Viola Pulkkinen was an Associated Junior Research Fellow at ISDP and worked as an intern at ISDP’s Asia Program. She studied the International Master’s Programme in Political Science with Specialization in Global Asian Studies at Stockholm University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology from the University of Helsinki. Ms. Pulkkinen has previously worked as a research assistant in project evaluations concerning the reception and integration of immigrants. Her research interests cover state-society relations and the interlink between migration governance and foreign policy.