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Anna Tarasenko is a grant-funded researcher at the University of Helsinki, specializing in Political Science. She serves as principal investigator for the Kone Foundation-supported project "Sensing as a Refugee: Vulnerable Bodies on the Move" (2023-2024) and teaches "Social Policy in Post-Soviet Countries" (2023).
- Projects: "A child's right to a family: deinstitutionalization of child welfare in Putin's Russia" (2016-2020), "Sensing as a Refugee" (2023-2026)
- Collaborations: Aleksanteri Institute, Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies, HYMY Doctoral School
Her research focuses on social policy reform in post-Soviet states, particularly Russian child welfare systems, migration crisis management, and civil society's role in public service delivery. Recent work analyzes Ukrainian refugees' healthcare access in Finland and privatization of elderly care in Russia.
Key publication outlets include Europe-Asia Studies, East European Politics, and Post-Soviet Affairs. She actively participates in international conferences and peer-review processes, and supervises graduate theses on post-Soviet governance topics.
- Conference Activities: Aleksanteri Conference 2018, BASEES Conference 2017, ISTR membership (2018-2019)
- Teaching: "Choices of Russian Modernization" (2018), "Life Cycle and Social Policy in Russia" (2017), "Interest groups in decision making" (2018)
