معرفی
Tuija Virkki serves as a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä. Her institutional presence is anchored in room OPK 301, with primary contact via email tuija.m.virkki@jyu.fi and mobile +358505229581.
Education:
- PhD in Sociology, University of Jyväskylä (2004)
Research Focus: Virkki's scholarship critically examines violence through intersectional frameworks, with particular emphasis on domestic violence policy landscapes, hate speech discourses, and institutional responses in social/healthcare settings. Her work interrogates how gendered emotional cultures, embodiment, and moral exclusion processes intersect with migration status to shape experiences of violence and care ethics. She consistently employs spatial-temporal and institutional analysis to unpack power dynamics in violence narratives.
Publication Trajectory: Recent publications (2017-2024) reveal sustained investigation into online violence discourses—especially regarding migrant men—and systemic challenges in violence intervention projects. Her research demonstrates how national/transnational policy interfaces, temporary project funding, and digital public spheres reproduce gendered/racialized hierarchies, advocating for long-term structural solutions over short-term fixes.
Scientific Recognition:
- No awards documented in source materials
Research Leadership: As core faculty in the Violence Research group, Virkki drives multidisciplinary collaboration examining violence through sociological, gender, and migration lenses. Her co-authored publications indicate active mentorship and significant grant engagement, particularly in projects analyzing institutional violence responses and transnational policy development.
Research Collective: She contributes to the university's Violence Research group, which employs diverse theoretical frameworks to address violence as a complex phenomenon requiring integrated social science perspectives across institutional, spatial, and temporal dimensions.
