Selected publications

Markku Lonkila & Pertti Jokivuori (2022) Sharing and liking as youth nano-level participation. Finnish students’ civic and political engagement in social media, Journal of Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2022.2049731

Lonkila, M., Luhtakallio, E., Ylä-Anttila, T., Jokivuori, P. & Semenov, A. 2021. ’Oikeuttamisen verkostot: miten analysoida julkisessa keskustelussa esitettyjen oikeutusten keskinäisiä suhteita (in Finnish). Sosiologia 58 (3): 269-284.

Lonkila, M., Shpakovskaya, L., & Torchinsky, P. 2020.: ‘Digital activism in Russia: The evolution and forms of online participation in an authoritarian state’. In Daria Gritsenko, Marielle Wijermars and Mikhail Kopotenko (eds) Digital Russia Studies. Palgrave.

Lonkila, M., Shpakovskaya, L., &, Torchinsky, P. 2020. ‘Social media in civic and political activism in Russia’. Baltic Rim Economies Review 1/2020.

Lonkila, M., Shpakovskaya, L., & Torchinsky, P. 2020. ‘The Occupation of Runet? The Tightening State Regulation of the Russian-Language Section of the Internet’. In Marielle Wijermars and Katja Lehtisaari (eds) Freedom of Expression in Russia’s New Mediasphere. Routledge.

Ylä-Anttila, T., Vesa, J., Eranti, V., Kukkonen, A., Lehtimäki, T., Lonkila M. & Luhtakallio, E. 2018. ‘Up with ecology, down with economy? The consolidation of the idea of climate change mitigation in the global public sphere.’ European Journal of Communication. July 30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323118790155

Luhtakallio, Eeva, Thévenot, Laurent, Alapuro, Risto, Lonkila, Markku & Tuomas Ylä-Anttila (eds.). 2018. Special Issue on Politics of Engagement in an Age of Differing Voices. European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology; Vol. 5, No. 1-2. Taylor & Francis.

Lonkila, M., Shpakovskaya L. & Torchinsky, P. 2017. Venäjän internetin sääntelyn kiristäminen. Idäntutkimus 4/2017 (The tightening of the Internet regulation in Russia, in Finnish)

Lonkila, M., 2017. Social Network Sites and Political Governance in Russia. In Vladimir Gelman (ed.) Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies. Routledge, 113-127.

Eranti, V., & Lonkila, M, 2015. The social significance of the Facebook Like button. First Monday, 20 (6), available at:  http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5505/4581

Gladarev, B., & Lonkila, M., 2013. Justifying civic activism in Russia and Finland. Journal of Civil Society, 9 (4), 375-390.

Gladarev, B., & Lonkila, M., 2012, The role of social network sites in civic activism in Russia and Finland. Europe-Asia Studies, 64 (8), 1375-1394.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Russian protest on- and offline. The role of social media in the Moscow opposition demonstrations in December 2011. FIIA briefing paper 98, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, February 2012, available at: http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/244/

Lonkila, M., 2011. Networks in the Russian Market Economy. Palgrave Macmillan. The book is freely available under Creative Commons license at: http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=392746;keyword=russian

Articles published in international, peer-reviewed journals

Gladarev, B., & Lonkila, M., 2013. Justifying civic activism in Russia and Finland. Journal of Civil Society, 9 (4), 375-390.

Gladarev, B., & Lonkila, M., 2012. The role of social network sites in civic activism in Russia and Finland. Europe-Asia Studies, 64 (8), 1375-1394.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Driving at democracy in Russia: Protest activities of St. Petersburg car drivers’ associations. Europe-Asia Studies, 63 (2), 291-309.

Lonkila, M., 2010. The importance of work-related social ties in post-Soviet Russia: The role of coworkers in the personal support networks in St. Petersburg and Helsinki. Connections, 30 (1), 46-56.

Lonkila, M., 2008. The Internet and Anti-military Activism in Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 60 (7), 1125-1149.

Lonkila, M. & Salmi, A-M, 2008. El colectivo obrero ruso y la migración. REDES – Revista hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 15 (3). Available at: http://revista-redes.rediris.es/pdf-vol15/Vol15_3.pdf (Spanish translation of Lonkila & Salmi 2005).

Gladarev, B. & Lonkila, M., 2008. Social networks and mobile phone use in Russia: Local consequences of global communication technology. New Media & Society, 10 (2), 273-293.

Lonkila, M., 2006. Social Networks Among Russian Information and Communication Technology Professionals. Post-Communist Economies, 18 (1), 13-31.

Lonkila, M. & Salmi, A-M., 2005. The Russian Work Collective and Migration. Europe-Asia Studies, 57 (5), 681-703.

Lonkila, M., 2004. Phone notebooks as data on personal networks. Connections, 26 (1), 53-61.

Alapuro, R. & Lonkila, M., 2000. Networks, identity, and (in)action. A comparison between Russian and Finnish teachers. European Societies, 2 (1), 65-90.

Lonkila, M. & Harmo, T., 1999. Toward Computer-Assisted Qualitative Network Analysis. Connections, 22 (1), 52-61.

Lonkila, M., 1998. The Social Meaning of Work: Aspects of the Teaching Profession in post-Soviet Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 50 (4), 699-712.

Lonkila, M., 1998. Continuity and Change in Social Networks of St. Petersburg Teachers, 1993-1996. Connections, 21 (1), 62-86.

Lonkila, M., 1997. Informal Exchange Relations in Post-Soviet Russia: A Comparative Perspective. Sociological Research Online, 2 (2).

Articles published in Finnish peer-reviewed Journals

Lonkila, M., 2011. Sananvapaus, sosiaalinen media ja kansalaisaktivismi Venäjällä. [Freedom of speech, social media and civic activism in Russia]. Idäntutkimus 2/2011.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Yhteisyyden kieliopit helsinkiläisessä ja pietarilaisessa kaupunkiaktivismissa. [The grammars of commonality in urban activism in Helsinki and in St. Petersburg]. Sosiologia 48 (1), 22-33.

Lehtonen, T-K. & Lonkila, M., 2008. Laurent Thévenot – yhteiselon oikeutukset ja kritiikit [Justifications and critiques of living together]. Sosiologia vol. 45 (4), 342-346.

Books

Lonkila, M., 1999. Social Networks in Post-Soviet Russia. Continuity and Change in the Everyday Life of St. Petersburg Teachers. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications. The book was accepted as a dissertation in sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

Co-edited books

Alapuro, R., Liikanen, I. & Lonkila, M., eds., 2004. Beyond Post-Soviet Transition. Micro Perspectives on Challenge and Survival in Russia and Estonia. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications.

Castrén, A-M, Lonkila, M. & Peltonen, M., eds., 2004. Between Sociology and History. Essays on Microhistory, Collective Action and Nation-Building. Helsinki: SKS.

Articles published in books

Alapuro, R. and Lonkila, M. 2012. Political culture in Russia from a local perspective. In Alapuro, R, Mustajoki, A and Pesonen P (eds) Understanding Russianness. London: Routledge., 111-124.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Venäjän uutta taloutta rakentamassa: Sosiaaliset verkostot Pietarin IT-ammattilaisten liiketoiminnassa [Building the new Russian economy: Social networks in the business life of St. Petersburg IT professionals]. In: Rotkirch, A. & Salmenniemi, S., eds. Suhteiden Venäjä. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 123-141.

Lonkila, M., 2004. The Role of the Trade Union in a Bilingual Tallinn Factory. In: Alapuro, R., Liikanen, I. & Lonkila, M., eds. Beyond Post-Soviet Transition. Micro Perspectives on Challenge and Survival in Russia and Estonia. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications, 84–100.

