Aki Koivula
Political trust, Political attitudes, Political Participation, Political Parties, Digital interaction and participation; Social networks; Social Trust; Media consumption; Longitudinal and Experimental Survey methodology
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I am a docent in Economic Sociology at the University of Turku and a docent in Political Science at the Tampere University.
I am currently working as a Senior Researcher at the INVEST Flagship, where I lead a research group focused on implementing the INVEST Longitudinal Survey on Well-Being.
From 2020 to 2023, I led the KRIME research group, which examined the social impacts of the pandemic. I am also actively involved in several domestic and international research networks. I currently serve as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Finnish Journal of Social Research.
Before joining INVEST, I served several years in different teaching positions, being also as head of the Economic Sociology Unit for two years.
My research focuses on citizens' well-being and their engagement with state institutions within the context of societal change. In particular, I have studied the drivers and consequences of political trust, as well as the impact of digital technology on human behaviour and interaction. I have published extensively in leading academic journals, including the European Political Science Review, Sociology, Social Science & Medicine, and New Media & Society.
- INWS0014 Social Inequality
- Changes in Subjective Well-Being and its Mechanisms during Times of Crises in Finland (2025)
- Social Indicators Research
Koivula, Aki; Laaninen, Markus; Niemelä, Mikko
- Extreme weather event attribution predicts climate policy support across the world (2025) Cologna, Viktoria; Meiler, Simona; Kropf, Chahan M.; Lüthi, Samuel; Mede, Niels G.; Bresch, David N.; Lecuona, Oscar; Berger, Sebastian; Besley, John; Brick, Cameron; Joubert, Marina; Maibach, Edward W.; Mihelj, Sabina; Oreskes, Naomi; Schäfer, Mike S.; Linden, Sander van der
- How is political trust associated with economic and environmental policy prioritization? A longitudinal analysis between 2017 and 2022 (2025)
- AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Ahonen, Sami; Koivula, Aki; Sivonen, Jukka
- INVEST Pitkittäistutkimus hyvinvoinnista 2024 -kyselyn tutkimusseloste (2025) Davies, Essi; Hägglund, Anna Erika; Koivula, Aki; Laaninen, Markus; Heiskala, Laura; Karhula, Aleksi
- Kriisien keskellä turvallisuuden perusta löytyy ihmisten hyvinvoinnista (2025) Koivula, Aki; Laaninen, Markus; Niemelä, Mikko
- Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset (2025) Mede, N.G.; Cologna, V.; Berger, S.; et al.
- Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries: Global Evidence on How People Encounter and Engage with Information about Science (2025) Mede Niels G.; Cologna Viktoria; Berger Sebastian; C. Besley John; Brick Cameron; Joubert Marina; W. Maibach Edward; Mihelj Sabina; Oreskes Naomi; S. Schäfer Mike; van der Linden Sander; Abdul Aziz Nor Izzatina; Abdulsalam Suleiman; Abu Shamsi Nurulaini; Aczel Balazs; Adinugroho Indro; Alabrese Eleonora; Aldoh Alaa; Alfano Mark; Mbulli Ali Innocent; Alsobay Mohammed; Altenmüller Marlene; Alvarez R. Michael; Ansah Patrick; Apriliawati Denisa; Azevedo Flavio; Bajrami Ani; Bardhan Ronita; Bati Keagile; Bertsou Eri; Bhui Rahul; Białobrzeska Olga; Bilewicz Michal; Bouguettaya Ayoub; Breeden Katherine; Bret Amélie; Buchel Ondrej; Cabrera Alvarez Pablo; Cagnoli Federica; Calero Valdez André; Callaghan Timothy; Kaye Cases Rizza; Czarnek