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According to the concept of equality of educational opportunity, individuals should have equal opportunities to educate themselves regardless of their family background. However, the educational levels of parents and ...

Terveys- ja sosiaaliturvajärjestelmät tarjoavat hoivaa ja turvaa niitä tarvittaessa. Hyvin toimiva järjestelmä voi myös auttaa tasoittamaan seurauksia, joita huonoon terveydentilaan yhteydessä olevien tekijöiden epätasaisella ...

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 ...

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 ...

This study examines information security as a process (information securing) in terms of what it does, especially beyond its obvious role of protector. It investigates concepts related to ‘ontology of becoming’, and examines ...

The resources of one generation significantly affect the life chances and economic opportunities of the subsequent generation. It isn’t merely about “how the pie is sliced” but a more complex question concerning how it ...

Food habits significantly influence the risks of several non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and memory disorders. NCDs cause heavy burdens on society in the form of human ...

This study looks at negotiation of belonging and understandings of home among a generation of young Kurdish adults who were born in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey and who reached adulthood in Finland. The young Kurds taking part ...

In the past decade, the Finnish government has been eager to enable and support the development, implementation and growing business of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence—that is, welfare technologies in ...

This study examines the aftermath of mass violence in local communities. Two rampage school shootings that occurred in Finland are analyzed and compared to examine the ways in which communities experience, make sense of, ...