Matilda Hellman
@matildahellman.bsky.social
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Professor of sociology, Uppsala university. Associate professor, university of Helsinki.
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In the early 2020s, despite increasing public concern about gambling harms, the city of #Tampere hosted a casino.
🎰 Read our study on the legitimisation of this last bizarre synergy between addiction capitalism and the state monopoly. With Paula Jääskeläinen.

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Tampere casino: The last bizarre synergy between addiction capitalism and a state gambling monopoly?
Abstract. In the early 2020s, despite growing public concern about gambling harms, the Finnish city of Tampere hosted a state-monopoly-operated casino as part of a new entertainment arena complex. Thi...
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Yes, there are convincing and good interpretations and translations . Also analysis of heglian roots for other (ideological) thinking — which must be some of the the most important contributions
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Arguing Hegelian geist to be intelligible, naturalistic, intersubjective, historical, non-metaphysical… etc etc
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📢 Our college @matildahellman.bsky.social has recently published two timely pieces on the challenges facing science under the second Trump administration: a call to resist anti-science policy and an editorial on DEI in research.
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Grattis! Fint jobbat 💪
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@nordicwelfare.bsky.social is hosting an alcohol policy webinar in Helsinki today 🍷 with @who.int
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Watch my brilliant colleague @bradby.bsky.social speak about the intersection of sociology and health⚕️🏥🩻
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This week, we're showcasing our work at the intersection of sociology and health 🎙️ Check out this talk by @bradby.bsky.social exploring the question: What Use is a Sociology of Health and Medicine? 📺 Watch here media.medfarm.uu.se/play/video/5...
#Sociology #HealthStudies #MedicalSociology
Hannah Bradby What Use is a So... - Medfarm Play - Uppsala universitet
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📖 Kicking off this week by sharing new research from our department on addiction from a sociological perspective. Check out more work on this topic here: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.... #Sociology #AddictionResearch
Addiction discoveries: Hyping and spinning the superiority of neuroscience
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New Research from our Department! 📢
📝 Tripping in the Happiest Country of the World ,Use Values of Psychedelics According to Finnish Users
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This study explores how psychedelic use is understood and valued in Finland.#Sociology #DrugStudies #SocialScience
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