Mikko Niemelä
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 130525 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mikko Niemelä |
| PRENOMES | Mikko |
| SOBRENOME | Niemelä |
| ASSINATURA | NIEMELÄ M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Turku |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1330-6634 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 144 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Measuring the standard of living in shared‐care families—Challenges and insights
This methodological article aims to acquire a better understanding of how current research in the traditional income distribution literature considers shared‐care families and what kind of implications these approaches pose for measuring the economic well‐being of children living in two homes. Second, it provides insights on how to measure the economic standard of living of individuals in shared‐care families. These aims are related to research g…
Conditions of youth transition
The increasing number of youths who are not employed or studying – that is, youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET) – has been one of the most pressing issues for welfare societies in recent decades. We examined how individual characteristics and municipal conditions are associated with the NEET rate in Finnish municipalities. Utilizing full-population register data and 2-level random intercept models, we investigated youth aged 19…
Changes in Subjective Well-Being and its Mechanisms during Times of Crises in Finland
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent crises on subjective well-being (SWB) in Finland between 2016 and 2022. By examining various measures of quality of life, namely happiness, life satisfaction, perceived stress, loneliness, and economic security, we provide a comprehensive analysis of SWB during the pandemic and subsequent crises, including the social reopening and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Using a natio…
Necessity-Rich, Leisure-Poor
The main aim of this study is to analyse household consumption patterns in the highest and lowest income quintiles and explore how they have changed over time and generations. Thus, the article explores whether social inclusivity through consumption has truly increased. This study utilises the cross-sectional time-series data of the Finnish Household Expenditure Surveys (HESs), covering the period 1966–2016. We use the Age-Period-Cohort Gap/Oaxac…
Subject matter specific curriculum integration
Curriculum integration has recently stirred growing interest in educational discourses. New Finnish core curricula for basic education and for general upper secondary schools encourage and even obligate schools to integrate the curriculum. Integration has been deemed to be important, as the boundaries between school subjects have remained unnecessarily rigid. Integration is needed to construct a coherent structure for educational knowledge allowi…
Citizens’ opinions and experiences related to costs and reimbursements for medications in times of retrenchment
Despite the protective policies in place, individuals with chronic illness were disproportionately burdened by costs of medications already before the reforms. Among individuals with diabetes, financial difficulties were even more prevalent in 2017 than in 2015, which is likely attributed to the particularly high co-payment increases targeted to type 2 diabetes medicines. Perceived fairness of the processes and outcomes of policies and regulation…
Partisanship, continuity, and change
The apparent decline of partisan effects on social policies since the 1980s has encouraged the development of theories that challenge the traditional partisan politics theory. Although the new politics approach pointed to institutional path‐dependence and to the unpopularity of radical retrenchment, recent research has highlighted shifts in electoral landscapes, differences in party systems and institutional contexts, and changing party‐voter lin…
Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe
Studies of fear of crime in Europe associate country-level income inequality with fear of crime. However, by considering only income inequality these studies do not account for the effects of poverty. This article provides a more comprehensive perspective through multiple country-level indicators of income inequality and poverty and thereby provides important insights into fear of crime. The research data consist of the European Social Survey, Ro…
What explains frontline workers' views on poverty? A comparison of three types of welfare sector institutions
The study analysed views on poverty among F innish frontline workers in three welfare sector institutions. Two different institutional logics, universal and selective, and two sectors, the public and the voluntary, were represented. A nationwide survey among social security officials, municipal social workers and diaconal workers was utilised (N = 2,124). The methods applied included factor analysis, the examination of means and multivariate anal…
When and why do ideas matter? The influence of framing on opinion formation and policy change
A growing field of discursive institutionalism has argued for the importance of ideas and discourse in policy changes. The aim of the study is to analyse framing effects empirically by examining how, and to what extent, competing frames can shape public opinion on the implementation of a specific policy change. The case study focuses on the administration of social assistance in Finland. Results indicate that the framing of ideas shapes public op…
