Outi Ratamäki

Outi Ratamäki is Senior University Lecturer in Empirical Legal Research at the University of Eastern Finland, specializing in environmental law, human-animal studies, and postsecular anthropology. Her research examines religious syncretism in Balkan borderlands, natural resource conflicts, and memorialization of historical trauma.

Key publications analyze:

• Polish-Ukrainian borderland memories of WWII
• Bulgarian Orthodox healing practices in monasteries
• Anti-syncretic religious interactions between Muslims and Christians
• Postsecular approaches to commemorating violence

She directs research on war testimonies from the San River region and coordinates the Empirical Legal Research Unit. Teaching focuses on animal law and empirical methodologies.