The University of Tampere is the proud host of the oldest American Studies program in Finland

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation endowed a multidisciplinary Erkko Chair in North American Studies from January 2007. The Erkko Chair is held by PhD Katri Sieberg.

North American Studies

Throughout history, North America has played an important role in world affairs. North American presence is seen in several dimensions: in culture, history, economics, and popular culture, to name a few, but a key aspect is found in the North American political impact. Politically, North America has a global effect which can be seen through foreign relations and also through the intense interest and scrutiny of the US presidential elections and domestic affairs. The focus of this program, correspondingly, explores the politics inside North America and North Americas political impact in a Trans-Atlantic and a global connection.  The program focus includes Canada, Mexico and the USA.

The North American Studies program at the University of Tampere draws from its rich multidisciplinary resources, with each field applying its own methodology, approaches, and perspectives to explore the creation, actions, and impacts of the political systems and impacts of North America. The combination of these multiple approaches, working with a cohesive focus, will provide students with an in depth understanding of the politics of North America. This understanding will be a strong complement to a host of subjects, including: political science, international relations, history, mass communications, women’s studies, literature, economics and cultural studies.The program is situated at the Department of History and Philosophy.

The primary object of the program is to provide for undergraduate students and post-graduate students who wish to pursue their degrees in their main subject with a focus on North America. The secondary object is to provide for undergraduate students, who wish to focus on North American Studies, in conjunction with their main subject, but do not intend to continue studies past a Masters degree.

The NAM-program offers three levels of studies; The Basic Studies (25 ECTS),  Subject studies (35 ECTS) and Advanced Studies (40 – 80 ECTS).

North American Studies can be included in various studies as a full minor (basic studies 25 ECTS + subject studies 35 ECTS) in a Master's degree. As a minor (basic studies 25 ECTS) for the BA.Degree (Kandidaatin tutkielma) at the University of Tampere. Those students who are aiming for more in-depth understanding of North-American Studies can start Advanced Studies level (40-80 ECTS) credits.

CURRENT NEWS

Countdown to the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections

North American Studies will host a guest lecture by Professor Thomas F. Schaller

"The U.S. Presidential Race and the American Voter"

Thursday 9 February 15.15-16.00 Pinni B 4113

Beer and Politics after the talk!

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Professor Katri Sieberg has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Foundations incentive award (Kannustuspalkinto) for 2009.

Foundation homepage  News on the incentive award in YLE archives (in Finnish)

Professor Katri Sieberg has been awarded a National Science Foundation (USA) grant for experimental research on conflict and international bargaining. The grant is shared by Professors David Clark, Charles Holt, Timothy Nordstrom and William Reed.

NSCC/SA: Collaborative Research: Experimental Analysis of Alternative Models of Conflict Bargaining