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Mare Ainsaar is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Social Studies (since 2021). She has held academic roles since 1993, including Senior Research Fellow (2012–2020) and Head of the Social Policy Chair (2014–2017). Her work bridges academia and policy, including roles at the Estonian Government, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, and the Strategy Centre of Tallinn (2022–2024).
Education includes a PhD in Social Sciences (2004, University of Turku) focusing on migration motives. She has completed specialized training at the University of Essex, Central European University, and Oxford. Her research focuses on comparative social and family policy, fertility behavior, migration, and well-being, with a strong emphasis on Baltic-Nordic dynamics and European integration.
Awards include the 2018 'Project Hunt' Award and the 2015 National Science Communication Award. She coordinates major projects like the European Social Survey (2008–present) and leads international collaborations on family policy sustainability and immigration risks. Her administrative roles include founding member of Baltic ESPAnet and reviewer for Lithuania’s Research Council.
Key themes in her 46+ publications include parental leave policies, immigration-related conflicts, and welfare state trajectories. Her work integrates quantitative methods with policy analysis, addressing societal challenges like aging populations and social cohesion.
