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	Helsinki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Helsinki is also known for being unique in the way that for a city its size there is no part of the town that could be deemed as "slum", or explicitly inhabited by the poor.
		Helsinki is, however, perhaps even more famous for its numerous Art Nouveau (Jugend in Finnish) buildings, designed in the early 1900s and strongly influenced by the Kalevala, which is a very popular theme in the national romantic art of that era.
		The Olympics were a landmark event symbolically and economically for Helsinki and Finland as a whole that was recovering from the winter war and the continuation war fought with the Soviet Union.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Helsinki (3049 words)

	Politics of Helsinki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Like in all Finnish municipalities, the city council in Helsinki is the main decision-making organ in local politics, dealing with issues such as city planning, schools, health care, and public transport.
		In the 2000 election the Green League, for which Helsinki is the strongest area of support nationally, gained the position of the second most popular party.
		The Mayor of Helsinki is appointed by the city council.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Helsinki (330 words)

	Helsinki
		The Helsinki region comprises the fifty-three countries of Europe and North America that are signatories to the 1975 Helsinki accords.
		The report characterized Armenia's political system as in crisis and noted that the crisis had to be resolved in such a way as to ensure pluralism and give meaning to the institutions of parliamentary democracy already established.
		Political arrests on alleged coup and treason charges continued in late 1996 and in 1997.On November 25, 1996, police arrested Rasim Agayev, press secretary to former president Ayaz Mutalibov, on charges of high treason in connection with yet another alleged coup attempt.
	www.hrw.org /worldreport3/Helsinki.htm (18472 words)

	University of Helsinki
		Anti-Catholicism in England in the 1650s)focuses on religious aspects of popular politics and studies the ideology and influence of the popular anti-catholic debate during the interregnum.
		England was replete with political and religious petitioning campaigns, pamphlets and newsletters; politics had spilled over into everyday life, and the people readily discussed the political and religious issues they were confronted with.
		That is to say, we are not studying popular politics as hermetically sealed and largely autonomous (such as ritual misbehaviour and carnival) but rather as intermingling and interacting with middling and upper class modes of civic participation.
	www.helsinki.fi /historia/research/politics.html (556 words)

	Lonely Planet
		Helsinki was founded in 1550 by Swedish king Gustav Vasa and is the sixth-oldest town in Finland.
		Helsinki was chosen - in large part because of the massive sea fortress (now called Suomenlinna) just outside the harbour - and so in 1812 the classy Turku lost its long-standing status as Finland's premier town.
		In the 1970s and 80s, many new suburbs were built around Helsinki, and residents celebrated their 'Helsinki Spirit', a term used for Cold War détente.
	www.expedia.co.uk /lonelyplanet/Helsinki/historyandculture.aspx (549 words)

	Helsinki Declaration on the Environment 1990 - Manifesto - Politics - Liberalism
		Fortunately, there is a growing awareness now among the world population and their political leaders that for the long-term safeguarding of our planet and the maintenance of its ecological balance, joint effort and action is necessary.
		While striving to preserve the global environment, it is important to work at the same time to ensure stable development of the world economy, in line with the concept of sustainable development.
		This is of particular importance in regions where political and military tensions prevent even the most elementary aspects of cooperation such as in the Middle East and in certain parts of Africa.
	www.liberal-international.org /editorial.asp?ia_id=921 (2813 words)

	Life politics: more than politics and life (style)?
		Life politics concerns political issues which flow from processes of self-actualisation in post-traditional contexts, where globalizing influences intrude deeply into the reflexive project of the self, and conversely where processes of self-realization influence global strategies.
		The development of life politics is thus the product of very conflicting developments which in the final analysis have all served to weaken the role of intermediate social forces, networks, communities and thrust the individuals into direct contact with "the society": anonymous market forces, public bureaucracies, the system in Habermasian sense.
		The term life politics is problematic in the sense that it is actually policy that is envisaged: policies about life, self, identity, reflexivity, life-style.
	www.valt.helsinki.fi /staff/jproos/sicinski.html (1874 words)

	JWSR v5n2 - Ranveig Gissinger and Nils Petter Gleditsch (Print)
		Politics and economics are mutually embedded, Polanyi argued.
		Conversely, politically-oriented theories maintain that economic discontent is not central, and that political resources and opportunities determine the extent of violent political conflict within nations.
		Political instability is at a maximum for a democracy level of 3 (on a scale from 0 to 10).
	jwsr.ucr.edu /archive/vol5/number2/html/gissinger/gissinger_print.html (9107 words)

	Party Politics
		The problem is this: while the country needs new solutions, and third parties offer new solutions, the public rarely hears them because the two major parties have written unfair election laws to keep competition off the ballot.
		This violates the ethics of democratic fairness as well as the 1990 International Helsinki Accords, which guarantee universal and equal suffrage to all adult citizens, including equal access to election ballots.
		The greatest shock is that much of the press is participating in the injustice by not covering third party candidates (except for billionaire Ross Perot) and not reporting the corruption of our two-party elections.
	www.scpronet.com /point/9811/p07.html (877 words)

	danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: politics Archives
		It may turn out that the political framework of the 20th century—in which conservative and moderate factions in each of the two parties overlapped, and shifting bipartisan coalitions were always the way things got done—was the anomaly, a living fossil dating from the peculiar history of the post-Reconstruction South.
		One of the arguments of the 1950 political scientists was for this very result, to reduce the influence of "the pressure groups," because ideas would move through the parties rather than through external, unaccountable groups.
		Their project, the 2005 Racial Attitudes and the Katrina Disaster Study, is the first to analyze racial differences in reactions to the reporting of the tragedy and people’s attitudes toward the responsibilities of the victims to avoid the disaster.
	www.danieldrezner.com /archives/cat_politics.html (13307 words)

	Helsinki
		Persons responsible for abuses during armed conflicts continued to exert political and economic control in Bosnia, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), Georgia, Tajikistan, and Chechnya, and their ongoing influence hampered efforts to return displaced persons to their homes, as well as to create state institutions to protect human rights.
		Although the Clinton administration voiced its strong support for the British SFOR arrest action in Prijedor in July and continued to insist on its firm commitment to bring war criminals to justice, the U.S. worked behind the scenes to prevent further such arrests in the follow-up to municipal elections in September.
		In a December 1996 report, we showed that underground Bosnian Serb paramilitary organizations led by the ruling nationalist-based Serbian Democratic Party (SDS), continued to destabilize the peace process and obstruct implementation of the Dayton agreement by IFOR and other international bodies.
	www.hrw.org /worldreport/Helsinki.htm (5613 words)

	Finland for Thought » Jane Fonda in Helsinki tomorrow \| Politics, current events, culture - In Finland & United ...
		But in fact, most of what Fonda said was of a highly political nature; clearly, many of the statements had been scripted for her by the North Vietnamese.
		But that’s where politics is going these days: no need in discussing issues when you can spend all your money and energy in character assassination of the most infantile sort.
		The fact that international communism was the main political beneficiary was certainly a major American and French screwup.
	www.finlandforthought.net /2006/03/16/jane-fonda-in-helsinki-tomorrow (13123 words)

	Politics and the Arts
		Politics and the Arts Session: Panels: ‘Chimes of Freedom’, National and Cultural Identities’, Utopianism and National Identity’ I, II, ‘Using Film to Understand Political Concepts’, ‘Politics and Film’.
		Politics and the Arts: Making Connections in Theory and Praxis” at the Finnish Institute, Berlin 23-25 May 2002.
		Politics and the Arts Panels: Political Theory and Narrative I and II.
	www.jyu.fi /yhtfil/polarts/meetings.html (447 words)

	SHAFR: 1999 Dissertation Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		"The Politics of Immigration: An Analysis of Policy Reform in Congress, 1965-1996," California, Los Angeles, 1997 (PS), DA 9803492, Jan. 1998.
		"Political Leadership and New Directions in the Canadian Foreign Policy: Assessing Canada's Response to the Yugoslav Crisis," Alberta (Canada), 1996 (PS), DANN 18039, Nov. 1997.
		"The Politics of the Atom: Nuclear Diplomacy, National Security, and the Anglo-American Alliance, 1939 to 1945," New York at Stony Brook, 1997, DA 9737000, Dec. 1997.
	www.ohiou.edu /shafr/NEWS/1999/mar/dissguide99.htm (3950 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		The Helsinki peace talks on Aceh may have to find a way to respect the Acehnese right to their own political parties, which the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) apparently is asking for as a compromise for dropping its independence demands.
		Rather than introducing the political weight of the international community, the Helsinki process, if successful, is likely to serve Indonesia's interests by bringing a peaceful, democratic and permanent settlement, which could strengthen the democratization and economic potential of both Aceh and Indonesia.
		That may not be adequate for Aceh's complex geographic and political map, but it has been agreed that monitoring is a must to guarantee the implementation, and the teams will only come at the invitation of Jakarta.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050607.E02 (935 words)

	Helsinki Finland Tallinn Estonia tour
		Arrival in Helsinki and transfer on your own to the Hotel Kamp for a four night stay.
		The Hotel Kämp was born, offering a country on the threshold of independence a taste of great European cities, luxury and refinement like nowhere else, a level of service hard to imagine.
		The tour takes in the most important and interesting parts of Helsinki and will acquaint you with the historical center and Senate Square, the diplomatic quarters, the Presidential Palace, City Hall and the Parliament building.
	www.scantours.com /helsinki_finland_tallinn_estonia.htm (551 words)

	Government & Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Anyone who is eligible to vote, with the exception of the President and the judges of the Supreme Court, can stand for parliament.
		After every election, the President gives one of the parliamentary leaders of the political parties the authority to form a cabinet, usually beginning with the leader of the largest party.
		If he is not successful, the President will ask another political party leader to form a government.
	brunnur.stjr.is /embassy/helsinki.nsf/form/content.html?openForm&wt=4B0130332E30302E30302E3030004C01454E4700 (222 words)

	Finland for Thought » Congestion tax in Helsinki? \| Politics, current events, culture - In Finland & United ...
		In Helsinki they always say Espoo is not really a city and in Espoo they want to make a big deal about Vantaa not being a city.
		I know that Helsinki does get bad air quality, but its never as stinky of traffic fumes as various UK cities I’ve lived in have been, although obviously that ain’t the same as air quality.
		Thankfully, the Greens in the Helsinki city council have since remedied the situation somewhat and we have at least cycle paths on Mannerheimintie and Bulevardi as well as across the railway station.
	www.finlandforthought.net /2006/04/20/congestion-tax-in-helsinki (5071 words)

	Commentary Magazine - Europe: The Specter of Finlandization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The term "Finlandization"-meaning that process or state of affairs in which, under the cloak of maintaining friendly relations with the Soviet Union, the sovereignty of a country becomes reduced-has entered the political dictionary despite the protests of Helsinki.
		...At the time of the Communist youth festival in Helsinki, he expressed admiration for the enthusiasm with which the Finnish national anthem was sung...
		...There is an element of injustice whenever geographical terms acquire a political meaning-not everything in Byzantium was Byzantine, not everything in the Levant was Levantine, not everyone in Shanghai is shanghaied, and if the Balkans were balkanized, it was largely the fault of outside powers...
	www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V64I6P39-1.htm (3925 words)

