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Curriculum Vitae

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Full name and date

Full name:Sorsa, Ville-Pekka Aki

Gender: male

Date of CV: 31March 2015

Date and place of birth, nationality and current residence

Date and place of birth:23 March 1982, Joensuu, Finland

Citizenship: Finnish

Home address: Nuppukuja 3 A 5, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland

Work address:Department of Political and Economic Studies, P.O. Box 54

FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

Email:

Tel. (mobile): +358 40 557 1338

Education and degrees awarded

Title of Docent in Political Science, University of Helsinki, 16 June 2014

Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Economic Geography, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, 10 January 2011

-Title of thesis: Pension Fund Capitalism in Europe: Institutional Organisation and Governance of Finnish Pension Insurance Companies (submitted 8 September 2010)

-Supervisor: Halford Mackinder Professor Gordon L. Clark

-Examiners: Professor Ewald Engelen (Amsterdam) & Dr. Dariusz Wójcik (Oxford)

Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc), Social and Public Policy (yhteiskuntapolitiikka), Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, 18 May 2006 (grade: excellent knowledge, grade of Master’s thesis: magna cum laude approbatur)

Other education and training, qualifications and skills

ERC & Horizon 2020 Grant Application Training, Yellow Research, Aalto University & University of Helsinki, 8 January 2014
The Introduction Training for Members of Pension Insurance Company Boards, Finnish Pension Alliance TELA, September 2009
oikos /UN Principles for Responsible Investment Young Scholars’ Finance Academy 2009, February 2009
Building a Business course diploma, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, February 2008

Linguistic skills

Finnishmother tongue

Englishexcellent, idiomatic (C2)

Swedishgood (Swedish for civil servants certificate; B2)

Frenchwritten: satisfactory (B1), spoken: conversational (A2)

Current position

University Lecturer in Political Science, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki (1 January 2014–) (Associate Professor [US] / Senior Lecturer [UK])

Head of Discipline [oppiainevastaava], Political Science, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki (1 September 2014–)

Research career stage: Established researcher (R3)

Secondary occupations and other commitments:

Executive education lecturer, Decision-making in earnings-related pensions training programme, Finnish Centre for Pensions, November 2012-

Columnist, The Finnish Pension Journal(Työeläke), 2012–

Previous work experience

Previous academic and research appointments:

University of Helsinki Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki, 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2013
Visiting Researcher, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 11–20 December 2013 (financed by Finnish Work Environment Fund)
University Lecturer in Political Science, with special reference to Administration and Organisations [yliopistonlehtori, yleinenvaltio-oppi, erityisestihallinnon ja organisaatioidentutkimus], Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki, 17 January 2011–31 December 2011
Visiting Lecturer [tuntiopettaja], Political Science, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki. Various duties, part-time, in total 11 months in 2010
Researcher [tutkija], HyväTalous[The Good Economy]book project, Left Forum Finland, 1 October – 31 December 2010
Research Assistant [tutkimusavustaja] (to Jan-Erik Johanson), Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki, December 2009
Visiting Researcher [vierailevatutkija], Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki, 1 August 2008 – 31 July 09
Doctoral student (various research grants, see below), School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, October 2007 – January 2011
Junior Lecturer [assistentti] in Social and Public Policy, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, 1 January – 30 September 2007

Research funding, leadership and supervision

Awarded research grants:

Senior Research Grant (€ 42 000), Is Corporate Social Responsibility Good for Democracy?, Kone Foundation, 9 December 2014 (currently unused)
Research grant (€ 10 000), Freedom of choice in occupational pension schemes, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, December 2013
Research grant (€ 6000), Organizing public-private pensions in Europe, The Finnish Work Environment Fund (Työsuojelurahasto), November 2012
Postdoctoral research and travel grant (€ 500), Foundation for Economic Education, March 2012
Postdoctoral Research Grant (€ 24 000), Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, October 2010 (unused)
Doctoral Research Grant (€ 22 800), Kone Foundation,December 2009
Doctoral Research Grant (€ 20 400), Kone Foundation, November 2008
Research Grant (€ 6 000), SuomenArvopaperimarkkinoidenEdistämissäätiö, May 2008
Research Grant (Researcher Training Abroad, € 24 000), Academy of Finland, December 2007
Doctoral Research Grant (€ 20 400), Kone Foundation,November 2007
Doctoral Research Grant (€ 16 000), Finnish Cultural Foundation, February 2007
Postgraduate Stipend (€ 3 030), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, August 2006

