Esittely
Olen kiinnostunut kestävän hyvinvoinnin ja ekososiaalipolitiikan teemoista. Väitöskirjassani tarkastelen kotitalouksien velkaantumisen merkitystä kestävyysmurroksen näkökulmasta.
Tutkimuskuvaus
In my doctoral thesis in social and public policy, I explore the relationship between household debt and systemic overconsumption and production in welfare states. I am particularly interested in how debt both enables consumption and enforces production, as individuals are expected to make purchases to keep the economy going and obligated to maintain a sufficient income, most usually through employment. The dissertation focuses on Finland, where household indebtedness has more than doubled in the last quarter century, while the environmental footprint of Finns is one of the highest in EU. The doctoral thesis will consist of three publications and a summarizing report, utilizing a multi-method approach.