News from the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy

We asked Olli Tyrväinen, Sari Hietamäki, and Pilvi Peura what they were working on the moment. Research on technology markets, democracy education, and pedagogical support is providing information to aid decision-making.

Professor of Practice Minna Kivipelto calls for more attention to the effectiveness of social work and social services, as they have been severely overlooked in solving social and health care issues.

Tirivangasi examines climate change adaptation among the Ndau Indigenous people of Chimanimani District in eastern Zimbabwe.

Jari Kaukua, who has been granted Academy Professor funding, is investigating the reception and legacy of illuminationist philosophy. Kaukua also enjoys teaching and hopes that philosophy will retain its popularity.

MA Hanife Serin examined in her doctoral dissertation in Social Work mothers’ experiences with social support systems after their child’s sexual abuse.

The Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy's (YFI) Guidance Working Group has awarded the Guidance of the Year award for teaching collaboration at the department.

We asked Anu Tourunen, Samuel Lindholm, and Mira Kajanus about their tasks for the day, but at the same time, we got a bigger picture of the goals of their research.

In her doctoral dissertation in Social Policy, Viivi Korpela explores older adults’ digital inclusion, everyday digital skills, and digital services in the Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland.

EU-funded JUSTMIG project has published a policy brief reporting that unions push back against recent policy changes which undermine the labour and social rights of migrant workers in Finland.

In his doctoral dissertation, Tuomo-Paavo Salokas examines how Roman textbooks of rhetoric influenced the formation of Western political theory.

This dissertation explores rural communities that host asylum seekers. The central research question asks: "What are the meanings of place and locality in rural areas during the establishment and operation of a reception center?"

In his doctoral dissertation, Godfred Adduow Obeng thoroughly explores how governance structures impact policy adoption and influences promotion of a sustainable production of organic cocoa in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.