Juho Härkönen
PhD, Docent
jupehar@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9687-1932 |
Areas of expertise
Stratification, life course, demography, family, health, comparative research, quantitative social research
Stratification, life course, demography, family, health, comparative research, quantitative social research
Biography
I am Professor of sociology at Stockholm University and Visiting Professor at the University of Turku, I have an MA in sociology from the University of Turku (2001), a PhD from the European University Institute (2007), and I am docent in sociology at the University of Turku (2009). After my PhD, I was a postdoc at Yale University (2007-09) and have worked as researcher (2009-12), Associate Professor (2012-16) and Professor (2016-) at Stockholm University. I have also held visiting appointments at the University of Turku since 2010.
I am Co-Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Life Course Research as of 2017 https://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-life-course-research/
I am Professor of sociology at Stockholm University and Visiting Professor at the University of Turku, I have an MA in sociology from the University of Turku (2001), a PhD from the European University Institute (2007), and I am docent in sociology at the University of Turku (2009). After my PhD, I was a postdoc at Yale University (2007-09) and have worked as researcher (2009-12), Associate Professor (2012-16) and Professor (2016-) at Stockholm University. I have also held visiting appointments at the University of Turku since 2010.
I am Co-Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Life Course Research as of 2017 https://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-life-course-research/
Research
My research covers questions of the formation of social inequalities over the life course, such as the causes and consequences of divorce and family structures, occupational and labor market mobility, the social correlates and consequences of health, and the impact of childhood experiences on later socioeconomic outcomes. My research is based on quantitative methods on cross-sectional and longitudinal, and often, cross-national data.
Recent works
Härkönen, Juho, Bernardi, Fabrizio, & Boertien, Diederik. 2017. Family dynamics and child outcomes: An overview of research and open questions. European Journal of Population
Härkönen, Juho. 2014. Birth order effects on educational attainment and educational transitions in West Germany. European Sociological Review 30(2): 166-179.
Manzoni, Anna, Juho Härkönen and Karl Ulrich Mayer. 2014. Moving on? A growth-curve analysis of occupational attainment and career progression patterns in West Germany. Social Forces 92(4): 1285-1312.
Härkönen, Juho, Kaymakcalan, Hande, Mäki, Pirjo and Taanila, Anja. 2012. Prenatal health, educational attainment, and intergenerational inequality: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study. Demography 49(2): 525-552.
Frequently cited
Härkönen, Juho and Dronkers, Jaap. 2006. Stability and change in the educational gradient of divorce. A comparison of seventeen countries. European Sociological Review 22(5): 501-17.
Dronkers, Jaap and Härkönen, Juho. 2008. The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: results from the Fertility and Families Surveys. Population Studies 62(3): 273-88.
Härkönen, Juho and Erik Bihagen. 2011. Occupational attainment and career progression in Sweden. European Societies 13(3):451-79.
My research covers questions of the formation of social inequalities over the life course, such as the causes and consequences of divorce and family structures, occupational and labor market mobility, the social correlates and consequences of health, and the impact of childhood experiences on later socioeconomic outcomes. My research is based on quantitative methods on cross-sectional and longitudinal, and often, cross-national data.
Recent works
Härkönen, Juho, Bernardi, Fabrizio, & Boertien, Diederik. 2017. Family dynamics and child outcomes: An overview of research and open questions. European Journal of Population
Härkönen, Juho. 2014. Birth order effects on educational attainment and educational transitions in West Germany. European Sociological Review 30(2): 166-179.
Manzoni, Anna, Juho Härkönen and Karl Ulrich Mayer. 2014. Moving on? A growth-curve analysis of occupational attainment and career progression patterns in West Germany. Social Forces 92(4): 1285-1312.
Härkönen, Juho, Kaymakcalan, Hande, Mäki, Pirjo and Taanila, Anja. 2012. Prenatal health, educational attainment, and intergenerational inequality: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study. Demography 49(2): 525-552.
Frequently cited
Härkönen, Juho and Dronkers, Jaap. 2006. Stability and change in the educational gradient of divorce. A comparison of seventeen countries. European Sociological Review 22(5): 501-17.
Dronkers, Jaap and Härkönen, Juho. 2008. The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: results from the Fertility and Families Surveys. Population Studies 62(3): 273-88.
Härkönen, Juho and Erik Bihagen. 2011. Occupational attainment and career progression in Sweden. European Societies 13(3):451-79.
Teaching
I teach a) quantitative methods (such as event history analysis, panel and growth curve analysis, multilevel modelling), b) substantive courses on life course research, demography, stratification, and family sociology, and c) thesis writing.
In addition to Stockholm University and the University of Turku, I have taught these topics at the European University Institute, ENSAE/CREST, Yale University, University of Tampere, and Karolinska Institute.
I teach a) quantitative methods (such as event history analysis, panel and growth curve analysis, multilevel modelling), b) substantive courses on life course research, demography, stratification, and family sociology, and c) thesis writing.
In addition to Stockholm University and the University of Turku, I have taught these topics at the European University Institute, ENSAE/CREST, Yale University, University of Tampere, and Karolinska Institute.
Publications 
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- Könsskillnader i karriärer: utveckling för kvinnor och män födda 1925 till 1981 (2014) Ojämlikhetens dimensioner: uppväxtvillkor, arbete och hälsa i Sverige Erik Bihagen, Juho Härkönen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Lastensaannin vaikutus hyvinvointiin Euroopassa (2014) Eurooppalaiset elinolot Jani Erola, Juho Härkönen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Moving on? A growth-curve analysis of occupational attainment and career progression patterns in West Germany (2014)
- Social Forces
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Työn monet muodot (2014) Johdatus sosiologian perusteisiin Juho Härkönen
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Cross-national differences in the gender gap in subjective health in Europe: Does country level gender equality matter? (2013)
- Social Science and Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effects of family forms and dynamics on children’s well-being and life chances: literature review – State-of-the-art report (2013) Fabrizio Bernardi, Juho Härkönen, Diederik Boertien, Linus Andersson Rydell, Kim Bastaits, Dimitri Mortelmans
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Labor and love – Wives' employment and divorce risk in its socio-political context (2013)
- Social Politics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Raskausajan tupakoinnilla kauaskantoiset riskit (2013)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - More Careful or Less Marriageable? Parental Divorce, Spouse Selection and Entry into Marriage (2012)
- Social Forces
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Prenatal health, educational attainment, and intergenerational inequality : The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study (2012)
- Demography
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Children and Dual Worklessness in Europe: A Comparison of Nine Countries (2011)
- European Journal of Population
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Obesity, employment and earnings (2011)
- Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Obesity, Unemployment, and Earnings (2011)
- Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Occupational Attainment and Career Progression in Sweden (2011)
- European Societies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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