Lehtori Matti Kamppinen
Curriculum vitae
Matti Kamppinen, Dr Phil, Lic Soc Sc, Docent, Senior Lecturer
Born:1961
Present position:
- Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion, Department of History, Cultural Research and Art Studies, University of Turku, Finland
- Scientific Expert, Finland Futures Research Centre
- Docent
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Comparative Religion, University of Turku 1989)
- Licenciate of Social Sciences (Practical Philosophy, University of Turku 1986)
- Master's Degree in Social Sciences (Practical Philosophy, University of Turku 1985)
Competence in research and teaching
- Methodology of humanities and social sciences
- Cognitive models of Risk
- Futures and systems thinking
Languages: English, Spanish, Swedish, German
Employment
- Acting Associate Professor in Methodology of Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy and Statistics, University of Turku (1988-1990)
- Acting Professor in Sociology of Education, Department of Sociology, University of Joensuu (1994-1995)
- Acting Professor in Comparative Religion, Department of Cultural Studies, University of Turku (1.8.1995 - 31.7.1996, 1.8.2002 – 31.7.2003)
- Director, Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (1.8.2001 – 30.6.2002)
- Research Director, Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (1.9.1997 - 30.6.1998, 1999-2000)
Docentships
- Docent in Cultural Anthropology, especially Anthropology of Religion, Department of Cultural Studies, University of Turku
- Docent in Medical Anthropology, Department of Public Health and General Medicine, University of Kuopio
- Docent in Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki
- Docent in Cultural Anthropology, Department of Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä
Research and fieldwork outside Finland
- Department of Anthropology, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA), 1988, 1991 and 1992, 13 months
- Fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, during 1987-1993, 2003-2005, 9 months
Administrative experience
- Chairman of the Board, Satakunta Environmental Research Centre (Reposaari), University of Turku 1993-95
- Chairman of the Board, The Finnish Society for Social Scientific Research on Environment 1995-96
- Chairman of the Board, Research Project Citizenship and Ecological Modernization in Information Society (Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration)
- Director, Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 1.8. 2001 – 30.6. 2002
- Secretary General, International Advisory Board, Finland Futures Academy (2000-2002)
Research funding with Matti Kamppinen as the researcher-in-charge (selected)
Topic: Cognitive systems and the representation of environmental risks
Sum: 1.053.000 FIM
Funding institution: Academy of Finland (Cognitive Science Research
Programme), 1990
Topic: Ecological and social dimensions of critical load
Sum: 324.400 FIM
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, The Council of Environmental
Sciences, 1992
Topic: The cultural selection of biodiversity (1998-2001)
Sum: 1.1 million FIM
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Biodiversity Research Programme
FIBRE, 1997
Topic: Expert models of forest biodiversity (2000-2003)
Sum: 1.4 million FIM
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Biodiversity Research Programme
FIBRE, 1999
Topic: Religion, time and nature in Peruvian Amazon (2003-2006)
Sum: 160.000 eur
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Research Council for Culture and
Society, 2002
Topic: Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Ecosystem Approach
(2006-2008)
Sum: 227.000 eur
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Research Council for Biosciences andEnvironment, 2005
Topic: Cultural Systems, Folk Religion and Modernisation in the Amazonia(2007 – 2009)
Sum: 220.000 eur
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Research Council for Culture and Society, 2006
Topic: Regional sustainability – ecosystem services and environmental technology (2010-2012)
Sum 240.000 eur
Funding institution: Academy of Finland, Research Council for Biosciences and Environment, 2009
Supervised doctoral dissertations
- Petri Raivola: The construction of social risk. Department of Psychology,University of Turku. 1995.
- Hannu Heikkinen: Models of adaptation – the adaptation of reindeer economy. Department of Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu 2002.
- Mikko Jokinen: Cultural models of nature in Northern Lappland. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki (in preparation).
- Tuija Hovi: Usko ja kerronta – arkitodellisuuden narratiivinen rakentuminen uskonliikkeessä (Belief and narrative). Department of Comparative Religion, Faculty of Humanities, University of Turku 2007.
