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Erkki Johan Bäckman (born 18 May 1971) is a Finnish political activist, author and legal sociologist. In Russia he is also considered a human rights activist. He has been active in relation to Russian citizens' child custody rights abroad, and is frequently interviewed in the Russian media as a child custody expert. Bäckman has controversial views on Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine, and has been declared persona non grata〔 and denied entry into Estonia, and has been expelled from Moldova. He received his training in sociology at the University of Helsinki, where he defended his Ph.D. in 2006,〔(Johan Bäckman: Itämafia ). Ethesis.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 26 July 2012.〕 and has a title of a docent (not an indication of a teaching position or employment) of the sociology of law.〔(Oikeustieteellinen tiedekunta ). Helsinki.fi. Retrieved 26 July 2012.〕 He also has a title of a docent〔 in criminology at the University of Turku〔(Asiantuntija: Johan Bäckman ). Notes.utu.fi (13 May 2008). Retrieved 26 July 2012.〕 and the University of Eastern Finland. He has previously taught courses on the sociology of law, criminology, and Russian studies in several Finnish universities. Bäckman has written controversial books about Finnish-Soviet relations during the Cold War, war history of Finland and the Soviet Union, organized crime in Russia and Estonia, the Russian Mafia, terrorism, and the history of Estonia. As a spokesman for the Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee he is against the integration policies of Estonia and Latvia, claiming they are "apartheid policies". On the whole, he does not recognize them as states. Bäckman has supported Russia during Ukrainian crisis, and also claims to represent the separatist Donetsk People's Republic in Finland. Bäckman has a background in music. According to Helsingin Sanomat he became a public figure in the late 1980s when playing the bassoon in the EBU Young Soloists Competition on national television. Bäckman also played the bassoon in the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.〔 ==Bäckman in Russian media== According to Finnish Academy chairman Arto Mustajoki, Dr. Bäckman has five times more visibility in the Russian media than the Finnish premier Jyrki Katainen or president Tarja Halonen. He is also internationally best known person from the University of Helsinki. According to Mustajoki, Russians treat Bäckman as "hero" because he defends Russian minorities in the Baltic States.〔Yliopisto No. 1/2013, p. 42〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johan Bäckman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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