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The purpose of this work is to broaden the debate on digital technology in education by emphasising the digital affordances enabled by these technologies instead of focusing on the integration of digital devices and learning ...

This study examines appearance-related consumption in Finland. The theoretical portion discusses appearance-related consumption, on one hand from a consumer culture perspective, as both a possibility and responsibility for ...

In this dissertation, I assess interaction in social media as a novel mode of political participation and ask how are party politics extended within the social media public sphere in Finland during the 2010s. In this ...

This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in all the articles refer to the changes in the representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union. Representativeness ...

This dissertation provides an analysis of economic difficulties during the transition into adulthood in Finland by means of four peer-reviewed research articles. More specifically, it identifies and examines prevalence and ...

Welfare state research has demonstrated that ideas and institutions can influence the paths and politics of welfare state expansion and retrenchment. This dissertation investigates the role of political decision-making in ...

Latviassa ja Venäjällä heikko demografinen tilanne on lisännyt keskustelua seksuaali- ja kansalaisoikeuksista sekä valtion merkityksestä niiden toteuttamisessa. Väestöpolitiikassa näkyy yhteiskunnallinen tilanne sekä sen ...

Family time is highly valued in Finland, and is important for the wellbeing of all family members. At the same time, work participation provides an essential means to fulfil financial and psychosocial needs that are also ...

The topic of this dissertation is to examine the influential factors on citizens’ climate policy attitudes from the comparative perspective. The study is based on four articles published between 2020 and 2023. The research ...