Awarded salaried research fellowships:

University of Helsinki Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Helsinki, 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research Collegium, University of Tampere, 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2013 (declined offer)

Research projects in which Principal Investigator with management responsibilities (sponsors):

Is Corporate Social Responsibility Good for Democracy? Kone Foundation 8/2015-7/17 (€ 84000)
Kaksi- ja kolmikantaarakentamassa: eläkeneuvotteluidenpoliittinenlähihistoria [Building paritarianism and tripartitism: the recent political history of pension negotiations], Palkansaajasäätiö 4/2015– 8/2016 (€ 7000)
Kolmeavaustaarvonluontiin: alustoinapuhdasteknologia, terveyspalvelutjamarkkinointiviestintädigiajassa [Three openings to value creation: cleantech, health services and marketing communications as platforms in the digital age], Grant number 40197/14, Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, 2015-17. PI of the University of Helsinki work package in the overall consortium (UH work package budget: € 113 319,76), Co-Leader of the consortium.
Financialisation as institutional change: the case of European public-private pension systems, University of Helsinki, 2012-2013 (ca. € 90 000)
Organizing public-private pensions in Europe, The Finnish Work Environment Fund, 2013 (€ 6 000)

Experience in management of research funding and funding applications:

University of Helsinki Department of Political and Economic Studies FP7 application steering group member and grant writer, 2012 (DECIDE, PI: Jussi Pakkasvirta)

Academy of Finland applications written (> 50 % of work): Is Corporate Social Responsibility Good for Democracy? (PI: Sorsa, 2014), The Politics of Macroeconomic Risk (PI: Juri Mykkänen, 2014), Ideological and Institutional Change in Public Debt Management (PI: Pertti Ahonen, 2012), Between public administration and corporate governance: the governance and organisation fields of public-private pension systems in Europe (PI: Jan-Erik Johanson, 2009 & 2010)

Supervision of researchers and students:

Main supervisor of one PhD student (Antti Ronkainen, 8/2014–)
Main supervisor of five Master’s dissertations (Mikko-Heikki Inkeroinen, Johannes Niemeläinen, Ilkka Nissilä, Erika Saksala and Pauliina Tynkkynen, in 2012-14)
Second supervisor of six MA dissertations
Examiner of 13 MA dissertations
Main supervisor and examiner of 36 Bachelor’s dissertations

Merits in teaching and pedagogical competence

Pedagogical training:

University Pedagogy I (1 & 2), University of Helsinki (10 ECTS), 11 May 2012

Introduction to educational sciences (3 ECTS), Orientation to research work in education (5 ECTS) & Teaching and learning (4 ECTS), Online Basic Studies in Education, University of Helsinki Open University, 1–8/2011

Taught courses:

5 Master’s level postgraduate courses (1 lecture course, 3 seminars and 1 thesis seminar)

15 undergraduate courses (8 lecture courses, 4 seminars and 3 thesis seminars)

Political science, University of Helsinki (2009-):

790H330. Bachelor's Thesis Seminar: Subprogramme-Specific Part (Administration and Organisations) (Spring 2015, undergraduate thesis seminar, supervision and grading of 6 Bachelor’s theses)
790H215/JOS201. Introduction to Organization Theory (Fall 2014, 24 h undergraduate level lecture course including lecture series, group discussion moderation and final exams)
790H420. Introduction to the Political Economy of the Public Sector (Fall 2014, 24 h postgraduate level course including lecture series, reading seminar and two essays)
H330. Bachelor's Thesis Seminar: Subprogramme-Specific Part (Administration and Organisations) (Spring 2014 & Fall 2011, undergraduate thesis seminar, supervision and grading of 21 Bachelor’s theses)
H220. Organizing the global economy (Spring 2014, 24 h undergraduate level lecture series including obligatory group works, blog discussions and essays)
H115. Introduction to public administration theory and research (Spring 2014, 20 h undergraduate level lecture series with individual-based applied tasks and final exams)
H220. International Organisations and the Global Economy (Spring 2013, 24 h undergraduate level lecture series with Matti Ylönen)
H210. Administrative, organizational and institutional research (Spring 2013 & Fall 2011, 24 h undergraduate level lecture series on theoretical foundations of research on administration and organizations; lecture slides, final exams, essay grading; 2–6 ECTS)
H510. Master’s thesis seminar (pro gradu –tutkielmaseminaari; Spring 2012, postgraduate thesis seminar; supervision of 9 Masters’ theses; 8 ECTS)
H411. Reading seminar in institutional theory (Spring 2012, postgraduate course; two lectures, selection of readings, facilitation of seminar and essay grading; 3 ECTS)
H220. International Organisations (Fall 2011, Fall 2010 & Spring 2010; 22 h undergraduate lecture course coordination, introductory lectures, and lecture diary and essay grading; 2–6 ECTS)
Y595/M445. Rahoitus, valta ja moraali (Finance, power and morality; with PhD Teppo Eskelinen) (Spring 2009, postgraduate seminar; coordination, personal supervision and lecturing; 4 ECTS)

Social and public policy, University of Jyväskylä (all courses in 2007):

(various compensations) China, Capitalism and the World Economy (with Teppo Eskelinen) (postgraduate seminar; coordination and lecturing; essay supervision and grading; 4-6 ECTS)
YKPA120 Discussion Seminar for Major Students (undergraduate seminar; student presentation supervision, seminar coordination and lecturing; 2 ECTS)
YKPA420 Seminar in Social and Labour Policy (for major students) (24 h undergraduate seminar; student presentation supervision, seminar coordination and lecturing; 4 ECTS)
YKPA430 Practical Work in Social and Public Policy (for minor students) (4 h seminar and essay grading, 4 ECTS)
YKPA700 Bachelor’s Thesis Seminar (undergraduate seminar; seminar coordination, lecturing and supervision of 8 Bachelor’s theses; 10 ECTS)

Postgraduate and undergraduate thesis supervision:

Supervision of 1 doctoral, 11 Master’s and 36 Bachelor’s theses (see above)

Course evaluations:

My course feedback has been very positive. For my Finnish Introduction to Organisation Theory lecture course (Spring 2015), the overall course grade was 4.31 (scale 0-5) and the grade for pedagogical approach was 4.41 (N=19/40). Personally, I received 4.95 (out of 5) for expertise, 4.68 for clarity, 4.84 for presentation and 4.58 for inspiration in terms of personal evaluation (N=19). For the Organizing the GlobalEconomy lecture course (Spring 2014) held in English, I received 5 (out of 5) for expertise, 3.86 for clarity, 4.14 for presentation and 4.29 for inspiration in terms of personal evaluation (N=7/22). For the Introduction to public administration theory and research course (Spring 2014), I received 4.92 (out of 5) for expertise, 4.46 for clarity, 4.77 for presentation and 4.85 for inspiration in terms of personal evaluation (N=13/20). For my introduction to theory of administration, organisations and institutions in political science in 2012 and 2011, I received the average scores of 4.2 and 4.38 out of five for overall performance (N=10/18 and 15/18). When teaching my international organisations course in Helsinki, I have always received an average of over four out of five for all my performances (2011: 4.36, N=14 respondents of 37 overall participants; 2010: 5, N=7/18). Especially the structure, pedagogical approach and the ability to make clear sense of complex theories have been praised in the surveys.

