Sakarias Sokka

Presentation

• Research projects

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  • 2024 — 2025 (ongoing research) Art and artists

    Infrastructure as a Success Factor in the Visual Arts

    The research on art and art policy aspects has shown that the infrastructure for artistic work within the visual arts is significantly weaker than in many other art fields. This is also reflected in the working conditions of professional artists. Total income for professionals in the visual arts is lower, and job well-being is worse than in many other art sectors. To ensure that the sector remains viable and that consumers can continue to access the services of the visual arts, the sectors infrastructures must be developed sustainably, taking into account the needs of professional artists. The development project "Infrastructure as a Success Factor in the Visual Arts" addresses this developmental need. Success here refers to enabling professional artists to work and grow in their profession in the long term.

  • 2023 — 2025 (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.

  • 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.

  • 2020 (ongoing research) Structures and funding

    State funding for culture in Finland

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 2015 (ongoing research) Art and artists

    The Arts and Culture Barometer

  • 2022 — 2023 Art and artists

    VISMA

  • 2018 — 2020 Evaluation and development

    Mapping and evaluation of the operation of the information centres for the arts in Finland

  • 2017 — 2019 Evaluation and development

    The evaluation of the operational subsidies of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland

  • 2016 Evaluation and development

    Assessment and evaluation of impacts in arts and culture

  • 2016 — 2017 Equality and participation

    Study of state subsidies for promoting cultural activities of disability communities and the accessibility of culture

  • 2016 — 2017 Evaluation and development

    Cultural and Creative Spillovers

  • 2004 — 2010 Structures and funding

    History of Finnish Cultural Policy

• Cupore's publications

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  • 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

• Other publications

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  Peer reviewed articles

  – 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