News from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Charismatic leaders focusing on emotion tend to dominate the debate in the current media environment.

MA Melina Aarnikoivu defends her doctoral dissertation in Applied Linguistics "The best drunk decision of my life”. A nexus analysis of doctoral education.

The first project output is now ready

Nearly everyone responds to music with movement, whether through subtle toe-tapping or an all-out boogie.

Specialization of research can limit the usefulness of insights, particularly in complex social worlds.

The global learning crisis is alarming: children do attend school but they do not learn even the basics skills. Currently, Finnish development policy debates reflect the potential role of universities in addressing the global crisis of learning.

MA Harri Ruoslahdti defends his doctoral dissertation in Organizational Communication "Co-creation of knowledge for innovation in multi-stakeholder projects".

FM Johan Kalmanlehto defends his doctoral dissertation in Art Education "Beyond the Figure. The Notion of Mimetic Subject Formation in Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe's Philosophy and its Relevance to Digital Gameplay".

MA Marie-Christine Boilard defends her doctoral dissertation in political science "Debating Development as a Human Right: a conceptual history of the politics in the formation of the right to development at the United Nations".

Humanities at the University of Jyväskylä was positioned 201–250 among the world’s best universities. Times Higher Education – World University Rankings listed 536 best universities in the field of Arts and Humanities. Last year the position was 176–200.

Senior Lecturer Judit Háhn from the Department of Language and Communication Studies was awarded for the implementation of the Universal Design for Learning framework.

The University of Jyväskylä was again included in the Shanghai Ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU). This year the ranking was 501–600, while it was 601–700 last year.