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 |
social inequality; education; children of immigrants; intergenerational inequality; quantitative methods
My research focuses on social inequalities in education and the labour market, in particular those related to ethnicity, gender and social origin. I mostly use quantitative methods in my research.
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 2023–269.
I'm co-leader of a work package in the Children First project, which has received funding from NordForsk for the years 2023–26.
I'm co-leader of a work package in the Mapping Inequalities through the Life Course (MapIneq) project, which has 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 has 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.
I generally teach courses related to advanced quantitative methods and social inequality, including courses related to ethnicity and migration.
In the academic year 2024–25, I co-supervise Master's students working on their thesis for the INVEST Master's program (lead 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. I'm also co-responsible for the internship part of the INVEST Master's program with Anna Hägglund.
- The impact of formal adult education on the likelihood of being employed: A comparative overview (2012)
- Studies of Transition States and Societies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Continuation to upper secondary education in Finland: Children of immigrants and the majority compared (2011)
- Acta Sociologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The second generation in Western Europe: Education, unemployment, and occupational attainment (2008)
- Annual Review of Sociology
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )



