Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
 


elina.kilpi-jakonen@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2335

+358 44 274 6613

Assistentinkatu 7

Turku


ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-0170

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Areas of expertise
social inequality; education; children of immigrants; intergenerational inequality; quantitative methods

Biography
I'm a Professor of Sociology at the Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (INVEST) Research Flagship Centre and the leader of the university's multidisciplinary theme Children, Young People and Learning.

 

Previously, I was the Vice Dean responsible for societal interaction and alumni relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences (2023–24). During 2018–22, I was the scientific programme coordinator of the NORFACE-funded DIAL programme (Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course). I've also worked as a postdoc at the University of Turku, the European University Institute (Italy), University of Bamberg (Germany) and University of Oxford (UK). I defended my doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford on the education of children of immigrants.


Research

My research focuses on social inequalities in education and the labour market, in particular those related to ethnicity, gender and social origin. I'm also interested in the wellbeing of young people and its links to education and social stratification more broadly. I mostly use quantitative methods in my research.

Current research projects:

I lead the Young First project, which has received funding from NordForsk for the years 2025–27. The consortium includes researchers from the universities of Iceland, Helsinki and Aarhus.

I lead a work package in the SISU Sufficiency solutions for a resilient, green, and just Finland project, which has received funding from the Strategic Research Council (first cycle 2023–26).

I'm co-leader of a work package in the Children First project, which has received funding from NordForsk for the years 2023–26.

Previous research projects (most recent):

I was co-leader of a work package in the Mapping Inequalities through the Life Course (MapIneq) project, which received funding from Horizon Europe for the years 2022–25. 

I was the PI of the "Contexts of Youths' Inclusion: Understanding social participation, belonging and civic engagement in the growth environments of culturally diverse youth" project, which received funding from the Turku Urban Research Programme for the years 2022–23.

I was Academy Research Fellow, PI of the project "Children of Immigrants, Language and Integration in Europe" which received funding from the Research Council of Finland for the years 2018–2024.



Teaching

I generally teach courses related to advanced quantitative methods and social inequality, including courses related to ethnicity and migration.

In the academic year 2025–26, I co-supervise Master's students working on their thesis for the INVEST Master's program (leading one of the research seminars), I co-ordinate the research seminar for the INVEST doctoral program together with Claire Garandeau, I teach a course on register data with Jani Erola, and a course on migration and ethnicity with Kirsi Peltonen.



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