Virpi Timonen

Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Helsinki with a doctorate from Oxford. Her research examines ageing societies, intergenerational relationships, and critiques ageing policy paradigms. She has contributed to the development of Grounded Theory and qualitative research. Currently, she leads the ERC-funded LEGACIES project (101094124) on material and environmental legacies.
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On the Power and Vulnerability of Concepts

About the book Social Policy: The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice by Virpi Timonen, published by Polity in 2024,…

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