Who Blames the Poor
The article analyses the support for and determinants of individualistic explanations of poverty among Europeans. The analyses are conducted using multilevel logistic regression models. Findings suggest that the level of support for the individualistic explanation of poverty varies between European nations. Hence, the results contradict the analysis of Alesina and Glaeser (2004, Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe. A World of Difference), which…
Welfare Benefits and Generalized Trust in Finland and Europe
The role of ideas and institutional change in Finnish public sector reform
This article explores institutional change and the role of ideas in Finnish public sector reform from the late 1970s to 2007. The main purpose of the study is to explore the ideas advanced in favour of legislative reforms – what have been the objectives behind them and to what extent have the objectives and arguments changed. The analysis illustrates that there have been ideational changes behind the public sector reforms and that they have serve…
Public and Social Security Officials' Attributions of Poverty in Finland
This article compares attributions for poverty among public and social security officials in Finland. The main question is: how similar or dissimilar are the perceptions of social security officials and citizens regarding the reasons for poverty? The article explores whether attributions for poverty vary between different categories of the poor - immigrants, families with children and retirees. The data derive from two e-mail surveys conducted in…
From universalism to selectivism
In the universalistic Nordic welfare states, targeted anti-poverty policies have not been considered as specific aims of social policy. The situation has, however, altered in Finland and there is now a new element in Finnish social policy that can be called ‘anti-poverty policy’. This article explores when, how and why the policy paradigm relating to poverty changed in Finland. It includes an empirical analysis of the documents produced by key ac…
Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty in Finland
The issue of what people consider as reasons for living in poverty is often neglected in the literature on poverty. Studies of public perceptions are needed both on academic grounds and in terms of policy-making processes. In this article, I study three different meanings of poverty: the individualistic, the fatalistic and the structural. I explore whether different meanings can be attributed to specific socio-demographic characteristics, economi…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Finland in the 1990S
The focus of this study is to investigate whether there are links between social mobility and poverty from the viewpoint of the intergenerational transmission of poverty. The context for the study is the economic crisis of the early 1990s in Finland. The study seeks answers to questions such as whether there were changes in the intergenerational transmission of poverty during the first half of the 1990s and whether the intergenerational transmiss…
When and why do ideas matter? The influence of framing on opinion formation and policy change
A growing field of discursive institutionalism has argued for the importance of ideas and discourse in policy changes. The aim of the study is to analyse framing effects empirically by examining how, and to what extent, competing frames can shape public opinion on the implementation of a specific policy change. The case study focuses on the administration of social assistance in Finland. Results indicate that the framing of ideas shapes public op…
Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty in Finland
The issue of what people consider as reasons for living in poverty is often neglected in the literature on poverty. Studies of public perceptions are needed both on academic grounds and in terms of policy-making processes. In this article, I study three different meanings of poverty: the individualistic, the fatalistic and the structural. I explore whether different meanings can be attributed to specific socio-demographic characteristics, economi…
From universalism to selectivism
In the universalistic Nordic welfare states, targeted anti-poverty policies have not been considered as specific aims of social policy. The situation has, however, altered in Finland and there is now a new element in Finnish social policy that can be called ‘anti-poverty policy’. This article explores when, how and why the policy paradigm relating to poverty changed in Finland. It includes an empirical analysis of the documents produced by key ac…
Who Blames the Poor
The article analyses the support for and determinants of individualistic explanations of poverty among Europeans. The analyses are conducted using multilevel logistic regression models. Findings suggest that the level of support for the individualistic explanation of poverty varies between European nations. Hence, the results contradict the analysis of Alesina and Glaeser (2004, Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe. A World of Difference), which…
The role of ideas and institutional change in Finnish public sector reform
This article explores institutional change and the role of ideas in Finnish public sector reform from the late 1970s to 2007. The main purpose of the study is to explore the ideas advanced in favour of legislative reforms – what have been the objectives behind them and to what extent have the objectives and arguments changed. The analysis illustrates that there have been ideational changes behind the public sector reforms and that they have serve…