In the most recent evaluated seminar, the Bachelor’s seminar in the track of administration and organisations in political science in 2014, I received the average score of 4.78 (out of 5) for personal supervision performance, 4.67 for group supervision, 4.67 for inspiration, 4.89 for expertise, 4.44 for clarity, and 4.89 for presentation (N=9/12). Earlier in 2011, I received the average score of 4.71 out of five for my overall supervision performance (N=7/7). In qualitative terms, the student feedback has highlighted my personal dedication in thesis supervision and thematically broad expertise.

Teaching management:

Member, Official development group for supervision of overall studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 11/2014-
Member, Official development group for supervision and grading of Bachelor’s theses, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 11/2014-2/2015
Head of Discipline in Political Science, University of Helsinki, 9/2014- (includes the coordination of all teaching and teaching development, curriculum and syllabus planning, budgeting and monitoring, and serving as a superior to all teaching and research staff but professors – 17 people in February 2015)
Responsible Teacher and Member of Steering Group, Minor in Leadership Studies, Department of Political and Economic Studies, 2011 and 1/2014- (including the development, coordination and management of the interdisciplinary programme)
Participation in curriculum design (UH 2011 & 2014; JYU 2007) and member of study subject working group, Political science at UH (2011–) and Social and public policy at Jyväskylä (1-9/2007).

Awards, prizes and honours

Incentive Award (kannustinpalkinto), 2012, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki (December 2012)
Best article in Politiikka(the main publication of Finnish Political Science Association) in 2012, translated to English in World Political Science Review
Nominee, Good Teaching 2011 award, University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences
Nominee for the best Master’s thesis in social policy in Finland 2006, Social Policy Association (Sosiaalipoliittinenyhdistys)

Other academic merits

Service as dissertation examiner

Examiner (with Hannu Uusitalo), Licentiate’s thesis in Social Policy (by Sami Toivanen), University of Turku, 24 November 2014

Examiner (with Olli Kangas), Licentiate’s thesis in Social Policy (by Tarja Härkönen), University of Turku, 10 December 2013

Evaluations of academic competence

Confirmed competence for tenured associate professorship in political science (international and comparative political economy), University of Copenhagen (evaluators: Thomas Ertman, Nicholas Rengger, JarleTrondal, Magdalena Wojcieszak and TarakBarkawi), 17 September 2014.
Confirmed competence for Title of Docent in political science (grade of teaching skills: good [scale: passable, satisfactory, good]), Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki (evaluators: professors MarjaKeränen & Steve Fleetwood), 13 May 2014
Confirmed competence for full professorship in social policy (with special reference to social insurance), University of Turku (evaluators: professor AnneliAnttonen, 13 January 2014 & professor PasiMoisio, 6 November 2013)
Confirmed competence for tenured associate professorship in sociology, University of Tampere (evaluators: GöranAhrne, 7 October 2013; Ellsworth R. Fuhrman, 12 September 2013; Leena Koski, 3 January 2014), 10 January 2014.
Confirmed competence for full professorship in social policy (with special reference to social insurance), University of Turku (evaluator: professor Veli-Matti Ritakallio), 12 June 2013

Memberships and positions of trust in scientific and scholarly societies:

Chair, Finnish Society for Political Economy Research (Poliittisen talouden tutkimuksen seura ry), 2013-
Member: Society for Advancing Socio-Economics (SASE), European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), Westermarck society, The Social Policy Association in Finland, Finnish Political Science Association, Society for Cultural Studies in Finland

Academic expert duties:

Referee for the (18 month fixed-term) position of Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki, 10-11/2014

Editorial positions in scientific journals:

Special issue Editor (title: Crazy Ideas), Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, December 2013
Member of editorial board, Poliittinentalous / Finnish Review of Political Economy, April 2014-

