Vesa Välimäki
Biographic Data
| ID | 90930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vesa Välimäki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vesa |
| FAMILY NAME | Välimäki |
| SIGNATURE | VÄLIMÄKI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8537-9686 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Supporting self-determination: A recognition-theoretical perspective on young adults’ social work encounters
This article examines ways to support young adults’ self-determination in social work practice from the perspective of Axel Honneth’s recognition theory. Honneth’s theory emphasises the relational aspect of self-determination and suggests that supporting young adults’ self-determination in social work entails more than merely respecting their right to it. The active support and encouragement of social workers are also required to enable and creat…
Young adults’ service disengagement: Not applying, refusing to participate, or dropping out of welfare services
We examine young adults’ service disengagement in the context of welfare services including social, health care and employment services. By service disengagement we mean young adults’ refusal of help, with three manifestations: not applying for services, refusing to participate, or dropping out of the services available to them. This theme has rarely been addressed in social work research, but it is a common phenomenon in the field of social serv…
Acoustics and the well-being of children and personnel in early childhood education and care
Studies implementing a multimethod perspective in evaluating the acoustics of early childhood education and care (ECEC) spaces both quantitatively and qualitatively are still scarce. In this study the acoustic environments (noise levels and reverberation times) of seven Finnish ECEC group’s premises were examined in association with personnel’s ( N = 22) and children’s ( N = 71) well-being. Personnel’s well-being and vocal health and children’s w…
Recognition in Targeted Youth Work: Young Adults’ Experiences of Care, Respect, and Esteem
This article develops a framework, based on recognition theory, for examining youth work services that target young Finnish adults who are not in education or employment. It complements previous research by examining targeted youth work (TYW) as an institutional context with specific ways of recognising young adults. Drawing upon Axel Honneth’s recognition theory and Randall Collins’ interaction ritual theory, it explores how the context can prov…
A need to be recognised: On the importance of shared semantics for young adults while not in education or employment
Young adults who are not in education or work are often depicted as deviating from the norm of gainful employment that is still widely shared across the Nordic countries. While it has been argued that young adults feel that they are being blamed for their NEET situation, this article seeks to identify the variety of interpretations they have of their situation and what kind of explanations can be proposed for the differences. Theoretically, persp…
The links between structural and social marginalisation – social relations of young Finnish adults not in employment or education
This paper focuses on the social attachments and detachments of 16- to 29-year-old young adults who are not in employment or education, and consequently not part of the sociability related to work or school. While the characteristics of this group tend to be well documented, there is less empirical research on their social relations. Here, the aim is to explore the interlinkages between young adults’ structural and social marginalisation through …
The feasibility of an online discussion group as a component of targeted youth work in Finland
The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of online group activities alongside one-to-one offline counselling in youth work targeted toward young adults not in employment or education. The study examines the feasibility of moderated anonymous online group (MAOG) discussions from a comprehensive standpoint, with reference to the perspectives of end-users, service providers and further research. The paper is based on a two-arm, quasi-ex…
Staying inside: Social withdrawal of the young, Finnish ‘Hikikomori’
This article explores socially withdrawn young Finnish people on an Internet forum who identify with the Japanese hikikomori phenomenon. We aim to overcome the dualism between sociology and psychology found in earlier research by referring to Pierre Bourdieu, who provides insights into how individual choices are constructed in accordance with wider social settings. We focus on the individual level and everyday choices, but we suggest that psychol…
Sound and Music Computing: Research Trends and Some Key Issues
This contribution attempts to give an overview of current research trends and open research problems in the rich field of Sound and Music Computing (SMC). To that end, the field is roughly divided into three large areas related to Sound, Music, and Interaction, respectively, and within each of these, major research trends are briefly described. In addition, for each sub-field a small number of open research (or research strategy) issues are ident…
Explorations of wind instruments using digital signal processing and physical modeling techniques
In this paper we present a systematic approach to measure the acoustical behavior of tubes and wind instruments using digital signal processing techniques. This approach is related to physical modeling with digital waveguides and the measure‐, ment results may be used to calibrate such sound synthesis models. The focus of this study is on the linearly behaving portions of wind instruments
Staying inside: Social withdrawal of the young, Finnish ‘Hikikomori’
This article explores socially withdrawn young Finnish people on an Internet forum who identify with the Japanese hikikomori phenomenon. We aim to overcome the dualism between sociology and psychology found in earlier research by referring to Pierre Bourdieu, who provides insights into how individual choices are constructed in accordance with wider social settings. We focus on the individual level and everyday choices, but we suggest that psychol…
A need to be recognised: On the importance of shared semantics for young adults while not in education or employment
Young adults who are not in education or work are often depicted as deviating from the norm of gainful employment that is still widely shared across the Nordic countries. While it has been argued that young adults feel that they are being blamed for their NEET situation, this article seeks to identify the variety of interpretations they have of their situation and what kind of explanations can be proposed for the differences. Theoretically, persp…
Sound and Music Computing: Research Trends and Some Key Issues
This contribution attempts to give an overview of current research trends and open research problems in the rich field of Sound and Music Computing (SMC). To that end, the field is roughly divided into three large areas related to Sound, Music, and Interaction, respectively, and within each of these, major research trends are briefly described. In addition, for each sub-field a small number of open research (or research strategy) issues are ident…
The feasibility of an online discussion group as a component of targeted youth work in Finland
The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of online group activities alongside one-to-one offline counselling in youth work targeted toward young adults not in employment or education. The study examines the feasibility of moderated anonymous online group (MAOG) discussions from a comprehensive standpoint, with reference to the perspectives of end-users, service providers and further research. The paper is based on a two-arm, quasi-ex…
Explorations of wind instruments using digital signal processing and physical modeling techniques
In this paper we present a systematic approach to measure the acoustical behavior of tubes and wind instruments using digital signal processing techniques. This approach is related to physical modeling with digital waveguides and the measure‐, ment results may be used to calibrate such sound synthesis models. The focus of this study is on the linearly behaving portions of wind instruments
Sound and Music Computing: Research Trends and Some Key Issues
This contribution attempts to give an overview of current research trends and open research problems in the rich field of Sound and Music Computing (SMC). To that end, the field is roughly divided into three large areas related to Sound, Music, and Interaction, respectively, and within each of these, major research trends are briefly described. In addition, for each sub-field a small number of open research (or research strategy) issues are ident…
Staying inside: Social withdrawal of the young, Finnish ‘Hikikomori’
This article explores socially withdrawn young Finnish people on an Internet forum who identify with the Japanese hikikomori phenomenon. We aim to overcome the dualism between sociology and psychology found in earlier research by referring to Pierre Bourdieu, who provides insights into how individual choices are constructed in accordance with wider social settings. We focus on the individual level and everyday choices, but we suggest that psychol…
The links between structural and social marginalisation – social relations of young Finnish adults not in employment or education
This paper focuses on the social attachments and detachments of 16- to 29-year-old young adults who are not in employment or education, and consequently not part of the sociability related to work or school. While the characteristics of this group tend to be well documented, there is less empirical research on their social relations. Here, the aim is to explore the interlinkages between young adults’ structural and social marginalisation through …
The feasibility of an online discussion group as a component of targeted youth work in Finland
The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of online group activities alongside one-to-one offline counselling in youth work targeted toward young adults not in employment or education. The study examines the feasibility of moderated anonymous online group (MAOG) discussions from a comprehensive standpoint, with reference to the perspectives of end-users, service providers and further research. The paper is based on a two-arm, quasi-ex…
Acoustics and the well-being of children and personnel in early childhood education and care
Studies implementing a multimethod perspective in evaluating the acoustics of early childhood education and care (ECEC) spaces both quantitatively and qualitatively are still scarce. In this study the acoustic environments (noise levels and reverberation times) of seven Finnish ECEC group’s premises were examined in association with personnel’s ( N = 22) and children’s ( N = 71) well-being. Personnel’s well-being and vocal health and children’s w…
Recognition in Targeted Youth Work: Young Adults’ Experiences of Care, Respect, and Esteem
This article develops a framework, based on recognition theory, for examining youth work services that target young Finnish adults who are not in education or employment. It complements previous research by examining targeted youth work (TYW) as an institutional context with specific ways of recognising young adults. Drawing upon Axel Honneth’s recognition theory and Randall Collins’ interaction ritual theory, it explores how the context can prov…
A need to be recognised: On the importance of shared semantics for young adults while not in education or employment
Young adults who are not in education or work are often depicted as deviating from the norm of gainful employment that is still widely shared across the Nordic countries. While it has been argued that young adults feel that they are being blamed for their NEET situation, this article seeks to identify the variety of interpretations they have of their situation and what kind of explanations can be proposed for the differences. Theoretically, persp…
Young adults’ service disengagement: Not applying, refusing to participate, or dropping out of welfare services
We examine young adults’ service disengagement in the context of welfare services including social, health care and employment services. By service disengagement we mean young adults’ refusal of help, with three manifestations: not applying for services, refusing to participate, or dropping out of the services available to them. This theme has rarely been addressed in social work research, but it is a common phenomenon in the field of social serv…
Supporting self-determination: A recognition-theoretical perspective on young adults’ social work encounters
This article examines ways to support young adults’ self-determination in social work practice from the perspective of Axel Honneth’s recognition theory. Honneth’s theory emphasises the relational aspect of self-determination and suggests that supporting young adults’ self-determination in social work entails more than merely respecting their right to it. The active support and encouragement of social workers are also required to enable and creat…
Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Acoustics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Social Work (3 works)