Pekka Virtanen

Emeritus
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Email
pekka.k.virtanen@jyu.fi
Fields of science
520 Other social sciences

Research interests

Pekka Virtanen (Ph.D. in International Relations) studies development cooperation, post-communist transition processes, identity politics and the role of institutions in natural resource management, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. His multidisciplinary research is of interest for those addressing the problems of societal change.

Publications

Publication
2022

Conservation, Land Conflicts, and Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa : Contemporary Issues and Approaches
Virtanen, Pekka
Cristóvão, Luis
Mourinho, José
Publication
2022

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Massinga, Jadwiga
Lisboa, Sá Nogueira
Virtanen, Pekka
Sitoe, Almeida
Publication
2021

Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Virtanen, Pekka
Macandza, Valério
Goba, Paulo
Mourinho, José
Roque, Dionisio
Mamugy, Faruk
Langa, Bernabe
Publication
2020

Cadernos de Estudos Sociais
Virtanen, Pekka
Publication
2020

Development in Practice
Virtanen, Pekka
Publication
2020

Journal of Modern African Studies
Virtanen, Pekka
Palmujoki, Eero
Publication
2018

Politiikasta
Virtanen, Pekka
Publication
2016

Global Environmental Politics
Palmujoki, Eero
Virtanen, Pekka
Publication
2016

Modern Africa
Virtanen, Pekka
Publication
2015

Africa Review
Virtanen, Pekka