Mikko Piispa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4272989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikko Piispa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikko |
| FAMILY NAME | Piispa |
| SIGNATURE | PIISPA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Youth Research Network, Helsinki, Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3565-1332 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Travelling by ground – young climate activists and the everyday utopia of sustainable travel
Mounting climate emissions pose critical questions for mobility and travel practices. Particularly problematic are the emissions caused by aviation. Consequently, an emerging theme of discussion has been rail travel as a more sustainable practice. This has coincided with the discourse of “flight shame” and the recent emergence of the youth climate movement. The article studies the travel practices of young climate activists in relation to the lar…
Towards climate justice? Young climate activists in Finland on fairness and moderation
The youth climate movement is known for its demands that political leaders listen to the views of scientists. Behind this argumentation, however, are multiple values, ideals, and statements for how societies should change in order to become more just and avoid the worst of the climate crisis. This article analyses how young climate activists in Finland understand climate justice, how they regard the current society as socio-ecologically unjust, a…
Liquid lifestyles, mobile dreams. The threefold liquidity of a surfer-traveller lifestyle
This article studies three key liquidities of a surfer-traveller lifestyle. The first liquidity is mobility, or the ‘fluid’ nature of the lifestyle, following Bauman’s analysis of liquid modernity. The second liquidity is water: waves and sea. The third liquidity refers to oil, the ‘lifeblood’ of mobility. The analysis is based on 20 thematic life story interviews with Finnish surfer-travellers who lead a highly mobile lifestyle, one that often i…
In Search of Waves
Surfing is often a mobile lifestyle, centred around the search for waves. This article analyses Finnish surfer-travellers through a life course perspective. The data consists of 20 thematic life story interviews, conducted in 2016–2017. Surfer-travellers are representative of highly mobile cosmopolitan youth. This analysis focuses on how they have engaged with surf-travelling, what networks and capital they have utilized in doing so, and how thei…
Skateboarding and the 'Tired Generation
This article extends current discussions of ageing through a study of the continuing involvement in skateboarding of individuals who are no longer young adults. We qualitatively examine The Tired Video which features older and mostly middle-aged male skaters as our case study. This is done in light of discourses of ageing and a lack of studies examining how older participants remain involved in lifestyle sports typically associated with youth and…
Perspectives to Doping Substance Use outside Elite Sports in Finland
The debate on doping use outside professional sports in Finland got in full swing in September 2007, when the then Minister of Culture and Sports Stefan Wallin expressed his concern about doping use becoming more common outside professional sports. He even questioned whether doping use was becoming a national disease. Wallin’s question has remained unanswered, and the debate on doping outside professional sports has mostly relied on stereotypes a…
Skateboarding and the 'Tired Generation
This article extends current discussions of ageing through a study of the continuing involvement in skateboarding of individuals who are no longer young adults. We qualitatively examine The Tired Video which features older and mostly middle-aged male skaters as our case study. This is done in light of discourses of ageing and a lack of studies examining how older participants remain involved in lifestyle sports typically associated with youth and…
Towards climate justice? Young climate activists in Finland on fairness and moderation
The youth climate movement is known for its demands that political leaders listen to the views of scientists. Behind this argumentation, however, are multiple values, ideals, and statements for how societies should change in order to become more just and avoid the worst of the climate crisis. This article analyses how young climate activists in Finland understand climate justice, how they regard the current society as socio-ecologically unjust, a…
Travelling by ground – young climate activists and the everyday utopia of sustainable travel
Mounting climate emissions pose critical questions for mobility and travel practices. Particularly problematic are the emissions caused by aviation. Consequently, an emerging theme of discussion has been rail travel as a more sustainable practice. This has coincided with the discourse of “flight shame” and the recent emergence of the youth climate movement. The article studies the travel practices of young climate activists in relation to the lar…
In Search of Waves
Surfing is often a mobile lifestyle, centred around the search for waves. This article analyses Finnish surfer-travellers through a life course perspective. The data consists of 20 thematic life story interviews, conducted in 2016–2017. Surfer-travellers are representative of highly mobile cosmopolitan youth. This analysis focuses on how they have engaged with surf-travelling, what networks and capital they have utilized in doing so, and how thei…
Perspectives to Doping Substance Use outside Elite Sports in Finland
The debate on doping use outside professional sports in Finland got in full swing in September 2007, when the then Minister of Culture and Sports Stefan Wallin expressed his concern about doping use becoming more common outside professional sports. He even questioned whether doping use was becoming a national disease. Wallin’s question has remained unanswered, and the debate on doping outside professional sports has mostly relied on stereotypes a…
Skateboarding and the 'Tired Generation
This article extends current discussions of ageing through a study of the continuing involvement in skateboarding of individuals who are no longer young adults. We qualitatively examine The Tired Video which features older and mostly middle-aged male skaters as our case study. This is done in light of discourses of ageing and a lack of studies examining how older participants remain involved in lifestyle sports typically associated with youth and…
Travelling by ground – young climate activists and the everyday utopia of sustainable travel
Mounting climate emissions pose critical questions for mobility and travel practices. Particularly problematic are the emissions caused by aviation. Consequently, an emerging theme of discussion has been rail travel as a more sustainable practice. This has coincided with the discourse of “flight shame” and the recent emergence of the youth climate movement. The article studies the travel practices of young climate activists in relation to the lar…
Towards climate justice? Young climate activists in Finland on fairness and moderation
The youth climate movement is known for its demands that political leaders listen to the views of scientists. Behind this argumentation, however, are multiple values, ideals, and statements for how societies should change in order to become more just and avoid the worst of the climate crisis. This article analyses how young climate activists in Finland understand climate justice, how they regard the current society as socio-ecologically unjust, a…
Liquid lifestyles, mobile dreams. The threefold liquidity of a surfer-traveller lifestyle
This article studies three key liquidities of a surfer-traveller lifestyle. The first liquidity is mobility, or the ‘fluid’ nature of the lifestyle, following Bauman’s analysis of liquid modernity. The second liquidity is water: waves and sea. The third liquidity refers to oil, the ‘lifeblood’ of mobility. The analysis is based on 20 thematic life story interviews with Finnish surfer-travellers who lead a highly mobile lifestyle, one that often i…
In Search of Waves
Surfing is often a mobile lifestyle, centred around the search for waves. This article analyses Finnish surfer-travellers through a life course perspective. The data consists of 20 thematic life story interviews, conducted in 2016–2017. Surfer-travellers are representative of highly mobile cosmopolitan youth. This analysis focuses on how they have engaged with surf-travelling, what networks and capital they have utilized in doing so, and how thei…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Outdoor and Experiential Education (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works)