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EDUCATION
Candidate in Humanities, University of Helsinki 1976
Candidate in Philosophy, University of Helsinki 1977
Master's degree, University of Helsinki 1977
Qualifications for the posts of teacher of adult education
and principal of adult education 1978
Licentiate in Philosophy, University of Helsinki 1984
Doctoral dissertation approved by University of Helsinki 1987
Doctor of Philosophy degree, University of Helsinki 1987
Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Study of Religions University of Helsinki 1989
Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Sociology University of Helsinki 2002
LANGUAGES
Finnish (native), fluent in Swedish and English, working knowledge of German
POSITIONS HELD
CURRENT POSITION
Professor, Dept. of Social Work Research. Fin- 3314 University of Tampere, 2008-
Director of the WORK – Preca 2008-2011 Research Programme, Finnish Academy 2008-2011
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer of Social Policy and Sociology in the Folk High School,
(total 8 years) 1978-1987
Acting Senior Lecturer, University of Helsinki 1987-1989
Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of Sheffield,
Educational Research Centre, England 1.June - 31.July 1989
Acting Professor in the Study of Religions,
University of Helsinki 1.Sep. - 31.Dec. 1989
Acting Professor of Folklore and the Study of Religions
at the University of Turku 1990
Research Fellow of the Institute of the History of Religion,
Åbo Akademi 1991
Senior Visiting Research Fellow, City University of London, 1991 and 1992
Social Statistics Research Unit, various times in 1993, 1994 and 1995
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National Youth Policy Review for the Council of Europe 1995-1997
Co-ordinator and Leader of the EU-project”A comparative study of Living
Conditions and Participation of Rural Young People
in a Chancing Europe 1997-1999
Member of COST – EU project on the theme Youth and Employment 1997 -
Member of EU-project “European Identities” 1999 -
Researcher of EU-project "Study on the State of Young People and Youth Policy
in Europe 2000-2002
Director of Baltic-Nordic PhD-level multi-scientific Youth Research Graduate 2000-2004
School Programme and Network
Co-ordinator and Leader of the Nordic research project” A Comparative Study
of Living Conditions of Periphery Young People” 2001-2003
Director of the Social Capital SoCA BeSS Research Programme 2004-2007
(Academy of Science), University of Helsinki
“Teaching body” of the Ph.D. in “Sociologia, analisi sociale e politiche pubbliche” 2006-
founded in the Dipartimento di Sociologia e Scienza della Politica at the University
of Salerno
Supervised doctoral dissertations and other academic theses
Official opponent for the doctoral dissertation: Helena Saarikoski,
Kouluajan kivoin paiva. A Folklore dissertation in Helsinki University 1994
External Examiner for doctoral dissertation: Sari Nare,
Dept. of Sociology, University of Helsinki 1995
External Examiner for doctoral dissertation: Helena Kasurinen,
Dept. of Pedagogy, University of Joensuu 1999
Opponent of the doctoral thesis of Helena Kasurinen,
Dept. of Pedagogy, University of Joensuu 2000
External Examiner for doctoral dissertation: Anita Rubin,
Dept. of Sociology, University of Turku 1999
Opponent of the doctoral thesis of Anita Rubin,
Dept. of Sociology, University of Turku 2000
External examiner for doctoral dissertation: Mari-Anna Frangen,
Dept. of Religious Pedagogy 2000
Examiner for Docent position of Jüri Saarniit,
Dept. of Sociology, Tarto University 2000
External examiner for doctoral dissertation: Marja Nevanlinna
Dept. of Pedagogy 2000
Examiner for Docent position of Helena Saarikoski, 2001
Dept. of Folklore, University of Helsinki
External examiner for doctoral dissertation: Hanna Salomäki
Dept. of Sociology of Religion, University of Helsinki 2003
External examiner for doctoral dissertation: Venla Salmi, 2003
Dept. of Education, University of Helsinki
Opponent of the doctoral thesis of Hanna Salomäki, 2004
Dept. of Sociology of Religion, University of Helsinki
External Examiner for doctoral dissertation: Lotta Svensson,
Linköping University, Dept. of Sociology 2005
Examiner for professor position of study of Religions University of Gävle 2005
Examiner of docent of Andreas Häger, Univ. of Åbo Academy 2006
External examiner for doctoral dissertation: Päivi Fadjukof,
Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Jyväskylä 2007