Research Output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Specialized in population ageing, welfare policies, the economic crisis, and country-comparisons.
PhD in sociology from VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Worked as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Umea (Sweden) and the University of Lethbridge (Canada).
For more information, see http://www.kathrin-komp.eu
Description of research and teaching
International teaching experience in methods and theories at the Bachelor-, Master- and PhD-level.
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- 5142 Social policy
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Population ageing mismatches lives and Finnish society
Komp-Leukkunen, K., 23 Feb 2020Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
Capturing the diversity of working age life-courses: A European perspective on cohorts born before 1945
Komp-Leukkunen, K. S., 22 Feb 2019, In : PLoS One. 14, 2, 21 p., 0212400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
Moral Economy Theory
Komp-Leukkunen, K. S. & Im, Z. J., 29 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Gu, D. & Dupre, M. (eds.). SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Older Swedes: Living in the ‘role model of welfare states’
Komp-Leukkunen, K., 2019, Global aging: Comparative perspectives on ageing and the life course. Whittington, F., Kunkel, S. & De Medeiros, K. (eds.). 2nd ed. New York: Springer, p. 249-253Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Using experiential knowledge in teaching about life-courses
Komp-Leukkunen, K., Balestrieri, I., Syrstad, G. & Varlamova, M., Jun 2019, Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, 12 p. (Population Ageing and its Social Consequences Working Paper Series; no. 6).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
Open Access
Projects
Population Research Unit
Sirniö, O., Moustgaard, H., Jalovaara, M., Nisén, J., Mäenpää, E., Mäki, N., Valkonen, T., Silventoinen, K., Shemeikka, R., Metsä-Simola, N., Martikainen, P., Leinonen, T., Herttua, K., Einiö, E., Remes, H., Tarkiainen, L., Kilpi, F., Aittomäki, A., Aaltonen, S., Jelenkovic, A., Komp-Leukkunen, K., Mikkonen, J., Korhonen, K. & Yang, L.
01/01/2012 → …
Project: Research project
Tomorrow’s realized retirement age: When Finns aged 50-65 years will retire
Komp-Leukkunen, K. & Niemi, T.
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2019
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
NoWork: The long-term effects of unemployment on older workers: Studying life-course influences in social context
01/05/2016 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research project
Datasets
Activities
Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen (Reviewer)6 Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen (Reviewer)14 Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Ageing and Society (Journal)
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen (Reviewer)Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen (Reviewer)1 Apr 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen (Reviewer)16 Mar 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press / Media
The 2008 economic crisis did not derail pension reforms
29/05/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Early career decisions could affect when you retire
01/02/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Is Europe ready to cope with an ageing population?
01/04/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media