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Mari Kattilakoski

Mari Kattilakoski

Senior Researcher

Regional development and rural areas (Social and Public Policy)

Karelian Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

[email protected] | +358 50 449 4896

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My field of research is social scientific rural research, within the discipline of social and public policy. I have a PhD focusing on changes in civic participation in rural welfare services, and the relationship between civil society and the welfare state. My current research themes are rural service networks, social economy, village security, digital exclusion, and multi-local living and care.

I work as a special advisor in the Rural Policy Council’s (MANE) network for “Rural habitability, housing, and integration in rural areas” (MaalleKo), and I am also a member of the Rural Policy Council’s secretariat. I participate in networks and working groups composed of representatives from science, politics, and civil society.

Other scientific and societal activities:

  • Member of the board of The Finnish Society for Rural Research and Development 2015-, chairperson 2023–
  • Member of the editorial board of the Finnish Journal of Rural Studies 2024-
  • Safety and security in sparsely populated areas (Harvaturva) -network, expertise member, Ministry of the Interior in Finland
  • The community-led local development (YPK) working group, expertise member, the National Rural Policy Council
  • Member of the Support Association of the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Projects

Keywords

citizen participation civic action civil society digital exclusion digitalisation everyday security health and social services reform multi-locality regional development rural and regional policy rural areas rural research social innovation sustainable well-being village security welfare state well-being

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