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Dr Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania

PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer - Contract Type B
School of Political Science and Sociology
University of Galway
E: hanna-kaisa.hoppania@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Dr Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania is a lecturer in government and public policy in the School of Political Science and Sociology. She obtained her PhD in Political Science from the University of Helsinki in 2016. Her research interests include the politics of care, democracy and policy processes, and epistemology, with current research focusing on participatory community engagement, sustainability policy, and ailment and political theory.

Hanna-Kaisa has previously held positions as university lecturer at Tampere University, researcher at Age Institute (Helsinki), and as adjunct teacher and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Social Theory for Quantum Times: Discourse Meets Agential Realism' Hoppania, H-K (2024) 'Social Theory for Quantum Times: Discourse Meets Agential Realism'. Journal of Social Ontology, [DOI] [Details]
	(2024)	'Book review: Care and Capitalism by Kathleen Lynch' Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania (2024) 'Book review: Care and Capitalism by Kathleen Lynch'. European Journal Of Social Theory, [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Exploring co-research interviews with older adults: reflections on research practices and building connections' Hoppania, H-K; Vilkko, A; Topo, P (2023) 'Exploring co-research interviews with older adults: reflections on research practices and building connections'. International Journal Of Ageing And Later Life, [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Financialization of Eldercare in a Nordic Welfare State' Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania, Lena Näre, Tiina Vaittinen, Olli Karsio, Minna Zechner (2022) 'Financialization of Eldercare in a Nordic Welfare State'. Journal Of Social Policy, [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Muutosagentit näköalapaikalla sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluiden uudistuksessa ¿[Change agents' perspectives on social and health policy reform]' Hoppania, H-K (2022) 'Muutosagentit näköalapaikalla sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluiden uudistuksessa ¿[Change agents' perspectives on social and health policy reform]'. Janus, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Politicisation, engagement, depoliticisation ¿ the neoliberal politics of care' Hoppania, H-K (2019) 'Politicisation, engagement, depoliticisation ¿ the neoliberal politics of care'. Critical Social Policy, [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Un)equal treatment? Elderly care and disability services for people with dementia in Finland' Hoppania, H-K; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, A; Nikumaa, H (2017) 'Un)equal treatment? Elderly care and disability services for people with dementia in Finland'. European Journal of Social Security EJSS, [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'A Household Full of Bodies: Neoliberalism, Care and ¿the Political' Hoppania, H-K; Vaittinen, T (2015) 'A Household Full of Bodies: Neoliberalism, Care and ¿the Political'. Global Society, [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Book Review: The Criminalisation of Social Policy in Neoliberal Societies by Elizabeth Kiely and Katharina Swirak' Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania (2022) 'Book Review: The Criminalisation of Social Policy in Neoliberal Societies by Elizabeth Kiely and Katharina Swirak'. Critical Social Policy, 42 (3) [DOI] [Details]

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	The Politics of Ailment: A New Approach to Care. Minna Zechner, Lena Näre, Olli Karsio, Antero Olakivi, Liina Sointu, Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania and Tiina Vaittinen (2022) The Politics of Ailment: A New Approach to Care. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Kanssatutkimuksen tietoteoreettiset taustat [Epistemological underpinnings of co-research]' Hoppania, H-K; Venäläinen, S (2023) 'Kanssatutkimuksen tietoteoreettiset taustat [Epistemological underpinnings of co-research]' In: Kanssatutkimus. Ihanteet ja käytännöt [Co-Research. Ideals and Practices]. Tampere, Finland: Tampere University Press. [Details]
	(2022)	'Managerialism as a Failing Response to the Care Crisis' Hoppania H-K; Olakivi, A; Zechner M; Näre, L (2022) 'Managerialism as a Failing Response to the Care Crisis' In: A Care Crisis in the Nordic Welfare States?. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details]
	(2015)	'States of Gender Democracy: Variations on a Theme in Finland' Hoppania, H-K; Holli, AM (2015) 'States of Gender Democracy: Variations on a Theme in Finland' In: States of Democracy: Gender and Politics in the European Union. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	Insights on Equity and Sustainability Transitions. McGandy, M; Hoppania, H-K; Murray, U (eds) (2024) Insights on Equity and Sustainability Transitions. Open Press, University of Galway. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG)), Hoppania, H-K (2022) Social Theory for Quantum Times: Discourse Meets Agential Realism. [Conference Paper], European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG)), Ljubljana , 06-JUL-22 - 08-JUL-22. [Details]