Events

Grocery store in Japan (picture: Erja Kettunen)

2025

5-7 November: PI Kettunen and Patrik Ström (Stockholm School of Economics) will be presenting a paper entitled “Bargaining for a Free Trade Agreement enforcement on standards – unlocking the future potential?” at the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association Annual Conference, at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

1-3 November: Gómez and PI Kettunen will be presenting a paper entitled “Transnational networks and social innovation: Towards Improved Public Services in Emerging Economies” (in Spanish) at The International Conference of Serviceology (ICServ) 2025, at the Institute for Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics.

27 October-1 November: Gómez and PI Kettunen will be presenting a paper entitled “Transnational networks and social innovation: Towards Improved Public Services in Emerging Economies” (in Spanish) at the International Geographical Union Thematic Conference, in Santa Marta, Colombia.

18-20 June: Eva Liias (University of Tartu, Estonia) and PI Kettunen will be presenting a paper entitled “Global trade and geopolitics: the case of EU-Japan EPA and agri-food trade” at the 28th International Euro-Asia Research Conference, “The Evolving Dynamics of Geopolitics and Global Business: Euro Asia Perspectives” at Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan.

22-23 May: Eva Liias (University of Tartu, Estonia) and PI Kettunen will be presenting a paper entitled “Exporting Nordic food to Japan: SME perspective on the EPA enforcement and trade barriers” at the 19th Nordic Association of Japanese Studies (NAJS) Conference at University of Reykjavík, Iceland.

6-9 May: Pratiwi and PI Kettunen will be presenting a paper entitled “Nexus of migration and regional economic development: Evidence from regions and municipalities in Finland” at Regional Studies Association (RSA) Annual Conference, “Navigating Regional Transformation” at the University of Porto, Portugal.