Public and Social Security Officials' Attributions of Poverty in Finland
This article compares attributions for poverty among public and social security officials in Finland. The main question is: how similar or dissimilar are the perceptions of social security officials and citizens regarding the reasons for poverty? The article explores whether attributions for poverty vary between different categories of the poor - immigrants, families with children and retirees. The data derive from two e-mail surveys conducted in…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Finland in the 1990S
The focus of this study is to investigate whether there are links between social mobility and poverty from the viewpoint of the intergenerational transmission of poverty. The context for the study is the economic crisis of the early 1990s in Finland. The study seeks answers to questions such as whether there were changes in the intergenerational transmission of poverty during the first half of the 1990s and whether the intergenerational transmiss…
What explains frontline workers' views on poverty? A comparison of three types of welfare sector institutions
The study analysed views on poverty among F innish frontline workers in three welfare sector institutions. Two different institutional logics, universal and selective, and two sectors, the public and the voluntary, were represented. A nationwide survey among social security officials, municipal social workers and diaconal workers was utilised (N = 2,124). The methods applied included factor analysis, the examination of means and multivariate anal…
Changes in Subjective Well-Being and its Mechanisms during Times of Crises in Finland
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent crises on subjective well-being (SWB) in Finland between 2016 and 2022. By examining various measures of quality of life, namely happiness, life satisfaction, perceived stress, loneliness, and economic security, we provide a comprehensive analysis of SWB during the pandemic and subsequent crises, including the social reopening and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Using a natio…
Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe
Studies of fear of crime in Europe associate country-level income inequality with fear of crime. However, by considering only income inequality these studies do not account for the effects of poverty. This article provides a more comprehensive perspective through multiple country-level indicators of income inequality and poverty and thereby provides important insights into fear of crime. The research data consist of the European Social Survey, Ro…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Finland in the 1990S
The focus of this study is to investigate whether there are links between social mobility and poverty from the viewpoint of the intergenerational transmission of poverty. The context for the study is the economic crisis of the early 1990s in Finland. The study seeks answers to questions such as whether there were changes in the intergenerational transmission of poverty during the first half of the 1990s and whether the intergenerational transmiss…
Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty in Finland
The issue of what people consider as reasons for living in poverty is often neglected in the literature on poverty. Studies of public perceptions are needed both on academic grounds and in terms of policy-making processes. In this article, I study three different meanings of poverty: the individualistic, the fatalistic and the structural. I explore whether different meanings can be attributed to specific socio-demographic characteristics, economi…
From universalism to selectivism
In the universalistic Nordic welfare states, targeted anti-poverty policies have not been considered as specific aims of social policy. The situation has, however, altered in Finland and there is now a new element in Finnish social policy that can be called ‘anti-poverty policy’. This article explores when, how and why the policy paradigm relating to poverty changed in Finland. It includes an empirical analysis of the documents produced by key ac…
Public and Social Security Officials' Attributions of Poverty in Finland
This article compares attributions for poverty among public and social security officials in Finland. The main question is: how similar or dissimilar are the perceptions of social security officials and citizens regarding the reasons for poverty? The article explores whether attributions for poverty vary between different categories of the poor - immigrants, families with children and retirees. The data derive from two e-mail surveys conducted in…
Welfare Benefits and Generalized Trust in Finland and Europe
The role of ideas and institutional change in Finnish public sector reform
This article explores institutional change and the role of ideas in Finnish public sector reform from the late 1970s to 2007. The main purpose of the study is to explore the ideas advanced in favour of legislative reforms – what have been the objectives behind them and to what extent have the objectives and arguments changed. The analysis illustrates that there have been ideational changes behind the public sector reforms and that they have serve…
Who Blames the Poor
The article analyses the support for and determinants of individualistic explanations of poverty among Europeans. The analyses are conducted using multilevel logistic regression models. Findings suggest that the level of support for the individualistic explanation of poverty varies between European nations. Hence, the results contradict the analysis of Alesina and Glaeser (2004, Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe. A World of Difference), which…