Alapuro, R. & Lonkila, M., 2004. Russians’ and Estonians’ networks in a Tallinn factory. In: Alapuro, R., Liikanen, I. & Lonkila, M., eds. Beyond Post-Soviet Transition. Micro Perspectives on Challenge and Survival in Russia and Estonia. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications, 101-125.

Alapuro, R., Liikanen, I. & Lonkila, M., 2004. Introduction: Studying post-transition. In: Alapuro, R., Liikanen, I. & Lonkila, M., eds. Beyond Post-Soviet Transition. Micro Perspectives on Challenge and Survival in Russia and Estonia. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications, 11-17.

Castrén, A-M & Lonkila, M., 2004. Friendship in Finland and Russia from a Microperspective. In: Castrén, A-M, Lonkila, M. & Peltonen, M., eds. Between Sociology and History. Essays on Microhistory, Collective Action and Nation-Building. Helsinki: SKS, 162-174.

Lonkila, M., 2000. Russia: A Society of Networks? In: Kangaspuro, M., ed. Russia: More different than most. Helsinki: Kikimora publications, 99-112.

Lonkila, M., 1996. Losing control of life. Social network and cultural inertia in the life of a Russian teacher. In: Rotkirch, A. & Haavio-Mannila, E., eds. Voices of women in Russia. Aldershot: Darthmouth, 139-152.

Lonkila, M., 1995. Grounded Theory as an Emerging Paradigm for Computer-assisted Qualitative Data Analysis. In: Kelle, U., ed. Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis. Sage Publications, 41-51.

Articles published online

Lonkila, M., 1990. Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus ja hyperteksti [Qualitative research and hypertext, article in Finnish]. Article published through the Finnish e-mail discussion list on qualitative methods (YT-KVALI), 19.11.1990. Available at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/lonkila/hypertxt.rtf.

Publications in the Finnish University Series

Lonkila, M. & Piipponen, M., 2002. Social networks and civic culture in Estonia and North-Western Russia. Reports of the Karelian Institute, University of Joensuu, 2002 (3).

Lonkila, M. & Silvonen, J., 2002. Laadullinen tekstianalyysi ATLAS.ti 4.2. –ohjelmalla [Qualitative text analysis with ATLAS.ti 4.2.]. Helsingin yliopiston sosiologian laitoksen monisteita, 2002 (63). (Course book on computer-assisted qualitative methods.)

Other professional publications

Lonkila, M., 2012. Russian protest on- and offline. The role of social media in the Moscow opposition demonstrations in December 2011. FIIA briefing paper 98, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, February 2012, available at: http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/244/

Lonkila, M., 2012. Sosiaalinen media ja Venäjän opposition protestit. www.politiikasta.fi, April 18.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Miten arvioida ‘piilevien populaatioiden’ kokoa?’ Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden verkkolehti Alusta! 15.11.2012,  http://alusta.uta.fi/

Herranen, O. & Lonkila, M., 2012. Koulutuksen virtuaalinen tulevaisuus. Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden verkkolehti Alusta!, 29.11.2012, http://alusta.uta.fi/

Lehtonen, T-K. & Lonkila, M., 2012. ’Laurent Thévenot ja oikeuttamisteoria.’ Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden verkkolehti Alusta!  25.4.2012, http://alusta.uta.fi/

Book reviews

Lonkila, M,. 2006. Vadim Volkov: Violent Entrepreneurs. The use of force in the making of Russian capitalism. Cornell University Press, 2002. Book review in Acta Sociologica, 49 (1), 110-112.

Lonkila, M., 1999. Alena V. Ledeneva: Russia’s economy of favours. Blat, Networking and Informal Exchange. Cambridge University Press,1998. Book review in Acta Sociologica, 42 (2), 173-175.

Linko, M. & Lonkila, M., 1994. Michel Lamont: Money, morals & manners. Book review in Acta Sociologica, 37 (3), 322-324.

