Helsinki Research Group for Political Sociology (HEPO)

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1 Helsinki Research Group for Political Sociology (HEPO)
Meeting with the ’Moderns’ University of Helsinki 15 March 2011

2 HEPO basics Founded / institutionalized by Risto Alapuro, Markku Lonkila, Eeva Luhtakallio and Tuomas Ylä-Anttila Studies of political processes , practices and disputes; social movements & associations, activism, civil society, democratization, public sphere… Global scope, comparative perspective Particularly strong knowledge of French and Russian societies

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4 HEPO teaching Seminar for doctoral students
Series of lectures by HEPO members and colleagues: ’Politics on the move’, Workshop course on qualitative methods by Eeva Luhtakallio Supervision of doctoral and masters’ theses

5 HEPO post-doc researchers
Akhlaq Ahmad* Risto Alapuro* Markku Lonkila* Eeva Luhtakallio* Suvi Salmenniemi: Self-help and Conceptions of a ‘Good Life’ in Finland and Russia Tuomas Ylä-Anttila*

6 Doctoral students affiliated with HEPO
Karin Creutz-Kämppi* Leonardo Custodio: Community media, democratic theory and participation Veikko Eranti* Peter Holley* Suvi Huikuri*

7 Doctoral students affiliated with HEPO (cont)
Zeinab Karimi* Meri Kulmala: Womens’ activism in Russian Carelia Mari Kuukkanen: Means and ends of anarchist politics in Finland Sofia Laine* Samu Lindström*

8 Doctoral students affiliated with HEPO (cont)
Eveliina Louhivuori* Laura Lyytikäinen: Youth civic activism and protest movements in Moscow. Elina Mikola* Freek van der Vet: Russian civil society and access to the European court of human rights Minna Viuhko: The organisation of human trafficking

9 Some examples of HEPO masters’ theses
Veikko Eranti: Variations of NIMBY. Common good and self-interest in the opinions of the inhabitants of Etelä-Haaga Suvi Huikuri: Dispute on climate: Justifications presented by the global North and South in the conferences on climate change. (Kiista ilmastosta: pohjoisen ja etelän esittämät oikeutukset uutta ilmastosopimusta rakentavien kokousten julkisissa keskusteluissa). Samu Lindström: Gate crashers’ demonstrations (Kuokkavieras –mielenosoitukset) Kaisa Luhtala: Civic activism in the internet-era. The arrival of Carrot mob in Finland (Kansalaisaktivismi internet -aikana. Porkkanamafian tulo Suomeen) Hanne Hämäläinen: Visuaalinen vastademokratia valta- ja vastajulkisuudessa

10 Recent dissertations by HEPO
Eeva Luhtakallio: Local Politicizations - A Comparison of Finns and French Practicing Democracy" (Politisaation paikat. Tutkimus suomalaisista ja ranskalaisista demokratian käytännöistä) Tuomas Ylä-Anttila: Politiikan paluu - Globalisaatioliike ja julkisuus (The Return of Politics – The Global Justice Movement and the Public Sphere)

11 HEPO is full of HOPE!