Curriculum Vitae

Docent in Political Studies, part. Cultural Policy research at the University of Jyväskylä: Valtio-opin, erityisesti kulttuuripolitiikan tutkimuksen dosentti, Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Jyväskylän yliopisto. Lyhyt CV suomeksi.

Curriculum Vitae                        Emilia Palonen

  1. Personal details
  • Palonen, Mia Emilia Elisabeth, b. 1977 (Kuopio, Finland), Finnish
  • https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/fi/persons/emilia-palonen
  • ORCID: 0000-0001-9868-7290
  • Date 2.2.2024

 

  1. Education and degrees completed

20.1.06 PhD in Ideology and Discourse Analysis (politics) University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

18.4.02 MA in Ideology and Discourse Analysis (politics) University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

30.6.00 BAhons in Contemporary East European Studies (area studies, spec. politics), University of London, UCL, SSEES, UK.

19.5.16 Title of Docent in Political Science, spec. Cultural Policy Research, University of Jyväskylä.

  1. Other training and knowledge: Bauhaus Kolleg Dessau 2006-07
  1. Language skills: Finnish native, matriculation examination (laudatur, Ressun lukio 1997); English (C2), Swedish (C1), German (C1), French (C1), Hungarian (C1), Spanish (B2), Italian (B2, passive)
  1. Current position (incl. secondary occupations)

Senior University Lecturer in Political Science, Fac. of Social Sciences, Univ. of Helsinki
(permanent 1.1.2022-, on leave)

Senior University Researcher (1.9.2020-31.12.2024)

  1. Research Programme Director in Datafication at the Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (PROFI)
  2. HEPPsinki research group leader, leader of projects, host of regular visitors

Secondary occupations:

  • International Political Science Association Member of Executive Committee (2021-23; 2023-25); Chair of Committee on Regional Dialogues
  • Finnish Federation of Learned Societies (TSV) vice-chair 23&24, board member (21-23; 24-26; debuty 15-20)
  • National Open Science and Research Steering Group (21-22; 23-24)
  • Open Science Blog Think Open, University of Helsinki Board (19-)
  • Human Rights Committee of the Council of Finnish Academies 19-24
  • Board member of Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, 2022-
  • Research Information Hub (Tutkimuksen tietovarannot) National ministry-led project, Steering committee debuty member of Petri Karonen, 2024-25
  • Heureka Science Foundation Board Member 2024-25, representing TSV
  • UH Faculty of Social Sciences Research Committee member
  • UH SKY doctoral programme’s Steering Committee Member

 

  1. Previous work experience

1.9.20–31.12.22                   Senior Researcher, project PI in Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki (UH)

1.9.15–31.8.20                     Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences.

1.3.14–31.8.15                     Researcher at AF project Asymmetries in European Intellectual Space, (UH).

1–31.10.13                           Senior Researcher at AF project Populism as Rhetoric and Movement, U. of Jyväskylä.

1.11.10–27.4.13                   Senior Lecturer in Political Science (Public Administration and Organisation Studies), UH

1.1.–31.10.10                       Postdoctoral researcher: Emil Aaltonen Foundation & Finnish Cultural Foundation, UH.

1.12.08–31.12.09                 Senior Lecturer in Cultural Policy, Dept. of Social Sciences, U. of Jyväskylä.

1.9.-30.11.08.                       Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

1.3.–31.12.07 1.5.–31.8.08 Postdoc researcher, University of Jyväskylä, 1.5.–31.8.08 ­Visiting Fellow, Collegium Budapest; 2007–08 Visiting Fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, UH.

1.5–.30.6.06                DAAD Junior Visiting Scholar, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, Institute for European Ethnology & Department of Urban and Regional Sociology.

1.9.05–30.4.05                     Junior Visiting Fellow, Collegium Budapest, IAS, Budapest, Hungary

1.3.–31.8.05                         Körber Junior Visiting Fellow ‘History and Memory in Europe’, Institute for Human Sciences, IWM, Vienna.