Lonkila, M., 1991. Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbin: Basics of Qualitative Research. Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Sage, 1990. Book review published through the Finnish e-mail discussion list on qualitative methods (YT-KVALI), 25.11.1991, in Finnish. Available at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/lonkila/stracorb.rtf

Lonkila, M., 1991. Renata Tesch: Qualitative analysis: research types and software tools. Falmers Press, 1990. Book review published through the Finnish e-mail discussion list on qualitative methods (YT-KVALI), 22.2.1991, in Finnish. Available at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/lonkila/tesch.rtf

Lonkila, M., 1990. Anselm Strauss: Qualitative Analysis For Social Scientists. Cambridge University Press, 1987. Book review published through the Finnish e-mail discussion list on qualitative methods (YT-KVALI), 23.10.1990. Available at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/lonkila/gt.rtf.

Academic theses

Lonkila, M., 1999. Social Networks in Post-Soviet Russia. Continuity and Change in the Everyday Life of St. Petersburg Teachers. Doctoral dissertation in sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 1993. Tietokoneavusteinen kvalitatiivinen analyysi [Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis, in Finnish]. Licentiate thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 1989. Kadonnutta aitoutta etsimässä. Tutkielma Pariisin katusoittajista [In the search of lost authenticity. An ethnographic study of street musicians in Paris]. Master’s thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 1980. UK:n sahatavaramarkkinoiden tutkiminen vientimarkkinoinnin suunnittelun kannalta [Studying the UK timber markets from the point of view of export marketing planning]. Master’s thesis, Department of Forest Products Marketing, University of Helsinki.

Invited presentations and commentaries at scientific conferences and public meetings

Lonkila, M. 2012. The role of personal networks and social media in mobilizing Russian opposition protests. Keynote lecture, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 11-12 July.

Lonkila, M., 2012. The Role of Social Media in Russian Democratization. Guest lecture at the Uppsala Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. University of Uppsala, 6 March.

Lonkila, M. 2012. The notion of personal networks in comparative studies of post-Soviet Russia. Invited paper at the workshop ‘Economies of Favour after Socialism. Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 20-21 January.

Lonkila, M., 2009. Invited commentary. ‘Mixing Methods in Social Network Research’ workshop, 29 January 2009, European Academy, Berlin.

Papers and presentations at scientific conferences and meetings

Lonkila, M. (2019) Social media, social movements and activism:  On sociology, digital media and social and political action. Lecture at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 11 April.

Lonkila, M. & Jokivuori P. 2019. Young people’s social and political activism in social media. Presentation at the annual conference of Finnish sociologists University of Turku, 28 March 2019.

Lonkila, M. 2019. Digital activism in Russia. Paper presented at the seminar organized by the Finnish research network for political sociology (FIPO):

Lonkila, M. , Shpakovskaya, L., & Torchinsky, P. 2018. Online activism in Russia. Paper presented at the 18th annual Aleksanteri conference, 25 October 2018.

Lonkila, M. 2018. Visualizing orders of worth. Paper presented at the conference Culture in Political Context. Theorizing Engagements in Contemporary Societies, University of Tampere, 1 June 2018.

Lonkila, M. 2018. Nuoret ja ‘nanotason aktivismi’. Sosiaalisen median mahdollistamat yhteiskunnallisen ja poliittisen osallistumisen uudet muodot. Esitelmä politiikan tutkimuksen päivillä 8.3.2018, Turun yliopisto.

Lonkila, M. 2017. Virtual emigration of the Russian opposition. Presentation at the annual conference of Finnish sociologists. University of Tampere, 23 March.

Lonkila, M. 2016. Politics of sharing. Presentation at the annual conference of Finnish sociologists. University of Jyväskylä, 17 March.

Lonkila, M., 2016. Sosiaalinen media ja Venäjän poliittinen hallinta. Esitelmä Venäjän ja Itä-Euroopan tutkimuksen seuran ja Jyväskylän yliopiston Venäjän tutkimusverkoston seminaarissa Jyväskylän yliopistossa 13.4.2016.

