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Jonas Ahlskog is University Lecturer in History at Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU). Ahlskog holds the Title of Docent in Philosophy (ÅAU, 2020) and the Title of Docent in the History of Ideas (University of Oulu, 2023).
Ahlskog's research interests lie at the intersection of the philosophy and theory of history, intellectual history, history of historiography, and political history. Within historical research, he is primarily interested in conceptions of nation, class and minority in political and ideological movements during the 20th century. His philosophical and theoretical research focuses on historical knowledge, action, understanding, explanation, testimony, memory, and cultural theory.
Currently, Ahlskog is on research leave from his position as University Lecturer until January 2027. His present research work is conducted as Principal Investigator of the Kone Foundation research project Doing Justice to Experience: Relations to the Difficult Past in History and Memory.
External positions
Docent of the History of Ideas, University of Oulu
2023 → …
Visiting Research Fellow, Södertörns högskola
1 Jul 2018 → 31 Dec 2018
Visiting Research Fellow, Harvard University
1 Sept 2015 → 15 Dec 2015
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Projects
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Doing Justice to Experience: Relations to the Difficult Past in History and Memory
Ahlskog, J. (Principal Investigator) & Elgabsi, N. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/22 → 01/01/27
Project: Foundation
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Testimony and Historical Knowledge: Authority, Evidence and Ethics in Historiography
Ahlskog, J., 29 Jul 2025, Cambridge University Press. (Elements in Historical Theory and Practice)Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
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“Testimony Stops Where History Begins”: Understanding and Ethics in Relation to Historical and Practical Pasts
Ahlskog, J., Dec 2024, In: History and Theory. 63, 4, p. 23-42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The National Question in Finnish Communism: Leninist-Stalinist-Kuusinenist Theory and the Finland-Swedish Minority in the Interwar Period
Ahlskog, J. & Wickström, M., 1 Jan 2024, Minorities in Global History : Cultures of Integration and Patterns of Exclusion. Weiss, H. (ed.). Bloomsbury academic, p. 51-65Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Jakten på historisk kontext
Ahlskog, J., 14 Nov 2023Research output: Other contribution › Blog article › General public
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Folkbildningen har gjort de nordiska länderna bäst i världen – nu går utvecklingen i motsatt riktning
Ahlskog, J., 2 Apr 2023, In: Hufvudstadsbladet.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Prizes
Activities
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Member of the assessment committee of Alexander Öhman's doctoral thesis "De försvinnande spårens poetik"
Ahlskog, J. (Examiner)
27 Sept 2025Activity: Evaluation, assessment or examination › Pre-examination of dissertation or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of examination board
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História da Historiografia (Journal)
Ahlskog, J. (Reviewer)
22 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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MYTH first annual symposium: Time and Responsibility: Tid och ansvar
Elgabsi, N. (Participant), Ahlskog, J. (Organiser) & Andén, L. (Organiser)
21 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Testimony, Responsibility and Historiography
Ahlskog, J. (Speaker)
21 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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The Pitfalls of Presentism in Philosophy of History
Ahlskog, J. (Speaker)
13 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Participant in the podcast "Philosophy Voiced", Centre for Ethics, University of Pardubice.
22/09/22
1 Media contribution
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