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Santaoja Minna

University Lecturer

Description

Experienced transdisciplinary researcher in environmental social sciences, leaning towards environmental humanities. Doctor in environmental policy. My research focuses on knowledge practices and environmental agency in different contexts. I have worked on sustainability of urban development and sustainable diets, including pioneering phenomena such as veganism and entomophagy. Human-insect relationships is one long-term thread in my work. My dissertation focused on amateur naturalism and citizen science, and I continue to work on the issues of technologies in human-nature relations and in biodiversity knowledge management. I am interested in arts&crafts -collaborations in science. I have a passion for creative scholarly writing.

Affiliations

Tampere University
University Lecturer
Primary
2025
Primary
Source: ORCID
University of Lapland
University Researcher
2024 - 2025
Source: ORCID
University of Eastern Finland
Project researcher
2022 - 2023
Source: ORCID
University of Turku
Experienced researcher
Turku School of Economics, Finland Futures Research Centre
2020 - 2022
Source: ORCID
University of Jyväskylä
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Mathematics and Science, School of Reseource Wisdom
2021
Source: ORCID

Education (1)

PhD, Doctor in Administrative Sciences (Environmental policy)
University of Tampere

Publications (125)

2025
Climate policy - fiction dialogue for societal metamorphosis
Uusia tuulia, ulappoja ja karikoita: suuntia tieteellisen julkaisemisen aalloilla luovintaan
DOI
10.30663/ay.161972
Scientific societies should take a more active role in the sustainability transformation

Research data (4)

2022
2016
2014

Granted funding (1)

"Amppari pamppari, mene pois!" Ampiaisten ja ihmisten yhteiselon dynamiikat
Koneen Säätiö
2020 - 2021

Activities and awards (86)

Conference presentation
Establishing a climate responsibility norm
2025
International collaboration: No
Other activity
Scientific societies should take a more active role in the sustainability transformation
2025
International collaboration: No
Other activity
The Conguillío Statement on the values and responsibilities of ecologists
2024
International collaboration: No