Staff at the Social Science Research Institute
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![Kimmo Grönlund](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Kimmo.jpg)
Kimmo Grönlund
Professor, Director
Research area
Political behaviour, elections and voting behaviour, democracy, deliberative democracy, experiments in deliberative democracy, opinion research
![Lauri Rapeli](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rapeli.jpg)
Lauri Rapeli
Associate Professor, Research Chair
Research area
Elections and voting behaviour, political participation
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Marina Lindell
PhD, Researcher
Research area
Citizen deliberation, democracy research, democratic innovations, democratic discussions, opinion change, political behavior
![Inga Saikkonen](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Saikkonen.jpg)
Inga Saikkonen
Senior Lecturer in European Politics
Research area
Comparative democratization, authoritarianism, elections, subnational politics
![Nanuli Silagadze](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Silagadze_Nanuli.jpeg)
Nanuli Silagadze
PhD, Researcher
Research area
Political behaviour, direct democracy, democratic innovations
![Janette Huttunen](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Janette.jpg)
Janette Huttunen
PhD, Researcher
Research area
Political participation, democratic innovations, youth political participation
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Albert Weckman
PhD Candidate, Project Coordinator
Research area
International politics, Public opinion & military security
![Jonas Schauman](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/schauman_jonas.jpg)
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![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vento_isak_svartvit-300x300.jpg)
Isak Vento
Associate Professor, Researcher
Research area
Political behavior, political trust, migration and minorities, public administration and organization
![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/holmback_hanna_svartvit_beskard-300x300.jpg)
![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/aspnas_eva_svartvitt_beskard2-300x300.jpg)
![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jesper-eklund_beskard-300x300.jpg)
![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/vilppu-foto-300x300.jpeg)
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Andreas Eklund
PD, Project researcher
Research area
Democratic innovations, representation and comparative politics
![](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/marek-berg-300x300.jpg)
![Ett fotografi av projektassistenten William Erlands](https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/williamerlands-300x300.jpg)