University of Helsinki
The AGORA community supports junior and senior researchers, research fellows and affiliates interested in questions of social justice and equality. Researchers and key partners involved in the AGORA’s activities are introduced below.
SENIOR RESEARCHERS |
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DR. KRISTIINA BRUNILAProfessor/Docent in Education and Social Sciences
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DR. ELINA IKÄVALKO
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DR. TUULI KURKI
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DR. ANNIINA LEIVISKÄ
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DR. JAANA PESONEN
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Ongoing projects: CoSupport, FuturEd |
DR. SATU VALKONEN
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Ongoing projects: CoSupport |
DR. JUHO HONKASILTA
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DR. PETTERI HANSEN
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Ongoing projects: FuturEd |
DR. JANNE SÄNTTI
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DR. HELENA HINKE DOBROCHINSKI CANDIDO
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DR. MINNA HUOTILAINEN
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DR. SANNA TOIVIAINEN
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PHD RESEARCHERS |
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AMEERA MASOUDM.Ed. Integration policies and practices in education Topic of PhD: how identities of young migrants are being shaped by the Finnish integration policy and practices; how young migrants are governed by the neoliberal logic. I hope that my research will help achieve social justice through integration programs, and contribute to reduced inequalities. |
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KATARIINA MERTANENM.Ed. Governance, social exclusion, policies and practices in youth transitions Topic of PhD: young adults considered to be ‘at risk’ of social exclusion, with a special focus on policies and practices that are targeted to enhance young people’s integration ‘back’ to society. |
ANNA MIKKOLAM.Ed.
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KALLE MÄKELÄM.Soc.Sc., M.Ed. Governmentality, neoliberalism, youth support systems, psychologisation, entrepreneuralisation, citizenship, subjectification Topic of PhD: Governing young people through neoliberal management – A Genealogy of vulnerability of young people in Finland. |
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ANTTI PAAKKARIM.Soc.Sc., BA Knowledge capitalism Topic of PhD: the effects of technology on school space and power relations. Looking at upper secondary school student’s communication and technology use during school days. |
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KATARIINA TIAINENM.Ed. Philosophy of critical pedagogy, Critical feminist theory, Critical Social Theory, democratic education, and political sociology of education Topic of PhD research: developing theory of democratic education from the standpoint of philosophies of critical pedagogies, and providing new theoretical perspectives in conversation with recent critical feminist and political theories. The philosophy of critical pedagogy in my project refers to theoretical framework that draws its philosophical foundations from Critical Social Theory and is originated by Paulo Freire’s political pedagogy. |
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CYNTHIA TRILLIANIM.Ed., University of Iceland Immigration, gender and feminist studies Motherhood ideology Topic of PhD: Immigrant mothers’ educational experiences and sense of belonging in Icelandic higher education, in conjunction with their identity construction and strategies for balancing multiple responsibilities to achieve academic success. Research also investigates the impact of intersectional approach or lack thereof in educational policies and practices on educational experiences of students of minority background |
 Ongoing projects: FuturEdsaara.vainio@helsinki.fi |
SAARA VAINIOM.Ed. Research interests Topic of PhD: Rethinking Life Skills-Based Education as a Form of Precision Education Governance |
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IVAN ZAMOTKINMA (in Philosophy) Research interests: philosophy of education, political theory of anarchism, anarchist education and critical pedagogy
Topic of PhD research: utilizing the theory of anarchism to develop novel theoretical grounds and conceptual tools for understanding and analyzing current educational trajectories, as well as counter-practices for educational justice and equality
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