Lonkila, M., 2015. Social media, social network sites and activism in Russia. Presentation at the II International conference on net activism in Porto, 5 November, 2015.

Lonkila, M., 2013. Social media as a political force in Russia. Paper presented at the CERES workshop ‘Russian and East European media: Perspectives on Consumption and Social Change. 17 May 2013, Aleksanteri institute, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2013. The politics of Facebook Like button. Paper presented at the workshop ‘Changing political engagements: Populism, participation and social media’, 10 May 2013, University of Tampere.

Lonkila, M., 2103. The Facebook Like Button and ‘nano-level’ politics. Paper presented at the workshop ‘Facebook, research, society’, 18 April 2013, University of Tampere.

Lonkila, M., 2013. The politics of ‘liking’ in Facebook. Paper presented at the annual conference of Finnish sociological association, 21 March 2013, University of Turku.

Lonkila, M., 2012. New mode of political communication in Russia? Paper presented at the workshop ‘Changing state-society –relationships in Russia’, October 12-13, 2012, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Studying Russian opposition movement online. A paper presented at the seminar Crossing borders in Sociology at the Finnish Consulate in St. Petersburg, 31 May.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Comment etudier la mobilisation en Russie? A paper presented at the workshop with Laurent Thévenot in Charleroi, 22 May.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Sosiaalisen median rooli Venäjän opposition mielenosoituksissa joulukuussa 2011. Esitelmä sosiologipäivillä Kuopiossa 29 maaliskuuta.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Social media and Russian protests. A paper presented at the workshop of research groups HEPO (University of Helsinki) and TCups (University of Tampere), Varala sports institute, Tampere, 2–3 January.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Household waste as a moral and political problem in Finland and Russia. Paper presented at the workshop Justifications, engagements, grammars at the University of Helsinki, June 3.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Social network sites (SNS) and civic activism. Invited presentation at the European University at St. Petersburg, April 14.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Les grammaires de communalité dans l’activisme urbain à Helsinki et St. Petersbourg. Paper presented at the seminar led by Laurent Thévenot, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, February 14.

Lonkila, M., 2011. ’The role of Facebook and Vkontakte in urban protests in Finland and Russia.’ Paper presented at the seminar led by Françoise Daucé, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, February 11.

Lonkila, M., 2010. ‘The Role of the Internet in Organizing Environmental Protests in Russia and Finland.’ Paper presented in the workshop New Media in New Europe-Asia, University College London, 28 May 2010.

Lonkila, M., 2010. ‘Particularities of civic activism in Russia?’ The International Summer School Civil Society around the Baltic Sea. Åland Islands, Finland, 6-11 June, 2010.

Gladarev, B. & Lonkila, M., 2010. ‘Justifying environmental activism in Helsinki and St. Petersburg.’ Paper presented in the workshop Spaces of Democracy: Civil Society Engagements, Justifications and Styles, University of Helsinki, June 14-15 2010.

Alapuro R. & Lonkila M., 2009. `La culture politique en Russie dans une perspective locale.´ Paper presented at the seminar ‘S’engager à partir d’un ancrage territorial’ led by Laurent Thévenot, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, December 14.

Lonkila, M., 2009. Domashnyi dukh Rossiiskogo IT kapitalizma. ‘Russia – a view from abroad’ conference, 28-31 May 2009, European University, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lonkila, M., 2009. The domestic spirit of Russian ICT-capitalism. ‘On Justification’ seminar, 19 March 2009, University of Helsinki.

