Pia Mikander
@piamikander.bsky.social
Associate professor, social science education, University of Helsinki. Democracy, citizenship, social justice & antiracism in education. Otro mundo es posible.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Reposted by Pia Mikander
🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
Dethär gör mig oproportionerligt provocerad.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Dethär gör mig oproportionerligt provocerad.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Yeah, if you're outraged about a Young Republicans' racist-fascist text thread ... you can't be cool with this shit either.
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Yeah, if you're outraged about a Young Republicans' racist-fascist text thread ... you can't be cool with this shit either.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
I never have and never will.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I never have and never will.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Hei yhteiskunta- ja dataopettajat yliopistoissa; meillä on Kelan tietopalveluissa harkkapaikkoja auki:
- 2x sairausvakuutuksen tutkimus
- 1x hyvinvointitutkimus
- 1x tietoaineistot
- 1x tilastot
- 1x Kelan tietotarjotin
Tarjolla palkalliset paikat ja Suomen parhaat rekisterit!
👇
ura.kela.fi
- 2x sairausvakuutuksen tutkimus
- 1x hyvinvointitutkimus
- 1x tietoaineistot
- 1x tilastot
- 1x Kelan tietotarjotin
Tarjolla palkalliset paikat ja Suomen parhaat rekisterit!
👇
ura.kela.fi
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hei yhteiskunta- ja dataopettajat yliopistoissa; meillä on Kelan tietopalveluissa harkkapaikkoja auki:
- 2x sairausvakuutuksen tutkimus
- 1x hyvinvointitutkimus
- 1x tietoaineistot
- 1x tilastot
- 1x Kelan tietotarjotin
Tarjolla palkalliset paikat ja Suomen parhaat rekisterit!
👇
ura.kela.fi
- 2x sairausvakuutuksen tutkimus
- 1x hyvinvointitutkimus
- 1x tietoaineistot
- 1x tilastot
- 1x Kelan tietotarjotin
Tarjolla palkalliset paikat ja Suomen parhaat rekisterit!
👇
ura.kela.fi
I wish this was a thing again! During the 10s we still had weekly office hours on our doors. Now students book appointments, ppl continue to work from home, and: our offices are behind locked doors! 😟 so much for spontaneous intellectual vibing!
I LOVE DOING OFFICE HOURS. It’s like, hey student, come intellectually vibe with me for a bit! Let’s sway together! UGHHHHH! It’s actually crazy how much I love being a professor!!!!
October 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wish this was a thing again! During the 10s we still had weekly office hours on our doors. Now students book appointments, ppl continue to work from home, and: our offices are behind locked doors! 😟 so much for spontaneous intellectual vibing!
Reposted by Pia Mikander
that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move
February 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move
Reposted by Pia Mikander
I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
January 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Työntekijämme tekevät kaikkensa ihmishenkien pelastamiseksi Gazassa. Lääkärit ja sairaanhoitajat eivät kuitenkaan voi pysäyttää kansanmurhaa. Valtioiden johtajat voivat.
Suomen on käytettävä kaikkia poliittisia, taloudellisia ja diplomaattisia keinoja kansanmurhan pysäyttämiseksi Gazassa.
Suomen on käytettävä kaikkia poliittisia, taloudellisia ja diplomaattisia keinoja kansanmurhan pysäyttämiseksi Gazassa.
September 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Työntekijämme tekevät kaikkensa ihmishenkien pelastamiseksi Gazassa. Lääkärit ja sairaanhoitajat eivät kuitenkaan voi pysäyttää kansanmurhaa. Valtioiden johtajat voivat.
Suomen on käytettävä kaikkia poliittisia, taloudellisia ja diplomaattisia keinoja kansanmurhan pysäyttämiseksi Gazassa.
Suomen on käytettävä kaikkia poliittisia, taloudellisia ja diplomaattisia keinoja kansanmurhan pysäyttämiseksi Gazassa.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Mycket stark granskning av nederländska Volkskrant. 114 fall där barn under 15 år i Gaza skjutits i huvudet eller bröstet av IDF, enligt sammanställning med hjälp av 15 internationella läkare som jobbat där.
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Gunshot wounds in Palestinian children indicate targeted fire
Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ...
www.volkskrant.nl
September 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mycket stark granskning av nederländska Volkskrant. 114 fall där barn under 15 år i Gaza skjutits i huvudet eller bröstet av IDF, enligt sammanställning med hjälp av 15 internationella läkare som jobbat där.
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Reposted by Pia Mikander
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Sumutusoikeudenkäynti on nyt puolivälissä. On käynyt selväksi, että sumutusoperaatiosta vastuussa ollut – ja jo käräjäoikeudessa kertaalleen tuomittu – poliisi ei toimisi toisin.
Tue oikeudenkäyntiämme lahjoittamalla pienkeräykseemme!
🔹MobilePay: 8634PG
🔹Tili: FI55 5780 0720 7713 15
Tue oikeudenkäyntiämme lahjoittamalla pienkeräykseemme!
🔹MobilePay: 8634PG
🔹Tili: FI55 5780 0720 7713 15
September 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sumutusoikeudenkäynti on nyt puolivälissä. On käynyt selväksi, että sumutusoperaatiosta vastuussa ollut – ja jo käräjäoikeudessa kertaalleen tuomittu – poliisi ei toimisi toisin.
Tue oikeudenkäyntiämme lahjoittamalla pienkeräykseemme!
🔹MobilePay: 8634PG
🔹Tili: FI55 5780 0720 7713 15
Tue oikeudenkäyntiämme lahjoittamalla pienkeräykseemme!