Papers refereed in scientific journals:

Organization Studies, February 2015
Journal of Public Policy, March 2014
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 3 special issue articles and 1 other article in 2013
Redescriptions, November 2012
European Journal of Social Policy, April 2012
European Journal of International Management(EJIM), 2 papers in 2009

Administrative positions:

Head of Discpline (oppiainevastaava), Political Science, Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki (9/2014–)
Responsible teacher (2011, 2014-) and member of steering committee (9/2013-), Minor in Leadership Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki

Scientific and societal impact of research

20 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles or book chapters (plus 1 in review process), 9 non-refereed scientific articles and working papers, 2 co-authored scientific monographs and one edited volume, 1 research report (1 forthcoming), dozens of non-scientific publications, and numerous papers presented at international and national conferences and seminars (see List of Publications). According to Google Scholar, my papers currently have in total 79 citations (31.3.2015, h-index 5, see Google Scholar citations profile:

I have been regularly communicating my research results to the media, policy-makers and professional audiences. My main international experience comes from editing a volume on politics of social risk in the Nordics for the Foundation for European Progressive Studies think tank, and the related book launch in Brussels (2012).

In the national context, my research has been promoted at the front page of Finnish Broadcasting Company and University of Helsinki websites. I’m a regular commentator in the Finnish media, especially in national TV (e.g. A-Studio) and radio programmes (e.g. Politiikkaradio, Ajantasa). I have contributed editorial and other articles to the Finnish mainstream media, including Helsingin Sanomat and TurunSanomat, and I have been interviewed for the main Finnish newspapers and magazines including the national (Helsingin Sanomat, Huvudstadsbladet), financial (Kauppalehti, Talouselämä), regional (Keskisuomalainen, KainuunSanomat) and political press (Vihreä Lanka, Kansan Uutiset, Demokraatti). I have also participated in various debates popularizing scientific research, including for example the Agora for Interdisciplinary Debates at the University of Helsinki, and I have given presentations at various research institute and think tank events, including for example those arranged by The Research Institute of Finnish Economy ETLA, Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, and Left Forum Finland. I consulted the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE journalists and two political parties on the financial crisis in 2008.

My strongest public presence has been among the Finnish pension professionals. I have given presentations at the Finnish pension professionals’ two key annual meetings (Työeläkepäivä and Keva-päivä) and the Hyvä Suomi 2020 programme. I also work as a columnist for the Työeläkemagazine, which is the most broadly distributed professional magazine in Finland. My research was cited in and I was interviewed as the only expert not employed within the pension system for the official evaluation of the governance of the Finnish earnings-related pension system.

Appendix: List of Publications

Ville-Pekka Sorsa / 31March 2015

The list includes all published works, works accepted for publication or under review, and selected scientific and public presentations. The list is structured according to Academy of Finland / Ministry of Education, Science and Culture guidelines.

APeer-reviewed scientific articles

A1a. Original articles in international refereed scientific journals:

Sorsa, Ville-Pekka (revised and resubmitted article under review, forthcoming): Public-private partnerships in European old-age pension provision. Social Policy & Administration.
Sorsa, Ville-Pekka & Johanson, Jan-Erik (2014): Institutional work and accountability in public-private partnerships. International Review of Public Administration, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 193-205.
Sorsa, Ville-Pekka (2013): Social responsibility and the political: studying the politics of social responsibility in institutional investment. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 223–237.
Eskelinen, Teppo & Sorsa, Ville-Pekka (2013): The production of institutional facts in economic discourse. World Political Science Review, Vol. 9, No.1, pp. 1-30.
Dixon, Adam & Sorsa, Ville-Pekka (2009): Institutional change and the financialisation of pensions in Europe. Competition & Change, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 347–367.
Sorsa, Ville-Pekka (2008): How to explain socially responsible corporate behaviour institutionally: theoretical and methodological critique. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies,Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 32–41.

A1b. Original articles in Finnish refereed scientific journals: