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Mari Kattilakoski

Mari Kattilakoski

Senior Researcher

Regional development and rural areas (Doctor of Social Sciences, 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 and Public Policy, especially Rural Research. My dissertation examines the changing role of citizen participation in rural welfare services, and my special field is civic participation and civic action in the rural context, and the relationship between the civil society and the welfare state. My current research themes are rural service networks, social economy/community-led service production, village security, digital exclusion, multi-local living and care.

I work as a Senior Specialist in the theme network of the National Rural Policy Council (MANE): Habitability, living and integrating in rural areas. I am also a member of the Secretariat of the Council for Rural Policy. I work in networks and working groups consisting of representatives of science, politics, and civil society.

Other scientific and social activities:

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

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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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