Gabriela; Debnath Ramit; Delouvée Sylvain; Di Stefano Lucia; Diaz-Catalàn Celia; C. Doell Kimberly; Dohle Simone; M. Douglas Karen; Dubrov Dmitrii; Dzimińska Malgorzata; K. H. Ecker Ullrich; T. Elbaek Christian; Elsherif Mahmoud; Enke Benjamin; Facciani Matthew; Fage-Butler Antoinette; Faisal Md. Zaki; Fan Xiaoli; Farhart Christina; Feldhaus Christoph; Ferreira Marinus; Feuerriegel Stefan; Fischer Helen; Freundt Jana; Friese Malte; Gallyamova Albina; E. Garrido Vásquez Mauricio; Garrido-Vásquez Patricia; Genschow Oliver; Ghasemi Omid; Gkinopoulos Theofilos; L. Gloor Jamie; Goddard Ellen; González Brambila Claudia; Gordon Hazel; Grigoryev Dmitry; Guenther Lars; Harari Dana; Hensel Przemysław; Hernández-Mondragón Alma Cristal; Herziger Atar; Huang Guanxiong; Huff Markus; Hurley Mairéad; Ibadildin Nygmet; Tarikul Islam Mohammad; Jeddi Younes; Jin Tao; A. Jones Charlotte; Jungkunz Sebastian; Jurgiel Dominika; Kavassalis Sarah; R. Kerr John; Kitsa Mariana; Klabíková Rábová Tereza; Klein Olivier; Koh Hoyoun; Koivula Aki; Kojan Lilian; Komyaginskaya Elizaveta; König Laura; Koppel Lina; Koren Kochav; Kosachenko Alexandra; Kotcher John; S. Kranz Laura; Krishnan Pradeep; Kristiansen Silje; Krouwel André; Kuppens Toon; Lamm Claus; Lantian Anthony; Lazić Aleksandra; Légal Jean-Baptiste; Leviston Zoe; Levy Neil; M. Lindkvist Amanda; López Ortega Alberto; Lopez-Villavicencio Carlos; Löschel Andreas; Mantou Lou Nigel; H. Lucas Chloe; Lunz-Trujillo Kristin; D. Marques Mathew; J. Mayer Sabrina; McKay Ryan; Metag Julia; L. Milfont Taciano; M. Miller Joanne; Mitkidis Panagiotis; Monge-Rodríguez Fredy; Motta Matt; Muršič Zarja; Namutebi Jennifer; J. Newman Eryn; P. Nitschke Jonas; Ntui-Njock Vincent Ntui; Nwogwugwu Daniel; Ostermann Thomas; Otterbring Tobias; Palmer-Hague Jaime; Pantazi Myrto; Pärnamets Philip; Parra Saiani Paolo; Paruzel-Czachura Mariola; Parzuchowski Michal; G. Pavlov Yuri; R. Pearson Adam; Penner Myron A.; R. Pennington Charlotte; Petkanopoulou Katerina; B. Petrović Marija; Pisareva Dinara; Ploszaj Adam; Pronizius Ekaterina; Pštross Karolína; Pypno-Blajda Katarzyna; A. Quiñones Diwa Malaya; Räsänen Pekka; Rauchfleisch Adrian; G. Rebitschek Felix; Refojo Seronero Cintia; Rêgo Gabriel; Reynolds James P.; Roche Joseph; Philipp Röer Jan; M. Ross Robert; Ruin Isabelle; Santos Osvaldo; R. Santos Ricardo; Schulreich Stefan; Scoggins Bermond; Shuckburgh Emily; Six Johan; Solak Nevin; Späth Leonhard; Spruyt Bram; Standaert Olivier; K. Stanley Samantha; Strahm Noel; Syropoulos Stylianos; Szaszi Barnabas; Szumowska Ewa; Tanaka Mikihito; Teran-Escobar Claudia; Todorova Boryana; Kafid Toko Abdoul; Tokrri Renata; Toribio-Florez Daniel; Tsakiris Manos; Tyrala Michael; Melis Uluğ Özden; Chinwe Uzoma Ijeoma; van Noord Jochem; Verheyen Steven; Vilares Iris; Vlasceanu Madalina; von Bubnoff Andreas; Warwas Izabela; Walker Iain; Weber Marcel; Weninger Tim; Westfal Mareike; Dominik Wojcik Adrian; Xia Ziqian; Xie Jinliang; Zegler-Poleska Ewa; Zwaan Rolf A.; {name=TISP Consortium, sequence=additional, affiliation=[]}
- Taking back publishing ownership for academia through diamond Open Access (2025)
- Finnish journal of social research
Koivula, Aki; Irene, Prix; Aleksi, Karhula
- Technological identity and basic psychological needs in the use of new technologies: A two-wave cross-national survey study (2025)
- International Journal of Information Management
Heiskari, Moona; Celuch, Magdalena; Koivula, Aki; Savolainen, Iina; Oksanen, Atte
- Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries (2025) Cologna, V., Mede, N.G., Berger, S. et al.
