Satu Kalliola

Satu Kalliola is a Professor of Social Policy at the University of Tampere, Unit at Pori, Finland. Her earlier academic career is that of an action researcher, having been involved in numerous working life development projects, with an emphasis on workplace learning and evaluation. She was awarded The Finnish Work Environment Fund Prize in the field of working life in 2004. She has published in English in several peer-reviewed journals, including Economic and Industrial Democracy; International...See more

Satu Kalliola is a Professor of Social Policy at the University of Tampere, Unit at Pori, Finland. Her earlier academic career is that of an action researcher, having been involved in numerous working life development projects, with an emphasis on workplace learning and evaluation. She was awarded The Finnish Work Environment Fund Prize in the field of working life in 2004. She has published in English in several peer-reviewed journals, including Economic and Industrial Democracy; International Journal of Action Research; International Journal of Educational Research; Journal of Workplace Learning; and Public Performance and Management Review. She is currently one of the editors of The Nordic Journal of Work Life Studies, and has edited two further books, Resources for Renewal: A Participatory Approach to the Modernization of Municipal Organizations in Finland, and Working Life Research and Development in Finland. See less