Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
INEQ – Helsinki Inequality Initiative is a strategic, multidisciplinary research initiative of the University of Helsinki. This initiative brings together academics whose work enhances an in-depth understanding of causes and consequences of intersecting inequalities.
INEQ is funded by the Academy of Finland profiling action, and by the joint effort of Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Medicine, as well and the Swedish School of Social Science.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Maria Ahlholm
- Department of Education - Senior University Lecturer
- Teachers' Academy
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Humanities and Social Sciences Education (HuSoEd)
- Doctoral Programme in Language Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Pertti Ahonen
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Prof. emer.
- Political Science
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person
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Anastasia Asikainen
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care
- Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Grant-funded researcher
Person: Visiting scholar, Teaching and research personnel
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Lotta Aunio
- Department of Languages - Senior University Lecturer
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts) - Title of Docent
- African and Middle Eastern languages
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Teachers' Academy
- Doctoral Programme in Language Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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N. Emrah Aydinonat
- Practical Philosophy - University Researcher
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Title of Docent
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- TINT – Centre for Philosophy of Social Science
- Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
Equipment
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HTB Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences
Onikki-Rantajääskö, T. (Manager), Kanner, A. O. (Operator), Laxström, N. M. (Operator), Enqvist, E. J. (Other) & Kettunen, H. (Other)
Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian StudiesFacility/equipment: Database
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Moral and Human Rights Education in the midst of Polarization: Enhancing Moral and Political Imagination in Education in Dark Times
Kasa, T. (Project manager)
Foundation of Emil Aaltonen, Emil Aaltosen saatio
09/06/2025 → 08/04/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Sosiaalisen tuen yhteys monisairastavuuteen
Hakulinen, C. (Project manager), Elovainio, M. (Project manager), Petersen, E. C. (Participant), Gutvilig, M. L. (Participant), Niemi, R. M. H. (Participant) & Komulainen, K. (Project manager)
02/06/2025 → 30/09/2029
Project: Research project
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Mitä on pakko oppia? Tekstitaitojen minimistä neuvottelu ja eriarvoisuus oppivelvollisuuskoulussa
Lappalainen, S. (Project manager), Juvonen, R. (Participant), Leino, J. (Participant), Lakka, L. (Participant), Mikander, P. (Participant), Pietilä, P. (Participant), Satokangas, H. (Participant) & Tiermas, A. M. (Participant)
01/03/2025 → 31/07/2028
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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BIRGEJUPMI: bridging knowledge systems for inclusive, resilient, and prosperous Arctic coastal futures
Silan, W. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: EU Horizon Europe: HORIZON-JU-RIA
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強化原住民族認識論：台灣泰雅族與芬蘭薩米族婦女照顧知識之跨文化質性研究 Strengthening Indigenous ways of knowing: Cross-cultural Qualitative Study on Tayal (Taiwan) and Sámi (Finland) Women's Care Knowledges (2025-2027)
Silan, W. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research project
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(Re)Theorising heterodoxies: Labour in Islamic economic philosophy
Khawar, M., 22 May 2025, Retheorising capitalism. Kangas, A., Gataulina, I., Poutanen, M., Rajala, A. I. & Ventovirta, H.-E. (eds.). Tampere University Press, p. 245-262Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
A descriptive grammar of Sgaw Karen
Kerbs, R. H. R., 12 Feb 2025, Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 430 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph
Open Access -
Adult Religious Learning: Vernacular and Ethnographic Approaches
Utriainen, T., Kupari, H., Annunen, L. & Butters, M., 2 May 2025, Oxford Handbook of Education and Religion. Gearon , L. F. & Kuusisto, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Afterword: Citizenship Utopias in an Age of Polycrises?
Onodera, H., Kaskinen, M. & Ranta, E., 23 Jan 2025, Citizenship Utopias in the Global South: Emergent Forms of Activism in Times of Disillusionment. London: Routledge, 5 p. (Political Sociology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword / postscript › peer-review
Open Access -
Äidinkielen luokka ja sukupuoli: etnografinen tutkimus äidinkielen/suomen opinnoista tekniikan alan osaamisperusteisessa ammatillisessa perustutkintokoulutuksessa
Pietilä, P., 2025Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
Open Access
Activities
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Justifying and challenging digital surveillance after the Snowden revelations: an analysis of media and political debates in Finland
Kunelius, R. (Pre-examiner)
2918 → …Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
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'A Lot More Dystopic What I Imagined’ – Teacher Education Students’ Perceptions About Education Governance
Pesonen, J. (Speaker)
31 Aug 2028Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Current Politics and Songs of Extractivism in Greenland
Harrison, K. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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AESOP conference 2026
Bäcklund, P. (Member of organizing committee)
1 Jul 2026 → 6 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
Heino, E. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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Article nominated for best article published in Sosiologia 2018-2019
Näre, L. (Recipient), Nov 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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"Article of the year 2022" award from the Finnish academic journal focusing on vocational education and training (Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja)
Suhonen, R. J. (Recipient), Cantell, H. (Recipient), Rajala, A. (Recipient) & Kallioniemi, A. (Recipient), 2 Nov 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Article of the year 2023
Kasa, T. (Recipient) & Toivanen, R. (Recipient), 13 Jun 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Award for best article published in Lakimies in 2022
Sormunen, M. (Recipient), 10 Nov 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Global subnational Gini coefficient (income inequality) and gross national income (GNI) per capita PPP datasets for 1990-2021
Kummu, M. (Creator), Niva, V. (Creator), Chrisendo, D. (Creator), Rocha, J. C. (Creator), Hoffmann, R. (Creator), Sandström, V. (Creator), Solt, F. (Creator) & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. (Creator), Zenodo, 29 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14056855, https://zenodo.org/records/14056856
Dataset
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Offshorability and RTI indices
Im, Z. J. (Creator) & Kaihovaara, A. (Creator), European Political Science Review, 3 Nov 2021
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14045.95206/1, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355885662_Cleaned_Blinder_Offshorability_Index_for_ISCO-08_and_RTI_Index_from_Owen_and_Johnston_for_ISCO-88_Data_used_in_Kaihovaara_A_Im_Z_2020_Jobs_at_risk_Task_routineness_offshorability_and_attitudes_toward_
Dataset
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University Staff Sustainability Survey Data
Veintie, T. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 19 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.23729/5eda23e5-2036-4f63-9bd2-504ee37bb6f6
Dataset
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Oral History Interviews of China Experts and Sinologists in Nordic Countries
Chen, J.Y.-W. (Creator), Shih, C.-Y. (Creator) & Ristivojevic, D. (Creator), Research and Educational Center for China Studies and Cross Taiwan-Strait Relations, National Taiwan University, 2016
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/chinanordic/
Dataset
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Acchived interview data
Tiilikainen, E. (Creator), Zechner, M. M. (Creator), Seppänen, M. (Creator) & Pietilä, I. (Creator), Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (FSD), 1 Jan 2025
Dataset
Press/Media
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Hyvinvointivaltiota on muovattu kilpailukyvyn ja turvallisuuden ehdoilla
06/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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"Social work is about more than the exercise of official authority"
21/05/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Sota Ukrainassa voi loppua vain, jos molemmat osapuolet luopuvat jostain, arvioi emeritusprofessori ‒ ”Baltiasta olisin huolissani”
03/05/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Miten Suomen ruoka- ja lääkehuolto varmistetaan tulevaisuudessa?
Karttunen, A. K., Hyytiäinen, K., Sandström, V. & Kanerva, R. I. I.
17/04/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media