Mattias Pettersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 101158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mattias Pettersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mattias |
| FAMILY NAME | Pettersson |
| SIGNATURE | PETTERSSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3260-3730 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aspirations Beyond Affluence, Quality of Life as a Political Goal in Finland Since the 1970s
Improving quality of life became an important political project in many societies from the 1970s. Although social and other scientists have noted the difficulty in defining what precisely quality of life is, or how it should be measured, this has not hindered but perhaps rather helped the concept take hold of the political imagination. In this article, I trace the conceptual history of the Finnish translation of quality of life, elämänlaatu, and …
Using ATR-FTIR, analytical colour and mercury for unravelling the cremation ritual of Tyresta viking age burial mound (South-Central Sweden)
The funerary rituals in Viking Age Scandinavia are known by their complexity and diversity including inhumation, boat burials, and cremation. Cremations have been extensively studied macroscopically, but the application of geochemical techniques, although highly informative to investigate cremation in more detail, have not been widely explored yet. In the Viking Age the inclusion of both animals and humans on the funeral pyres makes research chal…
Valuespeak
From Science to Parliament
Empatia, the Finnish word for empathy, became used by politicians in Finland in the second half of the 20th century, just as other translations of the English term took root in their respective contexts. This article scrutinizes the Finnish case to find out how and why empathy became a political term there. The rise of empathy is examined in context of the growing interest in the role of political action within an immaterial realm, tracing the pa…
For the Environment, Against Bureaucracy
The relationship between economic activity and environmental protection was hotly debated in Finland in the 1980s. Contemporaries conceived of themselves as existing on the verge of a knowledge society, and when rhetorically presenting contesting economic and ecological futures for this novel society, they used new, short-lived concepts. This article argues that one such concept, soft values, highlights a clash between futures. In one possible fu…
Do I Feel Lucky Today
Mesolithic Quartz Knapping in Eastern Middle Sweden
In this paper, three case-studies on the Mesolithic quartz industry of eastern middle Sweden are presented. The region lacks flint sources, and the most common suitable mineral is quartz. Callahan (1987) studied lithic assemblages from the region and proposed a general model for the knapping sequences. In his ideal scheme, knapping started with freehand platform flaking, followed by platform-on-anvil, and ended with bipolar-on-anvil reduction. Ho…
Mesolithic Quartz Knapping in Eastern Middle Sweden
In this paper, three case-studies on the Mesolithic quartz industry of eastern middle Sweden are presented. The region lacks flint sources, and the most common suitable mineral is quartz. Callahan (1987) studied lithic assemblages from the region and proposed a general model for the knapping sequences. In his ideal scheme, knapping started with freehand platform flaking, followed by platform-on-anvil, and ended with bipolar-on-anvil reduction. Ho…
Mesolithic Quartz Knapping in Eastern Middle Sweden
In this paper, three case-studies on the Mesolithic quartz industry of eastern middle Sweden are presented. The region lacks flint sources, and the most common suitable mineral is quartz. Callahan (1987) studied lithic assemblages from the region and proposed a general model for the knapping sequences. In his ideal scheme, knapping started with freehand platform flaking, followed by platform-on-anvil, and ended with bipolar-on-anvil reduction. Ho…
Do I Feel Lucky Today
For the Environment, Against Bureaucracy
The relationship between economic activity and environmental protection was hotly debated in Finland in the 1980s. Contemporaries conceived of themselves as existing on the verge of a knowledge society, and when rhetorically presenting contesting economic and ecological futures for this novel society, they used new, short-lived concepts. This article argues that one such concept, soft values, highlights a clash between futures. In one possible fu…
From Science to Parliament
Empatia, the Finnish word for empathy, became used by politicians in Finland in the second half of the 20th century, just as other translations of the English term took root in their respective contexts. This article scrutinizes the Finnish case to find out how and why empathy became a political term there. The rise of empathy is examined in context of the growing interest in the role of political action within an immaterial realm, tracing the pa…
Valuespeak
Aspirations Beyond Affluence, Quality of Life as a Political Goal in Finland Since the 1970s
Improving quality of life became an important political project in many societies from the 1970s. Although social and other scientists have noted the difficulty in defining what precisely quality of life is, or how it should be measured, this has not hindered but perhaps rather helped the concept take hold of the political imagination. In this article, I trace the conceptual history of the Finnish translation of quality of life, elämänlaatu, and …
Using ATR-FTIR, analytical colour and mercury for unravelling the cremation ritual of Tyresta viking age burial mound (South-Central Sweden)
The funerary rituals in Viking Age Scandinavia are known by their complexity and diversity including inhumation, boat burials, and cremation. Cremations have been extensively studied macroscopically, but the application of geochemical techniques, although highly informative to investigate cremation in more detail, have not been widely explored yet. In the Viking Age the inclusion of both animals and humans on the funeral pyres makes research chal…
Politics (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Archaeological science (1 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (1 works) · Badger (1 works) · Boom (1 works)