I’m an engaged scholar focusing on diversifying the understandings of the economy, work and livelihoods in socioecological transformations.
My research explores a growing number of practitioners, diverse activities and lines of thought that challenge economic growth as an imperative. In addition to conceptual work, I study examples and advance ongoing initiatives. I focus on, for example, degrowth, diverse economies, ecofeminism, land use practices, and initiatives related to socioecological transformations.
AREAS OF WORK
Research activities and collaboration
In 2023–2026 I lead the project “Transformative work practices” in University of Eastern Finland. Read more.
Talks, teaching & media
I teach and talk about my research themes in various instances. Read more.
Untame Lab
I collaborate with fantastic people. In 2021 we founded Untame, a research collective focusing on paradigm shifts in the era of ecological crises. Listen to our podcast & read more.
Diversifying the understandings of the economy
I’m part of the Finnish degrowth movement, the Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance, and Meidän metsämme citizen group. I’m also a founding member of the Degrowth journal. Read more.
Queerspawn
For some time I have studied my heritage as a person who grew up in a rainbow family. This journey has turned into texts. Read more.
Blog
I write about observations, research insights, and interesting books and articles in my blog. Read more.
Posts
Call for papers: Special issue on multispecies care
Multispecies care in socioecological transformations: relationalities, methodologies, and representations This special issue of Trace explores how relational perspectives to multispecies care and reproductive work shift thinking, research, and practice for socioecological transformations. Socioecological transformations refer…
Ovatko ammattiliitot vastanneet ympäristökriiseihin?
Pidin kommenttipuheenvuoro ammattiliitto Pron ja One Planetin tilaisuudessa Reilu vihreä siirtymä: Osaava työvoima muutoksen moottorina (26.9.2025). Puheenvuoroni vastasi kysymykseen ”Ovatko ammattiliitot vastanneet ympäristökriiseihin?”. Lyhyt vastaukseni kysymykseen on, että osittain, mutta eivät riittävästi. Vaikka kansainvälinen ammattiyhdistysliike…
Kohti vahvaa kestävyyttä ja heikkoa tietämistä: Monilajista toimeen tulemista pohjolassa (Elonkehä, 2022)
Teksti julkaistu Houtbeckers, E. & Kallio, G. (2022). Kohti vahvaa kestävyyttä ja heikkoa tietämistä: Monilajista toimeen tulemista pohjolassa. Elonkehä: syväekologinen kulttuurilehti, 2022(3). Kova kehote? Ekologisesta kriisistä puhuminen tuntuu lattealta. Mitä uutta voisimme enää todeta? Elinympäristöjemme heikkenevästä tilasta…
Post-Fossil & Post-Capitalist Futures – An International Workshop with Public Keynotes
Post-Fossil & Post-Capitalist Futures – An International Workshop with Public Keynotes | 10th & 11th of October 2024 at the University of Helsinki The Finnish Karl Marx Society, Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities…
Which conferences to attend to present multi- or transdisciplinary research?
Between March 2023 and August 2024 I have attended eight academic conferences. While I do enjoy them, the reason has been elsewhere. These conference presentations and session chairing have been about experimenting how the multi-…
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