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Senior Researcher, DSocSc, MA, Docent in Cultural Policy
Presentation
My current research interests include cultural participation, theoretical approaches to cultural policy, impact and evaluation of cultural policy, art and culture funding, and history and institutionalization of cultural policy. Prior to taking up the post in Cupore I worked as a senior lecturer in the Master’s Degree Programme of Cultural Policy in the University of Jyväskylä. I have also worked for the Finnish Cultural Foundation as a Fund Officer. During the years 2017-2020 I was the editor-in chief of the Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy (Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift) where I continue as a member of editorial board, and have also chaired the Finnish Society for Cultural Policy Research.
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Research projects
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2023 — 2024 (ongoing research)
Copyright
Copyright questions in scientific research
Cupore conducts a research project on copyright issues related to scientific research. The topics concern especially the use of copyrighted research material and the availability of research publications.
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2022 — 2024 (ongoing research)
Municipalities and regions
Regional art museums and their operations related to municipal cultural activities
In 2022–2024, Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore is carrying out a regional development task assigned by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The task focuses on regional arts museums and their operations related to municipal cultural activities and interaction with professional artists and amateurs.
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2020 (ongoing research)
Structures and funding
State funding for culture in Finland
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2020 (ongoing research)
Art and artists
As an artist in Finland
As an artist in Finland is a continuous research project on the situation and societal status of professional artists working in Finland. Cupore collaborates in the research with Arts Promotion Centre Finland, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Statistics Finland. In addition, various stages of the researchers are collaborating with artists' associations, grant-making foundations and copyright organizations.
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2018 — 2027 (ongoing research)
Production and events
Oulu2026 evaluation research
Oulu will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 along with 39 other municipalities from Northern Finland. Oulu2026 is a long-term, culture-based urban development project, the aim of which is cultural climate change. The purpose of the project of the Oulu2026 project is to create and bring culture, wellbeing, and vitality to our Northern region.
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2015 (ongoing research)
Art and artists
The Arts and Culture Barometer
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2022 — 2023
Art and artists
VISMA
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2018 — 2020
Evaluation and development
Mapping and evaluation of the operation of the information centres for the arts in Finland
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2017 — 2019
Municipalities and regions
EspooCult
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2017 — 2019
Evaluation and development
The evaluation of the operational subsidies of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland
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2016
Evaluation and development
Assessment and evaluation of impacts in arts and culture
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2016 — 2017
Equality and participation
Study of state subsidies for promoting cultural activities of disability communities and the accessibility of culture
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2016 — 2017
Evaluation and development
Cultural and Creative Spillovers
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2004 — 2010
Structures and funding
History of Finnish Cultural Policy
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2023 — 2024 (ongoing research)
Copyright
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Cupore's publications
Open Close- Cupore's publications 2024 Towards Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture
- Cupore's publications 2023 As an artist in Finland: Professional artists in Finland in 2019
- Cupore's publications 2023 Value of art and culture institutions: a case study of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Cupore's publications 2023 Artrepreneurs and the autonomy paradox
- Cupore's publications 2023 “We have no politics involved in state subsidies!”
- Cupore's publications 2022 Finnish cultural policy as public funding: Regime view across policy domains
- Cupore's publications 2021 Possibly culture? State funding for culture in Finland in 2019.
- Cupore's publications 2020 City Development and Cultural Policy
- Cupore's publications 2020 The Operations and Significance of Arts Information Centers
- Cupore's publications 2020 Sticks and Carrots of Arts Policy
- Cupore's publications 2020 The artists profession and livelihood
- Cupore's publications 2019 Arts and culture institutions as a part of city development and well-being in the city of Jyväskylä
- Cupore's publications 2019 Mobility of art and artists
- Cupore's publications 2018 Culture and cross-sectoral cooperation
- Cupore's publications 2018 Culture and city development
- Cupore's publications 2018 Young artists (under the age of 35)
- Cupore's publications 2017 The Changing Work Situation for Artists
- Cupore's publications 2017 Equality and Accessibility in Finnish Cultural Policy
- Cupore's publications 2017 KUULTO and Tampere Together
- Cupore's publications 2017 Effectiveness of State Subsidies for Promoting Cultural Activities of Disability Communities and the Accessibility of Culture – Final Report
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Other publications
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– Sokka, Sakarias & Ruokolainen, Olli & Tohmo, Timo (2023), “Value of art and culture institutions: a case study of Jyväskylä, Finland.” European journal of cultural management and policy, 13.