Alapuro, R. & Lonkila, M., 2008. Russian voluntary associations in a comparative perspective. Understanding Russianness workshop, 17 October 2008, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Associations and participation in Russia from a Comparative Perspective. Russia in Europe Cross-border Postgraduate School seminar, 10 October 2008, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Deux formes d’action collective en Russie: Associations d’automobilistes à Saint Petersbourg. Colloque international “Engagements, solidarités, lien social: penser les mobilisations collectives en Russie.” 12-13 Juin 2008, Paris.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Associations and civil society in Russia from a comparative perspective. Finnish-Russian seminar “Russian media 2007: competion and convergence”, 5-6 June 2008, Moscow.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Two modes of civic action in Russia. The car drivers’ assocations in St. Petersburg. Research seminar, 23 May 2008, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Personal network as ”an informal social institution” in Russia. XXVIII International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, 22-27 January 2008, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Lonkila, M. & Alapuro, R., 2007. Associational activity and political participation in Russia, Finland and Estonia. Selected results from World Values Study (1990, 2000 and European Social Survey (2006)). “Encountering the Russian North” Conference, 13 December 2007, University of Joensuu, Finland.

Lonkila, M., 2007. Antimilitary activism in the Russian internet. “Encountering the Russian North” Conference, 13 December 2007, University of Joensuu, Finland.

Lonkila, M., 2007. Antimilitary activism in the Russian internet. Centre d’études des mondes russe, caucasien et centre-européen, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 11 May 2007, Paris.

Lonkila, M., 2007. Antimilitary activism in the Russian internet. XXVII International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, 2 May 2007, Corfu Island, Greece.

Lonkila, M., 2007. Sosiaaliset verkostot, yhdistykset ja kansalaisyhteiskunta Venäjällä [Social networks, associations and civil society in Russia].Russian and Eastern European research days. Tieteiden talo, Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2007. The network perspective on post-Soviet Russia. Symposium with researchers from the Moscow sociological institute (Russian Academy of Science), 27 March 2007, Aleksanteri Institute, Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2006. Studying personal networks in Russia. Symposium on Russian studies, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 30 April 2006, Paris.

Lonkila, M., 2005. Studying social(?) networks. Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, 11 November 2005.

Lonkila, M., 2005. Social Networks Among Russian Information and Communication Technology Professionals. VII ICCEES World Congress in Berlin, 25-30 July 2005.

Lonkila, M., 2005. Studying friendship: Finnish-Russian comparisons. Departmental talk at the European University at St. Petersburg, 28 May 2005.

Lonkila, M., 2005. “Friendship network as an infomal social institution in Russia” Symposium Réseaux, associations, liens de mariage. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 14-15 April 2005, Paris.

Lonkila, M., 2005. IT professionals’ personal networks in St. Petersburg. Symposium for Russian and East-European studies, 17-18 March, Tampere, Finland.

Lonkila, M., 2004. The social embeddedness of the Russian informational economy. Seminar From Theory to Practice – Managing the Chaos or how the Soviet Union survived, organized by the Finnish Graduate School for Russian and East European Studies and Finnish Graduate School of History at the University of Helsinki, 25-26 October 2004.

Castrén, A-M & Lonkila, M., 2003. Culture and social networks: Finnish-Russian comparison and the case of friendship. Seminar Representations of Identity – Culture and History in North-Western Europe, 24-26 August, Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2003. Personal networks among ICT professionals in Helsinki and St. Petersburg. Micro Perspectives on Post-Soviet Transformations Conference, 14-16 March 2003, Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2002. The role of the trade union in a bilingual Tallinn factory. Micro Perspectives on Civic Culture and Nationality in Estonia, Russia and the European North Workshop at the symposium on Russian and East-European studies, 13 March 2002, Helsinki.

Alapuro, R. & Lonkila, M., 2001. Adjustment after the Disintegration of the Soviet Union: Russian-speakers’ Social networks in Tallinn. Meeting of the project Civic Culture and Nationality in Northwestern Russia and Estonia, 18-19 May 2001, Tallinn.

Lonkila, M., 2000. Le réseau personnel et la biographie. Research symposium on social networks organized by Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 24 November 2000, Paris.

Lonkila, M., 2000. Russian and Estonian speakers’ daily life networks in Tallinn. VI ICCEES World Congress, 31 July 2000, Tampere, Finland.

