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Below you will find a list of the Crisis Management Centre’s own publications and other publications involving Crisis Management Centre staff as authors.

Our main publication is the CMC Working Papers series. It analyses phenomena related to crisis management and peace operations and makes recommendations on how to develop these activities. Authors outside the CMC can also send manuscripts for the series. To receive more detailed instructions on how to write a manuscript, send email to research@cmcfinland.fi.

“Through our analysis, we discovered that there are three interlinked
issues related to measuring effectiveness that should be addressed to establish a sustainable basis for evaluations.”

Ruohomäki & Hakanen, 2023

Getting the Most out of Civilian Crisis Management Secondments – Findings and Recommendations for Experts and their Home Agencies

CMC Finland Policy Brief 1/2024

Oskari Portaankorva

How could the competencies and skills experts gain during civilian crisis management secondments be better utilised after their return to their home agencies?

Three Steps to Evaluating Effectiviness – Learning from Finnish Reports on Afghanistan

CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol 11: No. 3/2023

Jyrki Ruohomäki & Johanna Hakanen

The paper seeks to provide an answer to why measuring effectiveness or impact has proved to be so difficult nationally, even though its importance has been emphasised on numerous occasions.

Crisis Management Policies and Practices: In fragile contexts, less is more

FIIA Working Paper 134 (August 2023). Finnish Institute for International Affairs

Olli Ruohomäki & Jyrki Ruohomäki

How crisis management policies and practices need to be refocused and recalibrated to make them better suited to future engagements?

Crisis Management from a Legal Perspective; Finnish Crisis Management Framework within the EU

CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol 11: No. 2/2023

Sini Kuutamo

The paper identifies the legal framework that governs Finland’s participation in international and comprehensive crisis management, with a particular focus on EU operations.

Systems Approaches to Peace Operations
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol 11: No. 1/2023
Saila Tykkyläinen, Antti Karjalainen, Emery Brusset & Pasi Hario

Reflection in Aid of Interaction – Building a Shared Understanding in Civilian Crisis Management
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol 10: No 1/2022
Miia Pylvänäinen

The EU’s Strategic Approach to CSDP Interventions: Building a tenet from praxis
FIIA Analysis 11 (October 2021). Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
Tyyne Karjalainen & Ville Savoranta

The Road to 40%: Recruiting Women in Finnish Civilian Crisis Management, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol 8: No 1/2020
Ville Savoranta & Kati Pitkäjärvi

The Future of EU Civilian Crisis Management: Finding a niche
FIIA Briefing Paper 262 (May 2019)
Teemu Tammikko & Jyrki Ruohomäki

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in 2014: The Way Forward?, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies Volume 5: Number 3/2014, ISSN 1797-2140.
Anne Mäki-Rahkola

Feedback from Finnish Experts on CSDP Missions. (Not available online)
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies Volume 5: Number 2/2014, ISSN 1797-2140.
Päivi Kuosmanen

Gendered Civilian Crisis Management – troubleshooting CSDP missions, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies Volume 5: Number 1/2014, ISSN 1797-2140.
Anne Mäki-Rahkola & Johanna Suhonen

Building a Piece of Peace. Finn Church Aid´s Outreach and Reconciliation Project in Somalia, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies Volume 4: Number 1/2013, ISSN 1797-2140.
Rauli Lepistö

A Gender perspective in civilian crisis management: Experiences of Finnish Experts from the Field, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 6: No. 2/2012
Anne Mäki-Rahkola & Annika Launiala

Assessment of Finnish SSR Expertise in the Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 5: No. 1/2011
CMC Finland & FINCENT

Research Days 2010 Seminar Publication, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 4: No. 2/2010
Meghan Riley
Editor-in-chief

Returning home after a civilian crisis management mission, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies 1/2010, ISSN 1797-2140.
Eeva-Maria Siljanen

Enhancement of expertise in civilian crisis management:
positivity as a key towards personal dedication for a comprehensive approach, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies 2/2010, ISSN 1797-2140.
Elina Penttinen

Limits of the “institutionalisation before liberalisation” approach:
EULEX Kosovo measuring its impact and fighting side-effects as an example, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies 3/2010, ISSN 1797-2140.
Tanja Tamminen

Get it Right! Giving the appropriate place to gender and human rights in the Common Security and Defence Policy, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies 4/2010, ISSN 1797-2140.
Kati Leinonen

Sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeeping forces and the legitimacy of peace operations, pdf
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies 5/2010, ISSN 1797-2140.
Yosi Echeverry Burckhardt

Crisis Management Centre Finland YEARBOOK 2010 on Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies
CMC Finland Peacebuilding and Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 3: Number 6/2010
Kirsi Henriksson (editor)

Research Days 2009 Seminar Publication, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 3: No. 1/2009
Kirsi Henriksson
Editor-in-chief

The gender perspective in the training and recruitment of Finnish civilian crisis management experts, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 1/2009, ISSN 1797-2140.
Ville-Veikko Pitkänen

High integrity and feminine care: Female police officers as protectors in civilian crisis management, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 2/2009, ISSN 1797-2140.
Elina Penttinen

War-related sexual violence: Its dimensions and proposals for response, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 3/2009, ISSN 1797-2140.
Maaria Ylänkö

Reintegration in Aceh Indonesia: Opinions of the Finnish civilian crisis management experts, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 4/2009, ISSN 1797-2140.
Tommi Niemi

An introduction to Integrated Crisis Management, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 5/2009, ISSN 1797-2140.
Cedric de Coning

Crisis Management Centre Finland YEARBOOK 2009 on Civilian Crisis Management Studies
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 2: Number 6/2009
Kirsi Henriksson (editor)

Roundtable on Gender in Conflict and Crisis Management, Seminar Publication, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 2: No. 1/2008
Kirsi Henriksson
Editor-in-chief

Coordination and Cooperation on Tactical and Operational Levels:
Studying EU-ESDP Crisis Management Instruments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 1: Number 1/2008, ISSN 1797-2140.
Jari Mustonen

Recruitment and Training in Civilian Crisis Management:Learning from the ECMM/EUMM Experiences, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 1: Number 2/2008, ISSN 1797-2140.
Olivia Setkic

Building Capacity for the Palestinian Civil Police: EUPOL COPPS and Communications Project., pdf
Ari Kerkkänen, Hannu Rantanen & Hannu Sundqvist

Human Security in Post-Status Kosovo: a Shared European Responsibility, pdf CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 1: Number 4/2008, ISSN 1797-2140.
Tanja Tamminen

PRT models in Afghanistan: Approaches to civil-military integration, pdf
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 1: Number 5/2008, ISSN 1797-2140.
Oskari Eronen

Crisis Management Centre Finland YEARBOOK 2008 on Civilian Crisis Management Studies
CMC Finland Civilian Crisis Management Studies, Volume 1: Number 6/2008
Kirsi Henriksson (editor)

Roundtable on Crises and Environment, Seminar Publication, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 1: No. 2/2007
Kirsi Henriksson
Editor-in-chief

Barents Rescue 2007 Seminar Publication, pdf
CMC Finland Working Papers, Vol. 1: No. 1/2007
Petteri Taitto
Editor-in-chief

Inklusiivinen rauha osana konfliktinratkaisua?

Mukautuva ja kokonaisvaltainen kriisinhallinta? Suomen osallistuminen kriisinhallintatoimiin Afganistanissa 2002–2021 sekä vaikuttavuusarvioinnin kehittäminen

Three Steps to Evaluating Effectiviness – Learning from Finnish Reports on Afghanistan

Getting the Most out of Civilian Crisis Management Secondments – Findings and Recommendations for Experts and their Home Agencies

Three Steps to Evaluating Effectiviness – Learning from Finnish Reports on Afghanistan

Crisis Management Policies and Practices: In fragile contexts, less is more

Crisis Management from a Legal Perspective; Finnish Crisis Management Framework within the EU