Pirjo Markkola
Biographic Data
| ID | 1626532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pirjo Markkola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pirjo |
| FAMILY NAME | Markkola |
| SIGNATURE | MARKKOLA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8776-0974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Addressing silent distress
The formation of new nation-states after the Great War transformed societies and provided new settings for social policies throughout Europe, including Finland. Finland gained independence in 1917 and suffered from a short but brutal civil war between Whites (government troops) and Reds (socialists) in 1918. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland supported the White winners of the war, although both factions were members of the same church. D…
Misplaced optimism or a missed opportunity? Child welfare policies of a latecomer country, Finland 1918–36
Lived Institutions as History of Experience
This open access book merges the fields of institutional studies, the history of the welfare state – and the novel field of the history of experience.
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg and the International Council of Women
In 1911, Finland became one of the last northern European countries to join the ICW. The formation of a national chapter was preceded by an almost twenty-five-year crusade by one woman, Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg, who was the most internationally recognised Finnish feminist of her time. By focusing on her correspondence, this article sheds light on an important chapter in the history of international feminism in Finland. It discusses Gripenber…
Järjestöjen asiantuntijuus hyvinvointivaltion historiassa
Arvioitu teos: Sophy Bergenheim: Yhteiskunnan, kansakunnan ja kansan asialla. Järjestöt, yhteiskuntapolitiikka ja asiantuntijuus Suomessa 1930–60-luvuilla. Valtiotieteellisen tiede- kunnan julkaisuja 156/2020. Helsingin yliopisto. 345 s. ISBN 978-951-51-5640-2
History of Child Welfare
Since the 1990s, an increasing number of inquiries into the history of children’s out-of-home care have shown that child welfare sometimes failed to protect children. In this Special Issue, we explore how the Nordic countries have responded to allegations and scandals of historical child abuse within child welfare, and also how history matters in these political processes. We ask how Nordic societies have acknowledged past historical child abuse …
Conducting Commissioned Research
In 2013, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health commissioned a testimony-driven inquiry into failings in child welfare in 1937–1983. An academic research team was appointed to produce data on maltreatment (knowledge production), to identify and recognize injustice (moral objective), and to recommend improvents in child welfare services (developmental objective). This article discusses the Inquiry and scrutinizes the strengths and weakn…
Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy
Professor Robert H. Nelson has written a thought-provoking book on Lutheranism and the Nordic social democracy. The five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden—are renowned for the long history of Lutheran state churches, on the one hand, and the social democratic welfare states on the other. These two characteristic features of the region are often treated as two separate phenomena of Nordic history. Nelson, however, argu…
Clara Zetkin
Marilyn J. Boxer and John S. Partington have edited a small but important collection of essays on Clara Zetkin, a German socialist and an international leader of the working-class women’s movement
Focusing on the Family
Marriage and family form an intersection in which individuals, churches, and the state are intertwined. Recent debates on legislation in respect of same-sex marriage indicate that family issues are a special area of interest for religious communities.1 This is by no means the first time that churches have attempted to define marriage as an institution and family ethics in general; there is a long history of religious communities both shaping and …
Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in Comparison
Lutheranism is a dominant feature of the Scandinavian countries or, as they are known in the European context, the Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Church historians recognize the Scandinavian countries for their long tradition of the Evangelical Lutheran State Churches. Strong ties between the church and the state date back to the Middle Ages and, in particular, to the Reformation, which reached Scandinavia in the …
Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in a Gendered Perspective
Der er behov for at sætte fokus på forholdet mellem lutheranisme, velfærd og køn. På rummet mellem den religionsblinde kønsforskning om velfærdsstaten og den kønsblinde forskning om lutheranisme og velfærdsstat
Promoting Faith and Welfare. The Deaconess Movement in Finland and Sweden, 1850?1930
Cet article se penche sur le mouvement des diaconesses de 1850 a 1930 en Finlande et en Suede, deux pays lutheriens avec une tradition de religion d'Etat depuis la Reforme. L'etude de ce mouvement met en lumiere les roles respectifs de l'Etat social, de l'assistance municipale, des Eglises lutheriennes, des associations volontaires et des familles en matiere de charite. Ce mouvement cristallisa egalement la conception religieuse de la feminite et…
Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in Comparison
Lutheranism is a dominant feature of the Scandinavian countries or, as they are known in the European context, the Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Church historians recognize the Scandinavian countries for their long tradition of the Evangelical Lutheran State Churches. Strong ties between the church and the state date back to the Middle Ages and, in particular, to the Reformation, which reached Scandinavia in the …
History of Child Welfare
Since the 1990s, an increasing number of inquiries into the history of children’s out-of-home care have shown that child welfare sometimes failed to protect children. In this Special Issue, we explore how the Nordic countries have responded to allegations and scandals of historical child abuse within child welfare, and also how history matters in these political processes. We ask how Nordic societies have acknowledged past historical child abuse …