– Jakonen, Olli & Sokka, Sakarias (2023), ”’We have no politics involved in state subsidies!’ Civil servants as political actors within the system of cultural administration.” Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift 26(2), 105‒125. https://doi.org/10.18261/nkt.26.2.2
– Pyykkönen, Miikka, Sokka, Sakarias & Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (2023), ”Artrepreneurs and the autonomy paradox.” Cultural Trends. 32(5), 474‒489. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2082865
– Jakonen, Olli & Sokka, Sakarias (2022), ”Finnish cultural policy as public fungind: regime view across policy domains.” Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift 25(3), 293‒313. https://doi.org/10.18261/nkt.25.3
– Sokka, Sakarias & Badia, Francesco & Kangas, Anita & Donato, Fabio (2021), ”Governance of cultural heritage: towards participatory approaches.” European Journal of cultural management and policy, 11(1), 4–19. https://www.encatc.org/media/6223-encatc_journal_volume11_issue1419.pdf
– Jakonen, Olli & Sokka, Sakarias (2021), ”’Meillä ei ole politiikkaa valtionavustuksissa!’ Virkakunnan valta kulttuuripolitiikan valtionavustusjärjestelmässä.” Politiikka 63(3), 285–310. https://doi.org/10.37452/politiikka.101896
– Pyykkönen, Miikka & Sokka, Sakarias & Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (2021), ”Yrittäjätaiteilijat vapauden, luovuuden ja toimeentulon rajapinnoilla.” Työelämän tutkimus 19(1), 57–81. https://doi.org/10.37455/tt.102880
– Sokka, Sakarias (2014), ”Fakkiutunut hallinto ei ymmärrä kulttuuripoliittista valtaa.” T&E (Tiede ja edistys), no. 3/2014, s. 214–224. https://doi.org/10.51809/te.105154
– Sokka, Sakarias (2012), ”Vertaisarviointi ja vallankäyttö valtion taidelautakunnissa 1918−1939.” Historiallinen Aikakauskirja 110(1), 21–34.
– Sokka, Sakarias (2007), “A Socio-historical View of Cultural Policies.” Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift 10(2), 60–81.
– Sokka, Sakarias & Kangas, Anita (2007), “At the Roots of Finnish Cultural Policy: Intellectuals, Nationalism, and the Arts.” International Journal of Cultural Policy 13(2), 185–202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286630701342865
Sokka, Sakarias & Kangas, Anita (2006), “From Private Initiatives towards the State Patronage.” Nordisk kultrupolitisk tidsskrift 9(1), 116–136.
Chapters in edited volumes
– Sokka, Sakarias (2022). Aims and allocations of public funding for culture in Finland. In: Sokka, S. (ed.), Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states: aims and functions of public funding for culture. Nordisk kulturfakta 2022:01. Nordic Council of Ministers. https://pub.norden.org/nordiskkulturfakta2022-01/#91691
– Sokka, Sakarias & Johannisson, Jenny (2022). Introduction: Cultural policy as a balancing act. In: Sokka, S. (ed.), Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states: aims and functions of public funding for culture. Nordisk kulturfakta 2022:01. Nordic Council of Ministers. https://pub.norden.org/nordiskkulturfakta2022-01/#92287
– Kangas, Anita & Sokka, Sakarias (2015), “Cultural access and activation: Civic participation in local sustainable communities.” In: Hristova, Dracisevic-Sesic & Duxbury (eds.) Culture and Sustainability in European Cities: Imagining Europolis. Routledge Studies in Culture and Sustainable Development. Routledge.
– Kangas, Anita & Sokka, Sakarias (2011), ”Renforcer la nation en cultivant la population – L’impératif de la politique culturelle finlandaise. ” In: Poirrier (ed.) La culture comme politique publique. Essais d’histoire comparée. De 1945 à nous jours. La Documentation française: Paris.
– Pyykkönen, Miikka & Simanainen, Niina & Sokka, Sakarias (2009), ”Introduction – O Culture, Where Art Thou? In: Pyykkönen, Simanainen & Sokka (eds.) What about Cultural Policy? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Culture and Politics. SoPhi 114. Minerva: Helsinki/Jyväskylä. https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/yfi/tutkimus/sophi/101-125/sophi114
Edited volumes
– Sokka Sakarias (ed.) (2022), Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states: aims and functions of public funding for culture. Nordic Council of Ministers. https://pub.norden.org/nordiskkulturfakta2022-01/
– Pyykkönen, Miikka & Simanainen, Niina & Sokka, Sakarias (2009), What About Cultural Policy? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Culture and Politics. SoPhi 114. Minerva: Helsinki/Jyväskylä. https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/yfi/tutkimus/sophi/101-125/sophi114
Other books
– Sokka, Sakarias & Kangas, Anita & Itkonen, Hannu & Matilainen Pertti & Räisänen Petteri (2014), Hyvinvointia myös kulttuuri- ja liikuntapalveluista. Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiön tutkimusjulkaisu -sarjan julkaisu no. 77. KAKS: Sastamala. https://kaks.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Hyvinvointia-my%C3%B6s-kulttuuri-ja-liikuntapalveluista.pdf