Paula Saikkonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6179030 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula Saikkonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula |
| FAMILY NAME | Saikkonen |
| SIGNATURE | SAIKKONEN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2008-4120 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Challenges for individual assessment in digitalised welfare administration
Purpose This study examines how individual assessment in social assistance is shaped within screen-level bureaucracy, focussing on the role of guidelines and ICT (information and communication technology) systems in decision-making in digitalised welfare administration. Design/methodology/approach Using Finnish social assistance as a case study, we applied qualitative content analysis to government bills and guidelines for social assistance decis…
Fostering Socially and Ecologically Sustainable Digitalisation of Welfare States
This thematic issue discusses how AI and digital technologies often overlook vulnerable citizens and reinforce inequalities. Articles highlight challenges like digital exclusion, excessive reliance on individual agency, and declining institutional trust. Socially sustainable digitalisation must ensure equitable access, offer in‐person alternatives when needed, and uphold legitimacy. Often neglected ecological concerns must also be addressed throu…
Is There Room for Targeting within Universalism? Finnish Social Assistance Recipients as Social Citizens
This article focuses on the role of means-tested social assistance in Finland, which is often considered one of the Nordic welfare states described as having a universal welfare model. The article scrutinises the capacity of the final safety net to enhance the social citizenship of social assistance recipients. The Finnish social security system combines social insurance (earnings-related benefits), universal benefits (flat-rate benefits), free o…
The Relational Nordic Welfare State
Sta avvenendo una trasformazione del modello nordico in senso ordoliberale?
Is There Room for Targeting within Universalism? Finnish Social Assistance Recipients as Social Citizens
This article focuses on the role of means-tested social assistance in Finland, which is often considered one of the Nordic welfare states described as having a universal welfare model. The article scrutinises the capacity of the final safety net to enhance the social citizenship of social assistance recipients. The Finnish social security system combines social insurance (earnings-related benefits), universal benefits (flat-rate benefits), free o…
The Relational Nordic Welfare State
Sta avvenendo una trasformazione del modello nordico in senso ordoliberale?
Is There Room for Targeting within Universalism? Finnish Social Assistance Recipients as Social Citizens
This article focuses on the role of means-tested social assistance in Finland, which is often considered one of the Nordic welfare states described as having a universal welfare model. The article scrutinises the capacity of the final safety net to enhance the social citizenship of social assistance recipients. The Finnish social security system combines social insurance (earnings-related benefits), universal benefits (flat-rate benefits), free o…
Fostering Socially and Ecologically Sustainable Digitalisation of Welfare States
This thematic issue discusses how AI and digital technologies often overlook vulnerable citizens and reinforce inequalities. Articles highlight challenges like digital exclusion, excessive reliance on individual agency, and declining institutional trust. Socially sustainable digitalisation must ensure equitable access, offer in‐person alternatives when needed, and uphold legitimacy. Often neglected ecological concerns must also be addressed throu…
Challenges for individual assessment in digitalised welfare administration
Purpose This study examines how individual assessment in social assistance is shaped within screen-level bureaucracy, focussing on the role of guidelines and ICT (information and communication technology) systems in decision-making in digitalised welfare administration. Design/methodology/approach Using Finnish social assistance as a case study, we applied qualitative content analysis to government bills and guidelines for social assistance decis…
Welfare (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Welfare state (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Market economy (2 works) · Social Welfare (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Algorithm (1 work)