- Johanna Kohl (Välimäki): Agoralla – avauksia ympäristöasiantuntijoiden vuorovaikutusprosesseista (Interactions between environmental experts). Department of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki2008.
- Minna Opas: Different but the same – negotiation of personhoods and Christianities in Western Amazonia. Department of Comparative Religion, Faculty of Humanities, University of Turku 2008.
- Petteri Vihervaara: Impact of the Globalizing Forest Industry on Ecosystem Services. Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Unversity of Turku 2010.
- Sanni Saarinen: Models of Nature in the Peruvian Amazon. Latin American Research, Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki (in preparation).
- Nina Aarras: Industrial Ecology and Recycling. Department of Economic Geography, Turku School of Economics (in preparation).
Duties as scientific expert
Appointed pre-examiner of the following doctoral dissertations:
- Petri Raivola: The construction of social risk. Department of Psychology, University of Turku 1995.
-Leo Karkia: Processes, catastrophes and fractality in artificial intelligence. Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki 1998.
- Antti Mattila: Seeing things in a new light – reframing in therapeutic conversation. Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki 2001.
- Petter Kavonius: The needs-based approach to legal principles – a study of the reasons for the appeal of the legal principle approach. Department of Law, University of Helsinki 2003.
- Vesa Taatila: The concept of organizational competence – a foundational analysis. Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Jyväskylä 2004.
- Pasi Pohjola: Technical Artefacts – An Ontological Investigation of Technology. Department of Philosophy. University of Jyväskylä 2006.
- Marko Ahteensuu: In Dubio Pro Natura? A Philosophical Analysis of the Precautionary Principle in Environmental and Health Risk Governance. Department of Philosophy. University of Turku 2008.
- Ikali Karvinen: Henkinen ja hengellinen terveys – etnografinen tutkimus Kendun sairaalan henkilökunnan, potilaiden sekä Kendu Bayn kylän asukkaiden henkisen ja hengellisen terveyden käsityksistä (Concepts of spiritual health in Kendu Bay, Kenya – ethnographic study). Department of Public Health, University of Kuopio 2009.
- Leena Viukari: Tieto- ja viestintätekniikkavälitteisen palvelun kehittämisen kolme diskurssia (Three discourses for an ICT-service development). Faculty of Information Technology / Cognitive Science. University of Jyväslylä, 2010.
Appointed opponent of the following doctoral dissertations:
- Leo Karkia: Processes, catastrophes and fractals in artificial intelligence. Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki 1998.
- Petter Kavonius: The needs-based approach to legal principles – a study of the reasons for the appeal of the legal principle approach. Department of Law, University of Helsinki 2003.
- Vesa Taatila: The concept of organizational competence – a foundational analysis. Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Jyväskylä 2004.
- Eva-Marita Rinne-Koistinen: Perceptions of health – water and sanitation problems in rural and urban communities in Nigeria. Department of Social Research, University of Jyväskylä 2004.
Appointed referee of docentships:
- Matti Itkonen, Philosophy, University of Joensuu
- Markku Wilenius, Environmental Politics, University of Helsinki
- Juha Hiltunen, Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu
- Markku Sotarauta, Futures Research, Tampere University of Technology
- Kaisa Kautto-Koivula, Cognitive Science & Human Interface Research, University of Jyväskylä
- Minna Huotilainen, Cognitive Science, University of Helsinki
- Petter Kavonius, General Law, University of Helsinki
Senior expert in the development project BIODAMAZ, Iquitos, Peru, 2003-2004.
Senior expert in the evaluation team of the development project TANTANAKUY, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2003. Funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland) and managed by Biota BD Ltd.
Referee in journals: Current Anthropology, Nordic Journal of Surveying and Real Estate Research, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Ajatus, Fennia, Futura, Int. J. Sustainable Society, Journal of Cleaner Production.
Publications: total 173
- articles in peer-reviewed intl journals:26
- articles in peer-reviewed edited books:10
- books, reports & special journal issues:24
- articles in peer-reviewed Finnish journals and edited books: 59
- other publications: 54