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Julius Hokkanen is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Grant Holder at the Unit of Social Research within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University. His work focuses on Gender Studies and the intersection of digital media, politics, and democracy. He is currently leading research on the political economy of protests and social movements in contemporary Western capitalist societies.
Hokkanen's research interests span the platformization of politics, digital everyday lives of politicians and activists, and the political economy of protests. He explores how media platforms shape experiences, knowledge, and democratic processes.
His work also investigates social movements and conceptions of democracy, with a particular focus on Nordic welfare states and Finnish contexts.
His recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on digital media's role in politics and gender. Key themes include platform politics, agonistic pluralism in digital spaces, and mediated intimacy among nonbinary and trans communities. His work often employs qualitative methods and is situated within Gender Studies, Political Sociology, and Media Studies.
As a Grant Holder for the project "Popular feminism in a Nordic welfare state (POPFEM)", Hokkanen leads research on feminist movements. There is no mention of student supervision in his current role.
Hokkanen is an active member of the POPFEM project team at Tampere University, which examines the dynamics of popular feminism within the Nordic welfare state framework.
