What a wonderful start to the autumn season: a new issue of Finnish Journal of Social Research ✨ is out ✨ ! See the table of contents below and visit our website (link in comments).

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A new article is out! 👏 In "Stability or change? The long-term construction of ECEC rationales on the governmental and parliamentary levels in Finland
" Lundkvist and Nygård examine the political construction of Early Childhood Education and Care rationales over time in Finland.

📢 Call for papers! 📢

Looking for a social sciences journal that shines a spotlight on Finland, but with an international reach? The Finnish Journal of Social Research invites new submissions! For more information 👉 fjsr.journal.fi/index

A Christmas present from FJSR: a new issue ✨ is out ✨ ! See the table of contents here below and visit our journal's website:
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Prof. Johanna Rickne's Mauno Koivisto lecture 2023, based on her previously published research with Olle Folke, is now out in FJSR!

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Tämän vuoden Mauno Koivisto -luentoa pitää prof. Janne Kivivuori (HY) historiallisen kriminologian aiheesta (11.12.2024, Turun yliopisto). Tervetuloa!

New article alert! 🚨

"Covid-10, financial stress and mental wellbeing of Finnish adolescents" by Nygård et al.

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FJSR was an official partner for the Social Policy Conference in Joensuu at the University of Eastern Finland! Thank you for having us!

New publication! "Cybercrime target exposure, suitability, personality and victimization: A longitudinal approach" from Mikkola et al.

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Understanding these factors can inform policies aimed at reducing fear of crime by promoting positive mental health and enhancing community trust, read the study here (3/3):
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The research highlights the moderating role of generalised distrust and feelings of unsafety in the relationship between mental well-being and fear of crime. 2/3

Yet another publication 🎆 Kujala & Niemelä's study shows a link between poorer affective well-being and stronger fear of crime, especially regarding property crimes. A 🧵 1/3

The key findings of the study revealed significant changes in the space of lifestyles when incorporating online and everyday practices. Link to the study 👉
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By analyzing the data using a set of indicators and variables, the researchers constructed the space of lifestyles for both time points and introduced additional indicators for online activities and everyday practices in the 2018 survey. 3/4

They used nationally representative surveys from Finland in 2007 and 2018. These surveys targeted individuals aged 18-74 and covered a wide range of cultural practices. 2/4

New publication alert🚨 In their article, Sirkka and Purhonen analyze cultural practices in Finland using the space of lifestyles framework. a🧵 1/4

Spring is coming (eventually), and so is our CALL FOR PAPERS 2024!

Submit your social sciences manuscript with (some) relevance to Finland until 5 April. Accepted articles are published online and open-access after double-blind peer review. For details see:

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