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 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…
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…
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