🔹MobilePay: 8634PG
🔹Tili: FI55 5780 0720 7713 15
😳
Iltalehdellä persukampanja menossa! Huoh. Vai oisko klikkiotsikot tavoitteena?
#rasismia #iltalehtipersujenasialla
#rasismia #iltalehtipersujenasialla
September 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
😳
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Att göra idag:
06:45 förtvivla
07:00 lev antifascistiskt, var en del av den kraft som svänger pendeln
23:00 läggdags
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
06:45 förtvivla
07:00 lev antifascistiskt, var en del av den kraft som svänger pendeln
23:00 läggdags
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Far-right populists top polls in Germany, France and Britain for the first time
Alternative for Germany has joined France's National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Att göra idag:
06:45 förtvivla
07:00 lev antifascistiskt, var en del av den kraft som svänger pendeln
23:00 läggdags
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
06:45 förtvivla
07:00 lev antifascistiskt, var en del av den kraft som svänger pendeln
23:00 läggdags
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
This is just fantastic news, so happy for you, my friend and true mentor @sonjakosunen.bsky.social ❤️🤗🎂🏆
I am happy and honoured to announce that I have been granted the ERC StG for my project SegrEd.
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
Sonja Kosunen awarded EUR 1.5 million ERC Starting Grant funding for research on teacher segregation
Professor of Education Sonja Kosunen has received Starting Grant funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for theoretical development of research on teacher segregation.
www.uef.fi
September 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is just fantastic news, so happy for you, my friend and true mentor @sonjakosunen.bsky.social ❤️🤗🎂🏆
Reposted by Pia Mikander
I am happy and honoured to announce that I have been granted the ERC StG for my project SegrEd.
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
Sonja Kosunen awarded EUR 1.5 million ERC Starting Grant funding for research on teacher segregation
Professor of Education Sonja Kosunen has received Starting Grant funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for theoretical development of research on teacher segregation.
www.uef.fi
September 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I am happy and honoured to announce that I have been granted the ERC StG for my project SegrEd.
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
At this point I wish to thank all of you who (and you are many) have supported me in this process along the years at its different phases (which have been many)!
www.uef.fi/en/article/s...
#ERCStG
Reposted by Pia Mikander
"The simple fact is that Moh Ahmed’s demands carry more weight than nearly every legal scholar combined. That’s the potential power of an athletic boycott."
Rebecca O'Keeffe and I argue we need to work with athletes to ban Israel from all international sports now, before it's too late.
Rebecca O'Keeffe and I argue we need to work with athletes to ban Israel from all international sports now, before it's too late.
OPINION - Ban Israel from global sports now, before it is too late
It is the collective responsibility of everyone who cares about athletics to work together to ban Israel from global sport before it is too late -- if it isn't already
tion of infrastructure and the d...
www.aa.com.tr
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"The simple fact is that Moh Ahmed’s demands carry more weight than nearly every legal scholar combined. That’s the potential power of an athletic boycott."
Rebecca O'Keeffe and I argue we need to work with athletes to ban Israel from all international sports now, before it's too late.
Rebecca O'Keeffe and I argue we need to work with athletes to ban Israel from all international sports now, before it's too late.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
If you want to travel to a country where the areas used for gold courses and for ground-mounted solar power are close to evenly proportioned, you must go to South Korea and Germany. Source: buff.ly/47kIjiZ
September 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you want to travel to a country where the areas used for gold courses and for ground-mounted solar power are close to evenly proportioned, you must go to South Korea and Germany. Source: buff.ly/47kIjiZ
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Remember how if a kid choked on a little plastic toy they used to stop selling the toy
Something about the two stories about ChatGPT's involvement in suicides/murder that came out this week that really stuck out to me: OpenAI basically has a boilerplate response when their product gets people killed.
"Deeply saddened"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
"Deeply saddened"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remember how if a kid choked on a little plastic toy they used to stop selling the toy
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
Israeliska ministern Smotrich uttalar sig: ”Whoever doesn’t evacuate, don’t let them. No water, no electricity, they can die of hunger or surrender. This is what we want”.
Det är en terrorist, en krigsförbrytare, som säger så. Omvärlden måste ingripa mot Israel och stoppa dem med alla medel.
Det är en terrorist, en krigsförbrytare, som säger så. Omvärlden måste ingripa mot Israel och stoppa dem med alla medel.
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Israeliska ministern Smotrich uttalar sig: ”Whoever doesn’t evacuate, don’t let them. No water, no electricity, they can die of hunger or surrender. This is what we want”.
Det är en terrorist, en krigsförbrytare, som säger så. Omvärlden måste ingripa mot Israel och stoppa dem med alla medel.
Det är en terrorist, en krigsförbrytare, som säger så. Omvärlden måste ingripa mot Israel och stoppa dem med alla medel.
Reposted by Pia Mikander
1. We have normalized having a toddler in the White House who uses random " marks ("HOTTEST"?). How is any of the below normal? How are we okay with this?
2. We have a president who doesn't want us to cover, in our museums "how bad Slavery was". Was it not bad? Imagine if Reagan had said this? FFS
2. We have a president who doesn't want us to cover, in our museums "how bad Slavery was". Was it not bad? Imagine if Reagan had said this? FFS
August 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
1. We have normalized having a toddler in the White House who uses random " marks ("HOTTEST"?). How is any of the below normal? How are we okay with this?
2. We have a president who doesn't want us to cover, in our museums "how bad Slavery was". Was it not bad? Imagine if Reagan had said this? FFS
2. We have a president who doesn't want us to cover, in our museums "how bad Slavery was". Was it not bad? Imagine if Reagan had said this? FFS