Maria Hokkinen

Maria Hokkinen is a Researcher at the School of Business and Economics within the Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law. Her research focuses on refugee integration, consumption patterns, and agentic perspectives. She has contributed to projects like Cosmopolitan life, identity and future of work (Co-Investigator) funded by Business Finland and the Research Council of Finland. Her work addresses global refugee crises, humanitarian solutions, and the socio-economic challenges faced by forcibly displaced populations.

Key research outputs include studies on refugees' relationships to possessions, language learning impacts on career aspirations, and intercultural dynamics in marketplace environments. Her peer-reviewed contributions span journals like Consumption Markets & Culture and Journal of International Management.

Maria actively engages in academic service, serving as a reviewer for International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development and International Journal of Bilingualism. Her research has garnered attention, including Mendeley readership and social media engagement.