Conducting Commissioned Research
In 2013, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health commissioned a testimony-driven inquiry into failings in child welfare in 1937–1983. An academic research team was appointed to produce data on maltreatment (knowledge production), to identify and recognize injustice (moral objective), and to recommend improvents in child welfare services (developmental objective). This article discusses the Inquiry and scrutinizes the strengths and weakn…
Promoting Faith and Welfare. The Deaconess Movement in Finland and Sweden, 1850?1930
Cet article se penche sur le mouvement des diaconesses de 1850 a 1930 en Finlande et en Suede, deux pays lutheriens avec une tradition de religion d'Etat depuis la Reforme. L'etude de ce mouvement met en lumiere les roles respectifs de l'Etat social, de l'assistance municipale, des Eglises lutheriennes, des associations volontaires et des familles en matiere de charite. Ce mouvement cristallisa egalement la conception religieuse de la feminite et…
Promoting Faith and Welfare. The Deaconess Movement in Finland and Sweden, 1850?1930
Cet article se penche sur le mouvement des diaconesses de 1850 a 1930 en Finlande et en Suede, deux pays lutheriens avec une tradition de religion d'Etat depuis la Reforme. L'etude de ce mouvement met en lumiere les roles respectifs de l'Etat social, de l'assistance municipale, des Eglises lutheriennes, des associations volontaires et des familles en matiere de charite. Ce mouvement cristallisa egalement la conception religieuse de la feminite et…
Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in a Gendered Perspective
Der er behov for at sætte fokus på forholdet mellem lutheranisme, velfærd og køn. På rummet mellem den religionsblinde kønsforskning om velfærdsstaten og den kønsblinde forskning om lutheranisme og velfærdsstat
Focusing on the Family
Marriage and family form an intersection in which individuals, churches, and the state are intertwined. Recent debates on legislation in respect of same-sex marriage indicate that family issues are a special area of interest for religious communities.1 This is by no means the first time that churches have attempted to define marriage as an institution and family ethics in general; there is a long history of religious communities both shaping and …
Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in Comparison
Lutheranism is a dominant feature of the Scandinavian countries or, as they are known in the European context, the Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Church historians recognize the Scandinavian countries for their long tradition of the Evangelical Lutheran State Churches. Strong ties between the church and the state date back to the Middle Ages and, in particular, to the Reformation, which reached Scandinavia in the …
Clara Zetkin
Marilyn J. Boxer and John S. Partington have edited a small but important collection of essays on Clara Zetkin, a German socialist and an international leader of the working-class women’s movement
Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy
Professor Robert H. Nelson has written a thought-provoking book on Lutheranism and the Nordic social democracy. The five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden—are renowned for the long history of Lutheran state churches, on the one hand, and the social democratic welfare states on the other. These two characteristic features of the region are often treated as two separate phenomena of Nordic history. Nelson, however, argu…
Conducting Commissioned Research
In 2013, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health commissioned a testimony-driven inquiry into failings in child welfare in 1937–1983. An academic research team was appointed to produce data on maltreatment (knowledge production), to identify and recognize injustice (moral objective), and to recommend improvents in child welfare services (developmental objective). This article discusses the Inquiry and scrutinizes the strengths and weakn…
History of Child Welfare
Since the 1990s, an increasing number of inquiries into the history of children’s out-of-home care have shown that child welfare sometimes failed to protect children. In this Special Issue, we explore how the Nordic countries have responded to allegations and scandals of historical child abuse within child welfare, and also how history matters in these political processes. We ask how Nordic societies have acknowledged past historical child abuse …
Järjestöjen asiantuntijuus hyvinvointivaltion historiassa
Arvioitu teos: Sophy Bergenheim: Yhteiskunnan, kansakunnan ja kansan asialla. Järjestöt, yhteiskuntapolitiikka ja asiantuntijuus Suomessa 1930–60-luvuilla. Valtiotieteellisen tiede- kunnan julkaisuja 156/2020. Helsingin yliopisto. 345 s. ISBN 978-951-51-5640-2
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg and the International Council of Women
In 1911, Finland became one of the last northern European countries to join the ICW. The formation of a national chapter was preceded by an almost twenty-five-year crusade by one woman, Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg, who was the most internationally recognised Finnish feminist of her time. By focusing on her correspondence, this article sheds light on an important chapter in the history of international feminism in Finland. It discusses Gripenber…
Lived Institutions as History of Experience
This open access book merges the fields of institutional studies, the history of the welfare state – and the novel field of the history of experience.
Misplaced optimism or a missed opportunity? Child welfare policies of a latecomer country, Finland 1918–36
Addressing silent distress
The formation of new nation-states after the Great War transformed societies and provided new settings for social policies throughout Europe, including Finland. Finland gained independence in 1917 and suffered from a short but brutal civil war between Whites (government troops) and Reds (socialists) in 1918. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland supported the White winners of the war, although both factions were members of the same church. D…
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