Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations -group (ESSO) connects students and researchers working on intergroup relations at the University of Helsinki. The network meets on a regular basis to discuss research-related issues. ESSO also serves as a platform for a doctoral seminar “Cultural and Social Diversities and Intergroup relations” of the Doctoral Program in Social Sciences (University of Helsinki).
Fields of Science
- 5144 Social psychology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Profiles
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Viivi Eskelinen
- Sociology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Title of Docent
- Social Psychology - Professor
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
- Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff
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Karmela Liebkind
- Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Prof. emer.
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: Teaching and research personnel
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Viivi Mäkinen
- Social Psychology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
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ERA-VR: Equality through Research and Art in VR
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Project manager), Elovainio, R. J. (Participant) & Tassinari, M. (Participant)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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DECA: The democratic epistemic capacities in the age of algorithms
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Project manager), Elovainio, R. J. (Participant), Semykin, A. (Participant) & Szebeni, Z. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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Young people and sexual harassment: meanings and intersectional negotiations in diversifying socio-cultural contexts
Venäläinen, S. (Project manager)
01/08/2020 → …
Project: Research project
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Death, Science and Design: Does Existential Anxiety Increase Belief in Science and Design in Nature?
Haimila, R. (Project manager), van Mulukom, V. (Participant), Zarzeczna, N. (Participant), Pauha, T. (Participant) & Farias, M. (Participant)
Project: Research project
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FIDSIT: Sosiaalisten identiteettien välittyminen juutalaisuudessa, kristinuskossa ja islamissa / Mediation of Identity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Jokiranta, J. (Principal Investigator), Antin, K. (Participant), Lindstedt, I. (Participant), Nikki, N. (Participant), Pauha, T. (Participant) & Alamaunu, H. H. (Participant)
01/12/2020 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
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A múlt királyai, a jelen hősei: Hogyan formálja az áltörténelem a modern nemzeteket
Translated title of the contribution :Kings of the past, heroes of today: How pseudohistory shapes modern nations Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Banana Populism: Exploring the Emotionally Engaging, Authentic, and Memeable Rhetoric of Populist Visual Communication
Szebeni, Z., Hartikainen, I., Schmalenberger, S. & Cole, M., 2025, In: Social Media + Society. 11, 1, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Far-right movements in the Western world: How media exposure relates to normative beliefs and attitudes toward the far-right
Selvanathan, H. P., Leidner, B., Syropoulos, S., Louis, W., Adelman, L., Baka, A., Bauer, C., Blikmans, M., Becker, M., Beran, E., Bilewicz, M., Chekroun, P., Greitemeyer, T., Hannover, B., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Kardos, P., Li, M., Lindholm, T., Loughnan, S. & Mros, T. & 7 others, , 12 Feb 2025, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
Fingerprint patterns of human brain activity reveal a dynamic mix of emotional responses during virtual intergroup encounters
Mendoza-Franco, G., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Aulbach, M., Harjunen, V. J., Ravaja, J. N., Tassinari, M. & Jääskeläinen, I. P., 15 Apr 2025, In: NeuroImage. 310, 10 p., 121129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Intersectional identity negotiations and images of threat to national integrity- Applying a critical discursive psychological perspective
Lönnroth-Olin, M., 2025Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
Activities
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Frontiers in Psychology (Journal)
Tassinari, M. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Presence (Journal)
Tassinari, M. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Essays in Behavioral and Gender Economics
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Opponent)
16 May 2025Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
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BMC Psychology (Journal)
Tassinari, M. (Reviewer)
Apr 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Blurring Histories: King Svätopluk I and the Shaping of Slovak Identity through Pseudohistory and Slow Memory
Szebeni, Z. (Invited speaker) & Hartikainen, I. (Invited speaker)
5 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Excellent dissertation supervisor of the year 2024
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Recipient), 19 Sept 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Mitä ihminen pelkää pelätessään kuolemaa? Auttaako uskonnollisuus tähän ahdistukseen?
15/04/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Virtual Reality Shows Potential to Reduce Prejudice Across Groups
05/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Religion and the mind - psychological approaches to spirituality
12/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media