Sami Ahonen
 PhD Researcher - Väitöskirjatutkija

    Political Science  (Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History)


sami.e.ahonen@utu.fi









Comparative Politics; International Relations; Political Theory; Philosophy of Science; Criminology.
Methodology: Analytical; Experimental; Qualitative; Quantitative.



I am a PhD researcher working under KONE Foundation SECUDEM Project. My research interests lie in the investigation fundamental concepts of social & political life and the rigorous application of said concepts into analyzing political phenomena. Of special interest are issues related into the ontology of statehood, nationhood, and the individual experience of those concepts.

Furthermore, my research interest include Criminology from a Political Science perspective.




I am working as a Teaching Assistant in the Political Science Master's courses:

  • ​​​​​​S2.1 Theory and Methodology
  • S2.2 Quantitative methods​




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