  1. Career breaks: Maternity leave: 27.4.13–10.3.14.
  2. Personal research funding and grants

Granted projects as PI

  • 2.24-31.1.27, European Commission (EC), The Continuous, Construction of resilient Social Contracts, PI Emilia Palonen (Coordinator Szilvia Horváth, UH, M1-6; Anna Björk DRI M7-36), 3M.
  • 2.24-31.1.27, EC, Politics of Grievance and Democratic Governance (PLEDGE), Coordinator Emilia Palonen (M1-12) 2.8M
  • 6.22-31.5.25 Academy of Finland, Trans-Atlantic Partnerships, ENDURE, PI Palonen 265.000 e, partner PI, lead Mihai Varga, FU Berlin
  • 12.20-30.11.23 European Commission, Horizon2020 RIA sub-project, D.Rad: DeRadicalisation in Europe and Beyond, partner PI Palonen 150.000 e, coordinator Umut Korkut, Glasgow CU, UK
  • 1.20-31.12.23 Now-Time Us-Space: Hegemonic Mobilisations in Central and Eastern Europe, project Kone Foundation, 376.000 e, PI
  • 1.19-21.12.22 Whirl of Knowledge: Cultural Populism in European Polarized Politics & Societies, Academy of Finland (AF), 485.600 e, PI

Other PI’s project teams: 1.9.2017-30.8.21 AF project Mainstreaming Populism in the Twenty-First Century, one of key authors, PI Juha Herkman 280.000 e; 1.9.2012-31.3.16 AF project Populism as Movement and Rhetoric, ca. 600.000, minor contribution, PI Urpo Kovala; 1.9.2012-31.12.16 AF project Asymmetries in European Intellectual Space, ca. 600.000 contributed as one of authors, PI Marja Jalava; 1.1.2007-31.12.2009 AF Project Nations and their Others: Finns and Hungarians in the 20th century, 250.000 contributed as a key author, PI Heino Nyyssönen

Personal scholarships: Postdoc: 2004-11: Emil Aaltonen Foundation, research scholarship, 10 months, 18 000 e transformed into a Project Research Grant, PI; 2008 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Research scholarship, 12 months, 18 000 e; 2008 AF Visiting Scholarship, Northwestern U. (with Ernesto Laclau), Evanston, Il., US, 6500e; 2007-09 AF project Nations and their Others: Finns and Hungarians since 1900, 250.000 e, PI Nyyssönen; 2006 DAAD Junior Visiting Scholar, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, 2000e; PhD: 2001-04: 2004 Körber Foundation, Hamburg, Germany, research stay at Institute for Human Sciences, Wien, Austria, 8000 e 2004 Finnish Cultural Foundation Research scholarship, 14 000 e; other doctoral funding: 2002 Oskar Öflund’s Foundation, Scholarship for PhD studies, 2000 e; 2002 Socrates/Erasmus Council, UK, Scholarship, Budapest Corvinus University; 2001–2004, Economic & Social Research Council, ESRC, Research Studentship ‘Fees Only’

Memberships and positions of trust in scientific societies

  • 2021-23 board member, 2015–17 and 2018-20 deputy Finnish Federation of Learned Societies (TSV)
  • 2014-18, chair in 2017-18 board of Finnish Association of Scholarly Publishing
  • 2016–18 Board Member (Chair in 2018) of Kotilava: Finnish Journals for Immediate OA. National Steering role.
  • 2009-2022 Board Member, Chair 2018-2022 of the Finnish Political Science Association, FPSA;
  • 2019- Board Member ECPSA (Europe).
  • 2012-15 Society for Cultural Policy Research in Finland (Founding Chair 2012, ‘15, vice-chair 13-14);

Member or editor on editorial boards of scientific and scholarly journals and publication series:

  • The Editor of the FPSA’s Books from Finnish PSA 2014–17;
  • The founding Editor of Politiikasta online magazine of the FPSA, 2012–2014;
  • Finland chapter author for European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, 2016–;
  • Editorial Board: niin&näin (contemporary philosophy) and the Finnish Cultural Policy Research Yearbook (until 2020).

Developing responsible research and innovation activities:

  • Partnership with City of Helsinki for a local multifunction building development through action research: Maunula Democracy Pilot participant 2012 Maunula House board as citizen member 2013-16;
  • Interaction with secondary schools since the 2010s on central topics from immigration to populism, school visits (takin gpart in funded projects and individual appearances for Politiikasta and the Academy of Finland)

Key positions of trust, expert positions and assignments:

  • Kotiseutu-liitto expert member of Finnish Local Heritage Association New Tools for Local Democracy Work 2014-18
  • Expert for Finnish parliament committee for futures, and Treasurer of the Society of Scientists and Parliament Members TUTKAS 2019-23.

Merits in research communication and appearing as an expert in the media

  • Regular expert in Finnish and international media on politics in general and populism in particular.
  • Founding editor of Politiikasta the prize-winning online magazine of FPSA.

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