- Varieties of Economic Elites? Preliminary Results From the World Elite Database (WED) (2025)
- British Journal of Sociology
Bühlmann, Felix; Ahler-Christesen, Caroline; Cousin, Bruno; Denord, François; Houman-Ellersgaard, Christoph; Lagneau‐Ymonet Paul; Gray-Larsen, Anton; Savage, Mike; Thine, Sylvain; Young, Kevin; Araujo, Pedro; Arrigoni, Paola; Atria, Jorge; Benz, Pierre; Behr, Johanna; do Carmo-Botelho, Maria; Butt, Asif; Casanova, Pedro; Clemente‐Casinhas, Luís; Castellani, Ana; Cescon, Fabio; Dagnes, Joselle; Debska, Hanna; Delval, Anne‐Sophie; Dragun, Vitalina; Egas, Andreia; Emilsson, Kajsa; Fan, Xiaoguang; Fu, Fan; Gentile, Julia; Gomes, Orlando; Gronwald, Victoria; Heredia, Mariana; Hjellbrekke, Johannes; Honório, Jorge; Huang, Jie; Inkley, Johnathan; Johansson, Håkan; Koiranen, Ilkka; Koivula, Aki; Kuusela, Hanna; Levita, Gabriel; Ling, Chao; Lu, Peng; Lukas, Michael; Lunding, Jacob; Mahmoudzadeh, Mina; McQuade, Sean; Méndez, María Luisa; Nunes, Nuno; O'Brien, Shay; Otero, Gabriel; Pagnini, Marta; Pelfini, Alejandro; Pereira, Jéssica; Roa, Catalina; Rossier, Thierry; Marte-Lund, Saga; Santana, Dulce; Schneickert, Christian; Schimpfössl, Elisabeth; Schoenberger, François; Solipa, Izaura; Trembaczowski, Łukasz; Toft, Maren; Vale, Sofia; Vasconcelos, Pedro; Quesada-Velazco, Jorge; Warczok, Tomasz; Yu, Xinguo
- Appearance and Social Inequalities: Physical Attractiveness as a Part of Occupation-Congruent Appearance (2024) Sarpila, Outi; Koivula, Aki; Kukkonen, Iida
- Cognitive authorities of COVID-19 information: educational differences and outcomes of trust in health experts and social media influencers in Finland (2024) Malinen, Sanna; Koivula, Aki
- Construction of the Economic Elite Population for Finland (2024) Kuusela, Hanna; Koiranen, Ilkka; Koivula, Aki
- Did the Pandemic Increase Social Media–Induced Appearance Pressures? (2024)
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Social Computing and Social Media Sarpila, Outi; Koivula, Aki; Åberg, Erica
- Digital Democracy, Digital Dangers: Tracing Cybercrime Victimization in Finnish Online Political Discourse (2024)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
HCI International 2024 Posters : 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part VI Koivula, Aki; Räsänen, Pekka; Keipi, Teo
- Digital relatedness: A longitudinal study on social resources and the use of smart technology (2024) Latikka, Rita; Koivula, Aki; Bergdahl, Jenna; Oksanen, Atte
- Examining extra-parliamentary engagement: the impact of online and offline activities on in-party commitment amongst political party members in Finland (2024)
- International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Koiranen, Ilkka; Koivula, Aki; Kuusela, Anna; Saarinen, Arttu
- Framing, emotions, and morality: Understanding media influence on moral attitudes towards the unvaccinated during COVID-19 (2024) Marttila, Eetu; Koivula, Aki
- How do social class position and party preference influence support for fossil fuel taxation in Nordic countries? (2024) Sivonen, Jukka; Koivula, Aki
