Hanna Kuusela

Hanna Kuusela

Associate professor
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Room number
OPK 307
Mobile
+358505142264
Postal address
Keskussairaalantie 2

Biography

I am an Associate Professor of Sociology, working in the intersection of culture and economy. My research interests include economic elites, cultural analysis of capital, consultocracy, contemporary cultural formations as well as university autonomy in the postdemocratic age.

At the moment I lead two research projects, titled 'Keeping New Money on Board: The New Nordic Wealth Elites and the Future of the Welfare Model' and ''Democracy in universities: the crisis of representative democracy in university self-governance'.  

I received my PhD from Goldsmiths College in 2011 and worked for a long time at Tampere University before moving to University of Jyväskylä.

Most of my publications can be found on my Orcid profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3845-8140

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Research Handbook on Privatisation. Edward Elgar.
Ylönen, Matti
Kuusela, Hanna