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
Since August 2026 I work as a Senior researcher in Tampere University of Applied Sciences in a research group focusing on Transformative Value Creation in Renewing Economy. 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
The relations of transformative work: reflections on roles, class, and responsibility
In the beginning of this newsletter focusing on Transformative work, I set up to write about science, creativity, and relations of transformative work. This post is about the relations of transformative work. But instead of…
The questions that keep returning when studying work, livelihoods, and socio-ecological transformations beyond growth
This week I gave two presentations to my colleagues. First, I presented myself and my work to my new research group, Transformative Value Creation in Renewing Economy (TRaCE) in Tampere University of Applied Sciences. It…
Newsletter: The science of transformative work
In this post I discuss the science behind the title of this newsletter. Transformative work is a concept I developed based on my ethnographic fieldwork and previous research. But what previous research have I drawn on?…
Upcoming summer 2026 session: Low-Tech, Luddism and Liberation: reclaiming technology for the collective good
Please consider applying to Nordic Summer University Study Circle 9: Degrowth and Exnovation for its upcoming summer 2026 session “Low-Tech, Luddism and Liberation: reclaiming technology for the collective good.” From 24–31 July 2026, we’ll gather…
Transformative Work: a newsletter about work in and for socio-ecological transformations
Welcome to Transformative Work, a newsletter about work in and for socio-ecological transformations that I plan to publish every two to three weeks. I have studied work in and for socio-ecological transformations since 2017 in three…
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