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Virpi Kaisto

Virpi Kaisto

Postdoctoral Researcher

Karelian Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

virpi.kaisto@uef.fi | +358 50 441 6703

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I am currently engaged in the CHANEBO project (Challenges at EU’s North-East External Borders) at the Karelian Institute. The project analyses the impacts of the Ukraine war and the suspension of the CBC ENI programs on the north-eastern external border regions of the European Union (EU). A key aim of CHANEBO is to develop policy recommendations on how EU cohesion policy can better support the resilience and sustainable development of these border regions in the face of future crises.

I hold a Doctorate in Social Sciences (DSocSci), Human Geography. My doctoral study explored the Finnish-Russian borderland as a lived space during the period from 2013 to 2018. The research examined how residents on both sides of the border imagined and used their local environment in a period of relatively free cross-border mobility. My previous studies have also focused on the everyday life of people living in the Finnish-Russian borderland and on territorial development in border areas.

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BOMOCULT border regions border studies borderlands borders human geography Russia

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