Michael is no longer employed at Nordregio. For more information please get in touch with us at info(@)nordregio.org
A political scientist specialised in:
- European Union and Multilevel Governance,
- Governance coordination and Metagovernance
- Theories of European Integration
- Rural Development and the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy
- Regional Policy
- Sustainable Development Policies in Developing Country Contexts.
- Michael is an Adjunct Professor / dosentti at the University of Helsinki
Academic qualifications
PhD Political Science (Administrative Studies), University of Helsinki
M.Soc.Sc Political Science, University of Helsinki
BA Political Science, University of Helsinki
Languages
German
English
Finnish
Norwegian
Swedish
French
Prior positions
2015 Principal Research Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland
2010-2014 Visiting Professor & Senior Research Fellow, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2008-2014 Principal Research Scientist, MTT Agrifood Research Finland
2013 Visiting Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
2011-2012 Visiting Professor, University of Strasbourg, France
2007-2008 Project Researcher, University of Helsinki
2006-2007 Research Fellow, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2003-2006 Finnish Doctoral Graduate School Consortium in the Administrative Sciences