Lonkila, M., 1998. Continuity and Change in Social Networks of St. Petersburg Teachers 1993-1996. Sunbelt XVIII and 5th European International Conference on Social Networks, 28 May 1998, Sitges, Spain.

Papers presented in public seminars

Lonkila, M., 2016. Sosiaalinen media Venäjällä – uhka vai mahdollisuus kansalaisyhteiskunnalle? Esitelmä Suomen Pietarin Instituutin ystävien yhdistyksen seminaarissa, Helsinki 12.5.2016

Lonkila, M., 2012. Russian Protest On- and Offline: The Role of Social Media in the Moscow Opposition Demonstration in December 2011. Invited presentation at the seminar Russian society through the prism of current political protest. The Finnish Insitute For International Affairs, 16 February.

Lonkila, M., 2012. Sosiaalisen median rooli Moskovan mielenosoitusten järjestämisessä. Esitelmä Helsingin Yliopiston tiedekulmassa, 5 maaliskuuta.

Lonkila, M., 2011. Invited commentary at the seminar Russia as a network state: What works in Russia when state institutions do not? Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Helsinki, June 16.

Lonkila, M., 2000. Sosiaaliset verkostot ja arkielämä Venäjällä [Social networks and daily life in Russia]. Suomi 2015 –programme seminar organized by SITRA, 8 May 2000, Hanasaari, Espoo.

Lonkila, M., 1999. Verkostojen Venäjä [Russia: A society of networks]. ‘Venäjää ei voi ymmärtää, siihen täytyy uskoa’ seminar organized by the Academy of Finland, 7 December 1999, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 1999. Sosiaaliset verkostot Venäjän arkipäivässä [Social networks in everyday life in Russia]. Studia Generalia series of lectures ‘Pietarin tietä pitkin’, 3 April 1999, The Balder Hall, Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 1997. Jatkuvuus ja muutos venäläisessä arjessa: verkostonäkökulma [Continuity and Change in Russian daily life: a network perspective]. ‘Venäjän tutkimus kaleidoskoopissa’ seminar organized by Aleksanteri Institute, 29 August 1997, University of Helsinki.

Unpublished reports

Gladarev, B. & Lonkila, M., 2004. Personal networks and the use of mobile phone in Russia. 23 June 2004, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2004. The role of personal networks among St. Petersburg ICT professionals. 3 December 2004, University of Helsinki.

Aaltonen, A., Lonkila, M., Tarasenko, O., Määttänen, S., Kiritchenko, S., 2003. Comparative Approach to the Problem of Embeddedness: Personal Networks in the Finnish and Russian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry. University of Helsinki.

Other papers

Lonkila, M., 2012. Miten arvioida ‘piilevien populaatioiden’ kokoa? Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden verkkolehti Alusta! 15.11.2012.

Herranen, O. & Lonkila, M., 2012. ‘You have just got a glimpse of the future of  education’. Alusta! October.

Lonkila, M.,  2011. Sosiaalinen media demokratisoi Venäjääkin [Social media democratizes Russia, too]. Helsingin Sanomat, Vieraskynä 10.4.2011.

Lonkila, M., 2008. Kansalaisyhteiskunta, informaatioteknologia ja Venäjän kehitys [Civil society, information technology and the development of Russia]. Article in internet lecture series ’Sosiaalinen muutos Venäjällä ja Itäisessä Keski-Euroopassa [Social change in Russia and Eastern Europe]’ organised by the Aleksanteri Institute, 29 September 2008, University of Helsinki.

Lonkila, M., 2007. Informaatio- ja kommunikaatioteknologia ja Venäjän kehitys [Information and communications technology and Russian development]. Article in internet lecture series ’Sosiaalinen muutos Venäjällä ja Itäisessä Keski-Euroopassa [Social change in Russia and Eastern Europe]’ organised by the Aleksanteri Institute, 26 September 2007, University of Helsinki.

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