Tapio Juntunen
Responsibilities
Academic Director, Masters Degree Programme in Security Management and Politics.
Head of Degree Programme, Degree Programme in Politics.
Top achievements
- Raimo Väyrynen Dissertation Award, the Foundation for Foreign Policy Research, January 2025. The Raimo Väyrynen Dissertation Prize is awarded for the best doctoral dissertation on international politics written in a Finnish university during the last three years.
- PhD (International Relations), Tampere University, 2024. Dissertation approved with distinction.
- Teacher of the year award, Degree Programme in Politics, University of Tampere, 2014 and 2016 (chosen by students).
Main positions of trust
Editor of Politiikka (2019-2020).
Member of Board in Finnish International Studies Association.
Research topics
Security Studies (societal security and resilience, international security)
History of Finnish foreign- and security politics
Disarmament and nuclear weapons politics
International history and practice theory
Research unit
Research fields
Security Studies and International Relations
Latest publications
Finnish Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament Diplomacy: The Dawn of Pragmatic Gradualism?
Juntunen, T., 2025, Nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament in the Nordic region: Lessons from the past and possible routes ahead . Brodén, A., Jonter, T. & Rosengren, E. (eds.). Stockholm: The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, p. 11-18 (UI Report; no. 2/2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
NATO as a nuclear alliance: NATO’s nuclear capability and its evolution in the international nuclear order
Juntunen, T., Lavikainen, J., Pesu, M. & Särkkä, I., 2024, Helsinki: Prime Minister's Office. 129 p. (Publications of the Government's analysis, assessment and research activities; vol. 2024, no. 25)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Naton ydinasepelote ja Suomi
Juntunen, T., Lavikainen, J., Pesu, M. & Särkkä, I., 30 Jan 2024, Valtioneuvoston kanslia. 124 p. (Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja; no. 2024:2)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Naturalising nuclear deterrence: A comparative analysis of Finnish and Swedish discourses on nuclear weapon politics, 2016-22
Juntunen, T. & Rosengren, E., 2024, In: Nordic Review of International Studies. 3 (2024), p. 24-45Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Varjonyrkkeilyä Pohjolassa: Ydinaseongelman alueellinen hallinta Suomen ulkopolitiikassa kylmän sodan aikakaudella
Juntunen, T., 2024, Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. 496 p. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol. 950)Research output: Book/Report › Doctoral thesis › Monograph
Varjonyrkkeilyä Pohjolassa: Ydinaseongelman alueellinen hallinta Suomen ulkopolitiikassa kylmän sodan aikakaudella
Juntunen, T., 18 Jun 2024, In: Politiikka. 66, 2, p. 164–170 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific
Finland: From curious observer to active accommodator of the NPT process
Juntunen, T., 3 Nov 2023, Neutral Europe and the Creation of the Nonproliferation Regime: 1958-1968. Lottaz, P. & Iwama, Y. (eds.). Routledge, p. 130-149 20 p. (Routledge advances in international relations and global politics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Finland in a nuclear alliance: Recalibrating the dual-track mindset on deterrence and arms control
Pesu, M. & Juntunen, T., 16 Nov 2023, Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Affairs. 8 p. (FIIA Briefing Paper; no. 375)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Kolmas ydinaseaikakausi ja globaalin ydinasejärjestyksen rakoilu
Juntunen, T., 2023, In: Niin & näin. 30, 4, p. 92-93Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
ンランド ィ フNATO加入という選択
Translated title of the contribution :Finland: its choice to join the NATO Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional