of Zimbabwe in 2000 shows that in a context of violent election campaigning, the role of international election observation is an ambiguous one. Unlike earlier elections organised by the Zimbabwean government, international donors wanted to observe its 2000 parliamentary election amidst a deepening crisis. They noted that the elections would not be free and fair in their view. Neighbouring countries with a more positive view joined th…
Socioeconomic Stress, Health and Child Nutritional Status in Zimbabwe at a Time of Economic Structural Adjustment
Socioeconomic Stress, Health and Child Nutritional Status in Zimbabwe at a Time of Economic Structural Adjustment: a three-year longitudinal study by LEON A. BIJLMAKERS, MARY T. BASSETT and DAVID M. SANDERS Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Report no 105, 1998. Pp 127. £40.00. - Volume 38 Issue 3
An Overview of Election Studies in Africa
Since 1990, more than 30 sub-Saharan states have introduced multi-party electoral systems to choose their national governments. This development, normally understood as part of the post-cold war 'wave of democratisation', has led many to think that there is something intrinsically new about such a competitive process in Africa, which is not the case. This article looks at some elections that have been held in various states and studied, both befo…
Relationship between the state and civil society in the Zimbabwean elections 1995
The politics of international election observation
The example of Zimbabwe in 2000 shows that in a context of violent election campaigning, the role of international election observation is an ambiguous one. Unlike earlier elections organised by the Zimbabwean government, international donors wanted to observe its 2000 parliamentary election amidst a deepening crisis. They noted that the elections would not be free and fair in their view. Neighbouring countries with a more positive view joined th…
An Overview of Election Studies in Africa
Since 1990, more than 30 sub-Saharan states have introduced multi-party electoral systems to choose their national governments. This development, normally understood as part of the post-cold war 'wave of democratisation', has led many to think that there is something intrinsically new about such a competitive process in Africa, which is not the case. This article looks at some elections that have been held in various states and studied, both befo…
Academic Mobility as Freedom in Africa
In this article, complexities in the relationship between academic mobility and freedom evident in Africa showing high levels of mobility but frustrations with the realisation of academic freedom are discussed. A distinction between negative, positive and epistemic dimensions of freedom helps us to analyse conditions for academic mobility but also how mobility can compromise freedom. Semi-structured interviews of scholars of social and political …
Beyond the notion of security community
African regional organizations' increasing activity in security policy is usually approached through the concept of ‘security community’, which can only partially clarify their difficult situation. A multi-level governance model is suggested as a more useful approach in a situation where economic cooperation is weak, member states' principles of governance diverge, and they themselves might be part of security problems. A security community is no…
Political Science Knowledge and Electoral Violence
The relevance of political science education and research in the conduct of elections is evident, but their actual roles are not. We zero in, specifically, on the contribution of political science education and research to peaceful polling in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In both countries, electoral violence has accompanied multi-party competition. To get a profile of political science scholarly production and impact, from a comparative perspective, parti…
Relationship between the state and civil society in the Zimbabwean elections 1995
Relationship between the state and civil society in the Zimbabwean elections 1995
An Overview of Election Studies in Africa
Since 1990, more than 30 sub-Saharan states have introduced multi-party electoral systems to choose their national governments. This development, normally understood as part of the post-cold war 'wave of democratisation', has led many to think that there is something intrinsically new about such a competitive process in Africa, which is not the case. This article looks at some elections that have been held in various states and studied, both befo…
Socioeconomic Stress, Health and Child Nutritional Status in Zimbabwe at a Time of Economic Structural Adjustment
Socioeconomic Stress, Health and Child Nutritional Status in Zimbabwe at a Time of Economic Structural Adjustment: a three-year longitudinal study by LEON A. BIJLMAKERS, MARY T. BASSETT and DAVID M. SANDERS Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Report no 105, 1998. Pp 127. £40.00. - Volume 38 Issue 3
The politics of international election observation
The example of Zimbabwe in 2000 shows that in a context of violent election campaigning, the role of international election observation is an ambiguous one. Unlike earlier elections organised by the Zimbabwean government, international donors wanted to observe its 2000 parliamentary election amidst a deepening crisis. They noted that the elections would not be free and fair in their view. Neighbouring countries with a more positive view joined th…
Beyond the notion of security community
African regional organizations' increasing activity in security policy is usually approached through the concept of ‘security community’, which can only partially clarify their difficult situation. A multi-level governance model is suggested as a more useful approach in a situation where economic cooperation is weak, member states' principles of governance diverge, and they themselves might be part of security problems. A security community is no…
Repeated Multiparty Elections Expand Civil Liberties
Journal Article Repeated Multiparty Elections Expand Civil Liberties Get access Democracy and Elections in Africa. By Staffan I. Lindberg. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 248 pp., $55.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-8018-8332-3), $24.95 paper (ISBN: 0-8018-8333-0). Liisa Laakso Liisa Laakso University of Jyväskylä Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 10, Issue 1, Marc…
Twenty Years of Independence in Zimbabwe
This collection offers comprehensive insights into pivotal areas of concern regarding developments in Zimbabwe since its independence. By disclosing the intra-elite competition, assessing the performa
Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa
Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected, they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial remittances to and support social development in their homelands. Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents.…
Academic Mobility as Freedom in Africa
In this article, complexities in the relationship between academic mobility and freedom evident in Africa showing high levels of mobility but frustrations with the realisation of academic freedom are discussed. A distinction between negative, positive and epistemic dimensions of freedom helps us to analyse conditions for academic mobility but also how mobility can compromise freedom. Semi-structured interviews of scholars of social and political …
The Impact of Academic Freedom on Democracy in Africa
Shared experiences but diversified developments make Africa an interesting region in which to investigate the impact of education on democracy, and the role of academic freedom in this impact. As building expertise takes time, we focus on the causality between past experience of academic freedom and electoral democracy. Our theory is that independent experts advocating free and fair elections are acclaimed, which makes rigging elections a costly …
Political Science Knowledge and Electoral Violence
The relevance of political science education and research in the conduct of elections is evident, but their actual roles are not. We zero in, specifically, on the contribution of political science education and research to peaceful polling in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In both countries, electoral violence has accompanied multi-party competition. To get a profile of political science scholarly production and impact, from a comparative perspective, parti…
‘The unofficial curriculum is where the real teaching takes place’
This paper analyses faculty experiences tackling global knowledge asymmetries by examining the decolonisation of higher education in Africa in the aftermath of the 2015 ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ student uprising. An overview of the literature reveals a rich debate on defining ‘decolonisation’, starting from a critique of Eurocentrism to propositions of alternate epistemologies. These debates are dominated by the Global North and South Africa and their e…
Academic freedom and peace
Develops a model exploring the connection between academic freedom and peace. • Finds an association between academic freedom and peace across 162 countries. • Strong relationship observed in Africa, particularly in countries with elite factionalism. • Case studies from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, and Cameroon illustrate scholars' peacebuilding roles. • First empirical study to examine academic freedom’s impact on peace in a large global sample. Bu…
Transdisciplinary” as an integrated care strategy
Background: Healthcare is duplicated and lacks integration when health professionals possess overlapping clinical skills and deliver services that are designed around their professional expertise. Approach: At the Mater Hospital Brisbane (Australia), consumers would undergo lengthy assessments with duplicated questions when occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech pathologists complete separate, profession-specific stroke assessments…
Law (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Academic freedom (3 works)