Mikko Perkiö
Biographic Data
| ID | 5821837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikko Perkiö |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikko |
| FAMILY NAME | Perkiö |
| SIGNATURE | PERKIÖ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1891-070X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Student experiences and perspectives on decolonising global health education
BACKGROUND: Decolonisation has become a global health priority, addressing inequities rooted in colonial histories that continue to shape power dynamics and knowledge systems. Nordic global health programmes bring together students and faculty from diverse backgrounds in a region defined by inclusive ideals but shaped by underexamined colonial legacies. This context offers a valuable setting to examine how decolonial perspectives are integrated o…
Disruptive (dis)engagement
Global digital platforms have become important actors for economy and work with social policy consequences. This article analyses strategies and actions of global digital platforms from the perspective of how and what kind of global social policy these represent. It draws from analysis of how platform company strategic approaches relate to rights, regulation, and redistribution, and then using abductive reasoning and mixed methods empirical case …
Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing—a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities
BACKGROUND: Globalization of platform work has become a challenge for wider social and employment relations and wellbeing of workers, yet on-location work remains governed also by local regulatory context. Understanding common challenges across countries and potential for regulatory measures is essential to enhance health and wellbeing of those who work in platform economy. Our comparative study on platform work analyzed concerns of Uber drivers …
Implementing a Public Policy to Extend Social Security to Informal Economy Workers in Zambia
This article analyses the strengths and bottlenecks of institutional capacity between social security institutions implementing the reform in Zambia, which focuses to provide social security to small-scale dairy farmers, a group of informal economy workers. Zambia’s informal economy workers absorb over 80 per cent of the labour force. This is a qualitative study of institutional capacity in the extension of social security. Twenty-one interviews …
The Complexity of Decreased Work Ability
Much of what has been written about decreased work ability is based on quantitative studies and has been written from the perspective of professionals, service providers or authorities. In our qualitative study, we sought to understand how affected individuals themselves perceive and experience the multifaceted factors that are related to their decreased work ability. Sixteen individuals in Finland with musculoskeletal diseases (MSD) participated…
How does women’s education influence infant survival? A structural equation model using aggregate data from 95 low- and middle-income countries
Factors associated with willingness to pay for health insurance and pension scheme among informal economy workers in low- and middle-income countries
Factors associated with willingness to pay for health insurance and pension scheme among informal economy workers in low- and middle-income countries
The Complexity of Decreased Work Ability
Much of what has been written about decreased work ability is based on quantitative studies and has been written from the perspective of professionals, service providers or authorities. In our qualitative study, we sought to understand how affected individuals themselves perceive and experience the multifaceted factors that are related to their decreased work ability. Sixteen individuals in Finland with musculoskeletal diseases (MSD) participated…
How does women’s education influence infant survival? A structural equation model using aggregate data from 95 low- and middle-income countries
Implementing a Public Policy to Extend Social Security to Informal Economy Workers in Zambia
This article analyses the strengths and bottlenecks of institutional capacity between social security institutions implementing the reform in Zambia, which focuses to provide social security to small-scale dairy farmers, a group of informal economy workers. Zambia’s informal economy workers absorb over 80 per cent of the labour force. This is a qualitative study of institutional capacity in the extension of social security. Twenty-one interviews …
Disruptive (dis)engagement
Global digital platforms have become important actors for economy and work with social policy consequences. This article analyses strategies and actions of global digital platforms from the perspective of how and what kind of global social policy these represent. It draws from analysis of how platform company strategic approaches relate to rights, regulation, and redistribution, and then using abductive reasoning and mixed methods empirical case …
Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing—a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities
BACKGROUND: Globalization of platform work has become a challenge for wider social and employment relations and wellbeing of workers, yet on-location work remains governed also by local regulatory context. Understanding common challenges across countries and potential for regulatory measures is essential to enhance health and wellbeing of those who work in platform economy. Our comparative study on platform work analyzed concerns of Uber drivers …
Student experiences and perspectives on decolonising global health education
BACKGROUND: Decolonisation has become a global health priority, addressing inequities rooted in colonial histories that continue to shape power dynamics and knowledge systems. Nordic global health programmes bring together students and faculty from diverse backgrounds in a region defined by inclusive ideals but shaped by underexamined colonial legacies. This context offers a valuable setting to examine how decolonial perspectives are integrated o…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)