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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
- Social Psychology - Professor
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
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.
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
Person: Teaching and research personnel
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Marja Lönnroth-Olin
- Social Psychology - University Lecturer
- Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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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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After capture: Youth news conceptions in Hungary's post-authoritarian media landscape
Szebeni, Z. (Project manager)
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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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)
01/05/2025 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research project
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ERA-VR: Equality through Research and Art in VR
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Project manager), Elovainio, R. J. (Participant) & Tassinari, M. (Editor)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Equality through Research and Art in VR
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Project manager)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research project
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SSH-XR: Social Sciences & Humanities in Extended Reality Network
Tassinari, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kazlauskaitė, R. (Principal Investigator), Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Participant), Harjunen, V. J. (Participant) & Ravindran, O. (Participant)
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities
Project: Research project
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Antisemitism: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on A Demonology with Variations
Liebkind, K., 3 Mar 2026, In: Approaching Religion. 16, 1, p. 56-79 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Associations between inclusivity norms and tolerance, contact, and cooperation amid polarization: Evidence from 12 European countries
Schäfer, L., Tausch, N., Bukowski, M., Jaspers, E., Lubbers, M. J., Zalk, M. V., Ciordia, A., Potoczek, A., Estevan-Reina, L., Shani, M., Simons, J.-W., Friehs, M., Gurbisz, D., Middendorf, W. M., Schäfer, S. J., Ullenboom, J., Graf, S., Hjerm, M., Lavest, C. & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. & 4 others, , 26 Mar 2026, In: PNAS nexus. 5, 4, 14 p., pgag087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A way of living or just a hobby? Negotiating ‘serious’ and ‘casual’ leisure in martial arts and combat sports
Ronkainen, N. & Pauha, T. J., 25 Jun 2026, In: Leisure Studies. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Care Deliberations of Family Carers of People Living With Dementia-Applying an Affective-Discursive Practices Approach
Lonnroth, M., Halonen, U., Leinonen, E. & Aerschot, L. V., May 2026, In: Sociology of Health & Illness. 48, 4, 12 p., e70194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Collective psychological ownership in virtual reality: implications for intergroup prejudice
Elovainio, R., Tassinari, M., Vezzali, L., Cocco, V. M. & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., 30 Jan 2026, In: Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 6, 12 p., 1738757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Mapping the peripheries of consent. The complexities of becoming a participant.
Peltola, M. (Speaker) & Venäläinen, S. (Speaker)
16 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Political Psychology (Journal)
Tassinari, M. (Reviewer)
Apr 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Introduction to intergroup relations; virtual reality and artificial intelligence as methods in social psychology research
Tassinari, M. (Speaker)
May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Researchers' Night
Elovainio, R. J. (Speaker) & Tassinari, M. (Speaker)
26 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Journal on multimodal user interfaces (Journal)
Tassinari, M. (Reviewer)
Jul 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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Excellent dissertation supervisor of the year 2024
Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Recipient), 19 Sept 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
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The Loop Prize for Best Blog Piece 2024 — Longlist
Hartikainen, I. (Recipient) & Szebeni, Z. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Viktor Orbáni peaministri aeg Ungaris võib lõppeda [Viktor Orbán's time as Prime Minister of Hungary may be over]
04/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Collective psychological ownership and territorial disputes (The case of Greenland)
16/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tutkimus rakentaa tiedon – miten purkaa se yleisöille?
Niska, M., Venäläinen, S., Olakivi, A. & Cañada, J. A.
10/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Oletko keittiöpsykologi vai asiantuntija? Testaa tietosi ihmismielestä näiden väittämien avulla
Szebeni, Z. & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I.
24/09/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media