When and why do ideas matter? The influence of framing on opinion formation and policy change
A growing field of discursive institutionalism has argued for the importance of ideas and discourse in policy changes. The aim of the study is to analyse framing effects empirically by examining how, and to what extent, competing frames can shape public opinion on the implementation of a specific policy change. The case study focuses on the administration of social assistance in Finland. Results indicate that the framing of ideas shapes public op…
What explains frontline workers' views on poverty? A comparison of three types of welfare sector institutions
The study analysed views on poverty among F innish frontline workers in three welfare sector institutions. Two different institutional logics, universal and selective, and two sectors, the public and the voluntary, were represented. A nationwide survey among social security officials, municipal social workers and diaconal workers was utilised (N = 2,124). The methods applied included factor analysis, the examination of means and multivariate anal…
Income Inequality, Poverty, and Fear of Crime in Europe
Studies of fear of crime in Europe associate country-level income inequality with fear of crime. However, by considering only income inequality these studies do not account for the effects of poverty. This article provides a more comprehensive perspective through multiple country-level indicators of income inequality and poverty and thereby provides important insights into fear of crime. The research data consist of the European Social Survey, Ro…
Partisanship, continuity, and change
The apparent decline of partisan effects on social policies since the 1980s has encouraged the development of theories that challenge the traditional partisan politics theory. Although the new politics approach pointed to institutional path‐dependence and to the unpopularity of radical retrenchment, recent research has highlighted shifts in electoral landscapes, differences in party systems and institutional contexts, and changing party‐voter lin…
Necessity-Rich, Leisure-Poor
The main aim of this study is to analyse household consumption patterns in the highest and lowest income quintiles and explore how they have changed over time and generations. Thus, the article explores whether social inclusivity through consumption has truly increased. This study utilises the cross-sectional time-series data of the Finnish Household Expenditure Surveys (HESs), covering the period 1966–2016. We use the Age-Period-Cohort Gap/Oaxac…
Subject matter specific curriculum integration
Curriculum integration has recently stirred growing interest in educational discourses. New Finnish core curricula for basic education and for general upper secondary schools encourage and even obligate schools to integrate the curriculum. Integration has been deemed to be important, as the boundaries between school subjects have remained unnecessarily rigid. Integration is needed to construct a coherent structure for educational knowledge allowi…
Citizens’ opinions and experiences related to costs and reimbursements for medications in times of retrenchment
Despite the protective policies in place, individuals with chronic illness were disproportionately burdened by costs of medications already before the reforms. Among individuals with diabetes, financial difficulties were even more prevalent in 2017 than in 2015, which is likely attributed to the particularly high co-payment increases targeted to type 2 diabetes medicines. Perceived fairness of the processes and outcomes of policies and regulation…
Conditions of youth transition
The increasing number of youths who are not employed or studying – that is, youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET) – has been one of the most pressing issues for welfare societies in recent decades. We examined how individual characteristics and municipal conditions are associated with the NEET rate in Finnish municipalities. Utilizing full-population register data and 2-level random intercept models, we investigated youth aged 19…
Changes in Subjective Well-Being and its Mechanisms during Times of Crises in Finland
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent crises on subjective well-being (SWB) in Finland between 2016 and 2022. By examining various measures of quality of life, namely happiness, life satisfaction, perceived stress, loneliness, and economic security, we provide a comprehensive analysis of SWB during the pandemic and subsequent crises, including the social reopening and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Using a natio…
Measuring the standard of living in shared‐care families—Challenges and insights
This methodological article aims to acquire a better understanding of how current research in the traditional income distribution literature considers shared‐care families and what kind of implications these approaches pose for measuring the economic well‐being of children living in two homes. Second, it provides insights on how to measure the economic standard of living of individuals in shared‐care families. These aims are related to research g…
Economics (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Poverty (8 obras) · Demographic economics (7 obras) · Politics (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Economic growth (6 obras) · Employment and Welfare Studies (6 obras)