Research output per year
Research output per year
Docent, Russian and Eurasian Studies
PL 4 (Vuorikatu 3)
00014
Finland
Research activity per year
I am a sociologist and Docent in Social and Public Policy (University of Eastern Finland) and in Russian and Eurasian Studies (University of Helsinki). I currently work as the director of the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ). For a long time, I have studied post-socialist civil society and welfare and led several interdisciplinary and international research projects on child welfare in Russia and carried out peer-research with young adults transitioning into independent living from different forms of care. The outcomes of this research have been published as an edited book ‘Reforming Child Welfare in Post-Socialist Space: Institutional Change in Russia’ by Routledge in 2021 and as numerous peer-reviewed articles in different journals, including Europe Asia Studies, Demokratizatsiya, Laboratorium, Governance, Global Social Policy. Currently I serve as a principal investigator in two research projects: one focusing on young people, mental wellbeing and peer support in the context of social media (TUBEDU), another on linguistic vulnerability in social work (SOSKIELI). Both projects involve elements of co-research. I am also a founding member of the Finnish Co-research Network and an editor of the recently published, first Finnish speaking (open access) text book on co-research ‘Kanssatutkimus: Ihanteet ja käytännöt’ [Co-research: Ideals and Practices] by Tampere University Press (2023).
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Uudenmaan Liitto / Nylands Förbund
18/04/2023 → 15/02/2024
Project: Other funder
Airavaara, M., Heiskanen, J., Huiskonen, J., Hyvärinen, M., Kulmala, M., Kulmala, M., Mervaala, E., Mäkelä, J., Primmer, C., Räsänen, A., Sironen, T., Toivonen, R., Ahonen, L., Auvinen, P., Citterico, M., Eronen, J. T., Heikinheimo, A., Holopainen, M., Hyytiäinen, K., Karhu, K., Kaukonen, M., Kiljunen, S., Kolari, P., Korpela, K., Lampilahti, J., Lewandowska, A., Lindroos, M., Lintunen, A., Siven, M., Syrjä, P., Tatti, N., Thomas, D. N., Tiira, T., Uimari, P., Vainio, A., Varjosalo, M., Vartiainen, M. & Veikkolainen, T.
Academy of Finland, Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2028
Project: Academy of Finland: Strengthening university research profiles (PROFI)
Kulmala, M., Koivisto, A. E. & Multas, A. E.
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Project
Kulmala, M. & Fomina, A.
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2023
Project: Other project
Nordberg, C., Kulmala, M., Granholm, C., Heino, E., Kara, H., Olakivi, A., Lassila, A. & Merikoski, P.
01/07/2021 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
Meri Kulmala (Speaker) & Anna-Maija Erika Multas (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Hanna Kara (Chair), Antero Olakivi (Chair), Eveliina Heino (Chair), Camilla Granholm (Chair), Meri Kulmala (Chair), Camilla Nordberg (Chair), Maria Jauhiainen (Chair) & Anni-Maria Lassila (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Camilla Nordberg (Speaker), Hanna Kara (Speaker) & Meri Kulmala (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Ulla Buchert (Speaker) & Meri Kulmala (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Hisayo Katsui (Chair of organizing committee), Sonja Miettinen (Speaker: Chair), Reetta Mietola (Speaker: Keynote), Sari Kokko (Speaker: Presenter), Meri Kulmala (Speaker: Presenter), Kirsty Liddiard (Speaker: Keynote), Sally Whitney-Mitchell (Speaker: Keynote) & Katy Evans (Speaker: Keynote)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
15/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media