Project sections
Behind biases and bubbles: structural changes in global flux
Leader: Mika Maliranta, ETLA
We examine how political values and voting behaviour have changed in different parts of Finland over the last 25 years of economic restructuring and urbanisation.
Mika Maliranta
Workpackage leader
applied empirical research, productivity, economic growth
mika.maliranta@etla.fi
+358 50 369 8054
@Maliranta
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Paolo Fornaro
Quantitative research, Productivity analysis, Electoral behaviour, Forecasting and nowcasting
Timo Kauppinen
quantitative research, inequality, regional disparities
Antti Kaihovaara
surveys, skills-focused technological change, structural change in the economy
antti.kaihovaara@helsinki.fi
+358 41 507 6885
@AKaihovaara
Sakari Saaritsa
sakari.saaritsa@helsinki.fi
Maria Vaalavuo
register data, income inequality, use of social and healthcare services
Mapping biases and bubbles in citizen participation
Leader: Hanna Wass, Helsingin yliopisto
We map which citizen groups encounter participatory biases that prevent their voices from being heard. We also aim to discover whether citizens live their lives in bubbles where their views are hidden from broader society.
Hanna Wass
Työpaketin vetäjä
quantitative research, stakeholder networking, science communications
hanna.wass@helsinki.fi
+358 50 336 3512
@hanna_wass
Marko Elovainio
psychosocial health risks, political feelings & feelings in politics
Elisabeth Gidengil
McGill University
Veikko Isotalo
electoral research, computational social science
Markku Harrinvirta
Helsingin Yliopisto
Hannu Lahtinen
political participation, societal stratification, survey and register data
hannu.lahtinen@helsinki.fi
+358 29 412 4911
Johanna Peltoniemi
Helsingin Yliopisto
Josefina Sipinen
Tampereen Yliopisto
Feeling biases and bubbles: deep stories
Leader: Anu Kantola, Helsingin yliopisto
We examine how different groups experience both politics and each other, and how emotions affect citizens’ political participation through different channels.
Anu Kantola
Work package leader
political science, media and communication studies, qualitative methods
Kaarina Nikunen
Work package leader
changing media environment, cultures of participation, refugees and migration, emotions economics and solidarity
kaarina.nikunen@uta.fi
+358 40 190 4094
@kaarinanikunen
www
Veikko Eranti
relations of technology and societal development, qualitative research, participation
veikko.eranti@uta.fi
+358 50 369 5129
@veikkoeranti
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Anu Harju
Lotta Junnilainen
inequality studies, urban studies, qualitative research
lotta.junnilainen@helsinki.fi
+358 40 847 6416
Eeva Luhtakallio
political sociology, ethnography, citizenship
eeva.luhtakallio@uta.fi
+358 40 503 1573
@EevaLuhtakallio
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Pekka Tuominen
social and cultural anthropology, urban research, ethnography
+358 50 337 6765
@ppeekkkkaa
Roosa Tuukkanen
political sociology, citizenship, inequality, qualitative research
roosa.tuukkanen@tuni.fi
+358 40 765 2292
Power in the bubble: political elites in flux
Leader: Markku Jokisipilä, Turun yliopisto
We compare elites’ capacities, interests, and views of other societal groups among the Nordic countries.
Markku Jokisipilä
Work package leader
Finnish political history, societal interactions, history of nationalist socialism
Kimmo Elo
Jenni Rinne
political representation, deliberative democratic theory, elite interviews
jenni.rinne@helsinki.fi
+358 400 457 580
+45 2897 5740
@jenni_rinne
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Biases in outcomes? Responsiveness of Nordic welfare policies
Leader: Heikki Hiilamo, Helsingin yliopisto
We examine whose voice is heard in political decision-making – whose goals make their way into policy.
Heikki Hiilamo
Kathrin Komp
Paula Saikkonen
environmental social policy, research on knowledge in decision-making
paula.saikkonen@thl.fi
+358 29 524 8133
@Paula_Helsinki
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Tuomas Ylä-Anttila
civil society, globalization, climate policy, voting advice application data
Matti Ylönen
political economy, consultant democracy
matti.v.ylonen@gmail.com
+358 40 723 1118
@mattiylonen
Timo Rahkonen
Beyond biases and bubbles: future policies for a resilient Nordic model
Leader: Pasi Moisio, THL
We examine how the Nordic welfare model could be reformed to guarantee equal opportunities for citizens’ well-being and participation in the future.
Pasi Moisio
Work package leaser
poverty, social security, social policy
pasi.moisio@thl.fi
+358 29 524 7228
@pasi_moisio
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Paula Saikkonen
environmental social policy, research on knowledge in decision-making
paula.saikkonen@thl.fi
+358 29 524 8133
@Paula_Helsinki
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Democracy Accelerator
Leader: Tanja Aitamurto, Stanford University & Aleksi Neuvonen, Demos Helsinki
Democracy Accelerator's website
We develop and test different solutions for reducing participatory biases and bursting bubbles, and planting the best of these into Finnish society.
Tanja Aitamurto
Work package leader
media innovations, democracy, collective intelligence, virtual reality
Julia Jousilahti
Mikko Hautakangas
mediation, virtual communities, journalism
mikko.hautakangas@uta.fi
+358 40 190 1363
@MHautakangas
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Kaarina Nikunen
changing media environment, cultures of participation, refugees and migration, emotions economics and solidarity
kaarina.nikunen@uta.fi
+358 40 190 4094
@kaarinanikunen
www
Mikko Rask
co-creation, deliberative theory, participative methods
mikko.rask@helsinki.fi
+358 50 322 2012
www
Isak Vento
European Union, governance reforms, policy evaluation
isak.vento@helsinki.fi
+358 40 542 0293
@isak_vento
