Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I am a Science and Technology Studies (STS) scholar drawing from sociologies of medicine/health and illness, law and society, and to a lesser degree from sociology of insurance.
I am currently the PI of a Kone foundation project examining the uses and influence of experiential knowledge and contested illness in the Finnish service and benefits system (2026-2028).
I additionally hold a researcher position at LUT university (2026-2027) studying the politics of climate and energy transition modelling.
Prior to this (2023-2025) I studied insurance medicine. I focused on the interaction of medicine, insurance and law in varied institutional contexts of dispute resolution.
I am also engaged (2024-) in an interdisciplinary research project that uses computational methods to model cross-disciplinary diffusion of knowledge.
My dissertation (2020) handled medical expertise in Helsinki District court from the perspective of science and technology studies, with emphasis on judges' evaluation of evidence, advanced MRI technology, and clinical practice guidelines in court.
I also teach and coordinate a post graduate course on science, expertise and society at University of Helsinki.
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, Doctor of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 1 Sept 2020
Political science, M.Soc.Sc
Award Date: 30 Jul 2008
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- Science and Technology Studies
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Kiistat aivovammojen vakuutuskorvauksista
Translated title of the contribution :Insurance disputes over traumatic brain injury Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Kiista aivovammoista
Translated title of the contribution :The controversy over TBI Research output: Other contribution
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Supervising veterinarians as boundary-spanning agents
Lehtimäki, T. & Taipale, J., 20 Aug 2024, In: Science & technology studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Clinical practice guidelines in courts' representation of medical evidence and testimony
Taipale, J. & Hautamäki, L., Apr 2021, In: Social Science & Medicine. 275, 9 p., 113805.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Expertise and Its Tensions
Åkerman, M., Taipale, J., Saikkonen, S., Kantola, I. & Bergroth, H., 2020, In: Science & technology studies. 33, 2, p. 2-9 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
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VALOT: Impactful experiential knowledge and contested illness in the Finnish social service and benefits system
Taipale, J. (Principal Investigator), Nieminen, T. A. (Participant), de Lutz, M. (Participant), Forde, K. M. (CoIlaborator), Katsui, H. (CoIlaborator) & Meriluoto, T. M. (CoIlaborator)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Research project
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BehaLaw: Choice architecture and law by design: intersections between law and tech and behavioral economics
Mäihäniemi, B. (Principal Investigator), Taipale, J. (Principal Investigator) & Li, S. (Principal Investigator)
15/12/2022 → …
Project: Research project
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How to combine medical ethics with rights-to-benefits reasoning?
Taipale, J. (Principal Investigator)
01/03/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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AlgoT: Algoritmisen läpinäkyvyyden mahdollisuudet ja rajoitukset
Sankari, S. (Project manager), Koivisto, I. (Principal Investigator), Alizadeh Westerling, F. (Participant), Hakkarainen, J. M. (Participant), Honkela, T. (Participant), Kiviluoma, S. S. K. (Participant), Koulu, R. (Participant), Lehtinen, S. S. (Participant), Maroni, M. (Participant), Mäihäniemi, B. (Participant) & Taipale, J. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2019 → 30/04/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
Activities
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Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society - Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
Taipale, J. (Visiting researcher)
23 Apr 2025 → 17 May 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Terminological borrowing between behavioral economics and law and technology literature – A topic modeling study
Taipale, J. (Speaker) & Pääkkönen, J. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Sosiologipäivät 2025
Taipale, J. (Speaker: Presenter) & Pääkkönen, J. (Speaker: Presenter)
20 Mar 2025 → 21 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Discussant for panel: Epic disappointments, new tools, and innovators
Taipale, J. (Invited speaker)
16 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Kiistanalainen terveys
Taipale, J. (Attendee)
2 Dec 2024 → 3 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars