Tero Erkkilä
Biographic Data
| ID | 246065 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tero Erkkilä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tero |
| FAMILY NAME | Erkkilä |
| SIGNATURE | ERKKILÄ T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5194-005X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Democratic Control and Legitimacy of Finnish European Union Policy Process in Crisis Test
Crisis management tests the openness of decision‐making. This threatens the EU's weak democratic legitimacy. Simultaneously, on the national level, Nordic EU decision‐making is considered democratic. However, this model system is understudied, especially in a crisis that highlights its limitations. We analyzed the Finnish EU policy process’ throughput legitimacy during the covid crisis through one case, the EU recovery instrument NextGenerationEU…
AI in Taxation — Experimental evidence on citizen design preferences and perceptions of legitimacy
This study investigates citizen preferences for the design of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration and citizen legitimacy perceptions of AI-based tax-decisions. Analysing citizens’ perceptions of AI is important because the literature remains inconclusive and negative perceptions may undermine AI’s performance benefits. Prior research suggests that these perceptions depend on contextual, individual-level, and design-related facto…
Global models and post-Brexit discourses
We analyse the rise of ‘Singapore on Thames’ and ‘Nordic Scotland’ discourses in post-Brexit UK as reflective of invented national models constructed with global policy scripts and rankings. The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union led the country to search for its new global identity and place in the global economy. Addressing the uncertain future, political actors referred to Singapore as a potential model for post-Brexit UK, idealising the …
What sustains flawed indicators? Unpacking the EU's administrative burden agenda
Algorithmic Governance
This article investigates legitimacy perceptions of automated decision‐making (ADM) among public administrators and citizens. Views of public administrators, who exercise discretion over policy implementation, reflect readiness to integrate AI into decision‐making. Governing by AI ought also to be responsive to the view of citizens, whose support democratic governing ultimately rests on. As AI use in governing grows, understanding the elite‐mass …
Nordic legal overseers and institutional openness in crises
We analyze challenges and adaptation strategies of Nordic legal overseers, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen and Chancellors of Justice in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, amid the COVID‐19 crisis. We study how the accountability capacities of the legal overseers were affected when standard practices of inclusive decision‐making were severed, and how they adapted to these challenges. Furthermore, we seek to understand what explains observed variati…
Crafting innovation hubs
Governments around the world have instrumentalised the idea of cities as innovation hubs in the drive for economic competitiveness and governance of anticipated futures. Producers of global indicators have identified cities as key actors in the global competition for talent – a race for human capital taking place against rapid technological changes, and political and social disruptions. In this article, we examine the rise of global cities as inn…
Politics and policy of Artificial Intelligence
While recent discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the most powerful technologies of our times tend to portray it as a predominantly technical issue, it also has major social, political and cultural implications. So far these have been mostly studied from ethical, legal and economic perspectives, while politics and policy have received less attention. To address this gap, this special issue brings together nine research article…
Global indicators and AI policy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a global policy issue that is actively governed by international actors producing governance indicators. This article argues that despite the arguments about disruptions to governance and policy due to AI, the global rankings increasingly constitute a strong path dependence on AI policy, leading to conformity with existing policies and institutional practices of economic competitiveness. By analyzing the co…
Determinants and Diversity of Internationalisation in Political Science
This article examines selected system-level variables. Its premise is that a better understanding of how and why scholars may, or may not, choose an international orientation in their career requires taking into account factors beyond personal preferences or constraints. We suggest that characteristics of national systems shape prospects and strategies of internationalisation and look at two broadly defined variables: resource availability and ca…
Ombudsman as a Global Institution
This book explores the ombudsman as a global institution. It has spread all over the world and its institutional development is increasingly being governed transnationally. Initially an institution of administrative law, the ombudsman has become a human rights institution and institution of good governance. These ideational shifts have influenced the global diffusion of the ombudsman but also the way in which this institution of accountability fu…
Transparency in algorithmic decision-making
This article uses a theoretical and methodological framework derived from the political theorist Quentin Skinner and the conceptual historian Reinhart Koselleck to examine ideational and conceptual tensions and shifts related to the transparency of algorithmic and other automatic governmental decision-making in Finland. Most of the research material comprises national and international official documents and semi-structured expert interviews. In …
Trapped in university rankings
For over a decade, global university rankings have played a growing role in the status competition in higher education. More recently, we have seen a proliferation in rankings of innovation and urbanization. In this article, we argue that while these new measurements bring with them some conceptual adjustments, they draw heavily on existing rankings and embrace the embedded competitive logic. Local rankings of innovation objectify higher educatio…
Politics of Comparative Quantification
Numbers expose problems, help to institutionalize new domains of decision making, and make complex issues commensurable, giving them a common form. Numbers play a role in the construction of social
Global Governance Indices as Policy Instruments
Global country rankings have faced criticism for their normative character and methodology. Because of this, there have been attempts at creating so-called actionable governance indicators that provide more detailed and reform-oriented measurements of governance. This article analyzes the policy process behind the rise of actionable governance indicators and related changes in the production and use of indicators. It argues that the evolution of …
Multilingualism among Brussels-based civil servants and lobbyists
(De)politicizing good governance
Since the early 1990s there has been a surge in international efforts to calculate the comparative performance of states in terms of various characteristics of governance. In this article we show how numerical objectification of social phenomena can function to depoliticize potentially political issues. As a case of example we examine the evolving field of measuring good governance through analyzing the documentation of the World Bank Institutes …
Global University Rankings
Global University Rankings explores the novel topic of global university rankings and their effects on higher education in Europe. The contributions in this volume outline different discourses on glob
Shifting fundaments of European higher education governance
In the present study we provide an interpretation of a general narrative of transnational governance of higher education. All the elements of the narrative – competition, ranking autonomy and accountability – are visibly present in contemporary higher education policy agenda. We examine these not as separate ideas and practices but as an interlinked whole, bringing an amount of coherence to transnational governance of higher education in Europe. …
The Struggle Over Global Higher Education
This article examines the intensification, since the creation of the so-called Shanghai list of world universities in June 2003, of a political struggle in which a variety of actors, universities, national governments, and, more recently, supranational institutions have sought to define global higher education. This competition over global higher education has highlighted issues such as the internationalization and denationalization of higher edu…
(De)politicizing good governance
Since the early 1990s there has been a surge in international efforts to calculate the comparative performance of states in terms of various characteristics of governance. In this article we show how numerical objectification of social phenomena can function to depoliticize potentially political issues. As a case of example we examine the evolving field of measuring good governance through analyzing the documentation of the World Bank Institutes …
Politics and policy of Artificial Intelligence
While recent discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the most powerful technologies of our times tend to portray it as a predominantly technical issue, it also has major social, political and cultural implications. So far these have been mostly studied from ethical, legal and economic perspectives, while politics and policy have received less attention. To address this gap, this special issue brings together nine research article…
Global indicators and AI policy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a global policy issue that is actively governed by international actors producing governance indicators. This article argues that despite the arguments about disruptions to governance and policy due to AI, the global rankings increasingly constitute a strong path dependence on AI policy, leading to conformity with existing policies and institutional practices of economic competitiveness. By analyzing the co…
Global Governance Indices as Policy Instruments
Global country rankings have faced criticism for their normative character and methodology. Because of this, there have been attempts at creating so-called actionable governance indicators that provide more detailed and reform-oriented measurements of governance. This article analyzes the policy process behind the rise of actionable governance indicators and related changes in the production and use of indicators. It argues that the evolution of …
Shifting fundaments of European higher education governance
In the present study we provide an interpretation of a general narrative of transnational governance of higher education. All the elements of the narrative – competition, ranking autonomy and accountability – are visibly present in contemporary higher education policy agenda. We examine these not as separate ideas and practices but as an interlinked whole, bringing an amount of coherence to transnational governance of higher education in Europe. …
Crafting innovation hubs
Governments around the world have instrumentalised the idea of cities as innovation hubs in the drive for economic competitiveness and governance of anticipated futures. Producers of global indicators have identified cities as key actors in the global competition for talent – a race for human capital taking place against rapid technological changes, and political and social disruptions. In this article, we examine the rise of global cities as inn…
Transparency in algorithmic decision-making
This article uses a theoretical and methodological framework derived from the political theorist Quentin Skinner and the conceptual historian Reinhart Koselleck to examine ideational and conceptual tensions and shifts related to the transparency of algorithmic and other automatic governmental decision-making in Finland. Most of the research material comprises national and international official documents and semi-structured expert interviews. In …
The Struggle Over Global Higher Education
This article examines the intensification, since the creation of the so-called Shanghai list of world universities in June 2003, of a political struggle in which a variety of actors, universities, national governments, and, more recently, supranational institutions have sought to define global higher education. This competition over global higher education has highlighted issues such as the internationalization and denationalization of higher edu…
Trapped in university rankings
For over a decade, global university rankings have played a growing role in the status competition in higher education. More recently, we have seen a proliferation in rankings of innovation and urbanization. In this article, we argue that while these new measurements bring with them some conceptual adjustments, they draw heavily on existing rankings and embrace the embedded competitive logic. Local rankings of innovation objectify higher educatio…
Politics of Comparative Quantification
Numbers expose problems, help to institutionalize new domains of decision making, and make complex issues commensurable, giving them a common form. Numbers play a role in the construction of social
Algorithmic Governance
This article investigates legitimacy perceptions of automated decision‐making (ADM) among public administrators and citizens. Views of public administrators, who exercise discretion over policy implementation, reflect readiness to integrate AI into decision‐making. Governing by AI ought also to be responsive to the view of citizens, whose support democratic governing ultimately rests on. As AI use in governing grows, understanding the elite‐mass …
Determinants and Diversity of Internationalisation in Political Science
This article examines selected system-level variables. Its premise is that a better understanding of how and why scholars may, or may not, choose an international orientation in their career requires taking into account factors beyond personal preferences or constraints. We suggest that characteristics of national systems shape prospects and strategies of internationalisation and look at two broadly defined variables: resource availability and ca…
Multilingualism among Brussels-based civil servants and lobbyists
The Struggle Over Global Higher Education
This article examines the intensification, since the creation of the so-called Shanghai list of world universities in June 2003, of a political struggle in which a variety of actors, universities, national governments, and, more recently, supranational institutions have sought to define global higher education. This competition over global higher education has highlighted issues such as the internationalization and denationalization of higher edu…
Global University Rankings
Global University Rankings explores the novel topic of global university rankings and their effects on higher education in Europe. The contributions in this volume outline different discourses on glob
Shifting fundaments of European higher education governance
In the present study we provide an interpretation of a general narrative of transnational governance of higher education. All the elements of the narrative – competition, ranking autonomy and accountability – are visibly present in contemporary higher education policy agenda. We examine these not as separate ideas and practices but as an interlinked whole, bringing an amount of coherence to transnational governance of higher education in Europe. …
Multilingualism among Brussels-based civil servants and lobbyists
(De)politicizing good governance
Since the early 1990s there has been a surge in international efforts to calculate the comparative performance of states in terms of various characteristics of governance. In this article we show how numerical objectification of social phenomena can function to depoliticize potentially political issues. As a case of example we examine the evolving field of measuring good governance through analyzing the documentation of the World Bank Institutes …
Global Governance Indices as Policy Instruments
Global country rankings have faced criticism for their normative character and methodology. Because of this, there have been attempts at creating so-called actionable governance indicators that provide more detailed and reform-oriented measurements of governance. This article analyzes the policy process behind the rise of actionable governance indicators and related changes in the production and use of indicators. It argues that the evolution of …
Politics of Comparative Quantification
Numbers expose problems, help to institutionalize new domains of decision making, and make complex issues commensurable, giving them a common form. Numbers play a role in the construction of social
Trapped in university rankings
For over a decade, global university rankings have played a growing role in the status competition in higher education. More recently, we have seen a proliferation in rankings of innovation and urbanization. In this article, we argue that while these new measurements bring with them some conceptual adjustments, they draw heavily on existing rankings and embrace the embedded competitive logic. Local rankings of innovation objectify higher educatio…
Ombudsman as a Global Institution
This book explores the ombudsman as a global institution. It has spread all over the world and its institutional development is increasingly being governed transnationally. Initially an institution of administrative law, the ombudsman has become a human rights institution and institution of good governance. These ideational shifts have influenced the global diffusion of the ombudsman but also the way in which this institution of accountability fu…
Transparency in algorithmic decision-making
This article uses a theoretical and methodological framework derived from the political theorist Quentin Skinner and the conceptual historian Reinhart Koselleck to examine ideational and conceptual tensions and shifts related to the transparency of algorithmic and other automatic governmental decision-making in Finland. Most of the research material comprises national and international official documents and semi-structured expert interviews. In …
Determinants and Diversity of Internationalisation in Political Science
This article examines selected system-level variables. Its premise is that a better understanding of how and why scholars may, or may not, choose an international orientation in their career requires taking into account factors beyond personal preferences or constraints. We suggest that characteristics of national systems shape prospects and strategies of internationalisation and look at two broadly defined variables: resource availability and ca…
Crafting innovation hubs
Governments around the world have instrumentalised the idea of cities as innovation hubs in the drive for economic competitiveness and governance of anticipated futures. Producers of global indicators have identified cities as key actors in the global competition for talent – a race for human capital taking place against rapid technological changes, and political and social disruptions. In this article, we examine the rise of global cities as inn…
Politics and policy of Artificial Intelligence
While recent discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the most powerful technologies of our times tend to portray it as a predominantly technical issue, it also has major social, political and cultural implications. So far these have been mostly studied from ethical, legal and economic perspectives, while politics and policy have received less attention. To address this gap, this special issue brings together nine research article…
Global indicators and AI policy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a global policy issue that is actively governed by international actors producing governance indicators. This article argues that despite the arguments about disruptions to governance and policy due to AI, the global rankings increasingly constitute a strong path dependence on AI policy, leading to conformity with existing policies and institutional practices of economic competitiveness. By analyzing the co…
Nordic legal overseers and institutional openness in crises
We analyze challenges and adaptation strategies of Nordic legal overseers, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen and Chancellors of Justice in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, amid the COVID‐19 crisis. We study how the accountability capacities of the legal overseers were affected when standard practices of inclusive decision‐making were severed, and how they adapted to these challenges. Furthermore, we seek to understand what explains observed variati…
Global models and post-Brexit discourses
We analyse the rise of ‘Singapore on Thames’ and ‘Nordic Scotland’ discourses in post-Brexit UK as reflective of invented national models constructed with global policy scripts and rankings. The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union led the country to search for its new global identity and place in the global economy. Addressing the uncertain future, political actors referred to Singapore as a potential model for post-Brexit UK, idealising the …
What sustains flawed indicators? Unpacking the EU's administrative burden agenda
Algorithmic Governance
This article investigates legitimacy perceptions of automated decision‐making (ADM) among public administrators and citizens. Views of public administrators, who exercise discretion over policy implementation, reflect readiness to integrate AI into decision‐making. Governing by AI ought also to be responsive to the view of citizens, whose support democratic governing ultimately rests on. As AI use in governing grows, understanding the elite‐mass …
Democratic Control and Legitimacy of Finnish European Union Policy Process in Crisis Test
Crisis management tests the openness of decision‐making. This threatens the EU's weak democratic legitimacy. Simultaneously, on the national level, Nordic EU decision‐making is considered democratic. However, this model system is understudied, especially in a crisis that highlights its limitations. We analyzed the Finnish EU policy process’ throughput legitimacy during the covid crisis through one case, the EU recovery instrument NextGenerationEU…
AI in Taxation — Experimental evidence on citizen design preferences and perceptions of legitimacy
This study investigates citizen preferences for the design of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration and citizen legitimacy perceptions of AI-based tax-decisions. Analysing citizens’ perceptions of AI is important because the literature remains inconclusive and negative perceptions may undermine AI’s performance benefits. Prior research suggests that these perceptions depend on contextual, individual-level, and design-related facto…
Political science (16 works) · Economics (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Corporate governance (7 works) · Management (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works)