Public Policy and Governance

The versatile expertise of our group members combines managerial, regulatory, and spatial aspects of public policy and governance in our three focus areas:

• Governance of complex systems
• Public sector reforms and innovations
• Co-creation of knowledge and societal value

Research in these interdisciplinary areas draws from the expertise of our discipline-based teams in public management, public law, regional studies and social and health management.

The focus areas are visible in internationally ambitious research initiatives, strong national brand in complexity research, and active high-quality publishing and versatile externally funded project portfolio.

We pursue strong research-based societal impact by working actively with our key stakeholders sharing our core values for innovative and sustainable public sector renewal, both in academia and in partner organisations locally, nationally and globally. 

Connected to continuous stakeholder interaction, we maintain active research-teaching nexus, through which we contribute to our education programmes (Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programmes) in Administrative Sciences. The research group produces 4–6 new PhDs annually. 

• Anne Koski
• Ejike Okonkwo
• Florika Kolaci
• Jesse Kajosmaa
• Johanna Kalliokoski
• Joonas Widlund
• Mikko Karhu
• Riikka Lehesvuo
• Sofi Perikangas
• Evy Saputri
• Taina Schneider
• Ville Karjalainen
• Terhi Simonen-Jokinen