	Blogcritics.org: "Helsinki Accord" For "Greater Middle East"
		Career media professional Eric Olsen is honored to be the founder and publisher of Blogcritics.org, which, quite frankly, rules - as do his wife and four children.
		However, it must be remembered that the Helsinki process was an initiative of the Soviet Union's, and the effect it had in undermining Communism was an unexpected by-product from the Soviet point of view (though intended to some extent by the West).
		The Soviets thought Helsinki would give them legitimacy for their WWII gains and sphere of influence.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2004/02/10/151347.php (1209 words)

	Matti on HP 2005 Helsinki
		This concept of marginalised voices, is something that the Finnish government should seriously pursue as a result of the Helsinki Process, and it can be a legitimate conclusion of their interaction with the WSF and WEF, though how they intend to bring such voices to international politics is an open question.
		The Tanzanians, on the other hand, have a role in deepening the regional civil society networks to bring African voices to the general global arena as a whole, since the concept of indigenous people isn’t as workable in Africa, apart from perhaps South Africa, whose ethnically African population was nearly indigenised.
		In fact this task of global democracy can only be done if the political community that we attempt to build encompasses the whole globe, which is why at the World Social Forum and the global taxation and tax regulation initiatives are now being seen as a new global constitutionalism.
	www.nigd.org /docs/HPMattiKohonen (1311 words)

	Helsinki South Harbour and surroundings by webcam — Virtual Finland
		The camera is able to pick up details of this historically fascinating area that remains one of the most popular locations among both Helsinkians and visitors.
		And during the summer months in particular, you will also have a chance to see the impressive luxury cruise ships that visit Helsinki plus a host of private motor vessels and yachts.
		In addition, during state visits, the EK webcam people have promised to show some spectacular shots of the official ceremonies taking place in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/webcam.html (285 words)

	48 Hours: Helsinki @ National Geographic Traveler
		Skim through useful info on Helsinki history, transportation, and accommodations, then flip to the calendar of events and shopping and dining guides.
		Visit the website of Helsinki's tourist magazine and click on "Maps" for several excellent maps highlighted with transportation centers and attractions like museums, cathedrals, parks, markets, and tourist centers.
		Ramble across Helsinki with Dr. Louise Love as she unravels six mysteries that take her (and the reader) all over Finland's capital.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/features/48hours_helsinki0605/helsinki.html (1441 words)

	Tavoitteet Helsingissä (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		During that same year, foreign residents of Helsinki were allowed to participate in local elections.
		Since then, I have continuously participated in Helsinki politics, mostly in the Public works committee, and most recently as chairperson.
		Hanna is doing her graduate work in Biology, Toivo has begun studies at both the Finnish Military academy and the Helsinki University, political science department, and Eero is fifth year student at the English School of Helsinki.
	www.kolumbus.fi /paalimaki.pollock/papo_eric_peab.htm (230 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2001016375
		Those established by the Helsinki Final Act contributed directly to the demise of communism in the former East bloc, contends Daniel Thomas.
		Without downplaying other factors, Thomas shows that the norms established at Helsinki undermined the viability of one-party Communist rule and thereby contributed significantly to the largely peaceful and democratic changes of 1989, as well as the end of the Cold War.
		This study will fundamentally influence ongoing debates about the politics of international institutions, the socialization of states, the spread of democracy, and, not least, about the balance of factors that felled the Iron Curtain.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/prin022/2001016375.html (313 words)

	U.S. Embassy Helsinki - American Resource Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The collection is strong in social sciences, government and politics, economics and international relations, American history and literature, and U.S. management practices.
		Lending services are available according to the regulations of the National Library of Finland.
		The American Resource Center is managed jointly by the National Library of Finland and the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki.
	helsinki.usembassy.gov /arc.htm (341 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Finland mall bomber died in blast
		The teenage bomber behind a blast at a shopping mall on the outskirts of Helsinki was one of the seven people who died, say police.
		The bomb, planted by a Helsinki University student, "was built to cause maximum damage", said a spokesman for Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen.
		The bomb contained 4lb (1.8kg) of explosive materials and a number of ball-bearings or similar materials which acted as shrapnel.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2322275.stm (388 words)

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