Timo R. Stewart
Äldre forskare- Israel–Palestina-konflikten, EU:s och USA:s Mellanösternpolitik, religionens roll i politiken, fundamentalism, kristen sionism, fredsprocesser och konfliktlösning
Timo R. Stewart is a Senior Research Fellow at FIIA. Stewart holds a doctoral degree in political history from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki. His areas of expertise include the Israel-Palestine conflict, European and US Middle East policy, and the role of religion in conflict and politics, particularly Christian Zionism and Christian Nationalism. In addition to his research career, he has previously worked for the Finnish Foreign Ministry as well as NGOs in the field of conflict resolution and analysis.
Stewart’s peer reviewed monograph Valter Juvelius ja kadonneen arkin metsästys (Gaudeamus, 2020) was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize in non-fiction in 2020 and awarded the Lauri Jäntti Prize in 2021. His latest book Luvatun maan lumo (Gaudeamus, 2022) presents the history of the phenomenon of Finnish Christian Zionism in the 20th century. It was also shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize in non-fiction in 2022.
Examina
Politices doktor (politisk historia), Helsingfors universitet, 2015
Språkkunskaper
Finska, engelska (arbetsspråk), svenska, spanska
Förtroendeuppdrag
Chefredaktör och ordförande, The Ulkopolitist, 2015–2018
Arbetslivserfarenhet
Conference Coordinator, 2020 Afghanistan Conference Task Force, Utrikesministeriet, 2020
Forskardoktor, Centret för konsumentforskning, Helsingfors universitet, 2019–2020
Forskardoktor, Statsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Helsingfors universitet, 2017–2019
Projektledare, Stöd for Myanmars fredsprocess, Felm, 2014–2017
Projektledare, Helsinki National Dialogue Conference, Felm, 2013–2014
Forskare, EAPPI program, Jerusalem, 2011–2013
Producent, FNB English Service, 2010
Projekt Assistent, Finlands Ambassad, Tel Aviv, 2007–2008
Journalist, FNB English Service, 2005–2009
Utbildning
Politices doktor (politisk historia), Helsingfors universitet, 2015
Politices magister (politisk historia), Helsingfors universitet, 2007