Administrative Studies
The administrative studies in Tampere University is the most extensive disciplinary unit in research and education of administrative sciences in Finland. Our educational and research fields are public administration, public finances, public law and regional and environmental studies. We have 15 professors and about 75 other researchers and teachers working in the academic unit, with approximately 140 master graduates and 10 doctoral graduates annually.
We work intensively with public administrations and provide leading research of public activities, regional development, environmental politics, and the interface of public and private organizations and activities. Every year, we provide several contract research reports for ministeries, municipalities and other institutions. Members of our academic unit work in international expert positions, for example in the World Bank, the Council of Europe, the European Commission and OECD.
Main funders of our research are the Academy of Finland, the European Commission, other public institutions and various foundations and international funders, such as the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Research in administrative sciences
In administrative sciences, we research in various disciplines, including regional studies, public law, public finance, and municipal and environmental policy. Our research provides new information related to administration, leadership, finance, legal aspects of administration, changes in regions and environment, and public policies and measures. Main research themes are
- the interface of public and private sectors
- services and innovations
- city and regional development
- equity and welfare
- sustainable development
- political agency and inclusion
- democracy and power
- security and risk management
Publications of the Unit of Administrative Studies in TUNICRIS portal
Research groups and communities
Several research groups and communities work in the academic unit
- Administrative Sciences Group
- Higher Education Group (HEG)
- Palestine Research Group
- Research group of local and regional governance
- Research Group on Public Financial Management
- Research group Politics of Nature and the Environment (PONTE)
- Safety Management and Engineering
- Security Studies Research Group (SSRG)
- Space and Political Agency Research Group (SPARG)
- Urban and Regional Studies Group (Sente)
Research projects
- ALL-YOUTH - All youth want to rule their world
- CICAT2025 - Circular Economy Catalysts: From Innovation to Business Ecosystems
- Constructing accountability in business-stakeholder relationships: the role of CSR communication
- CrisPrep
- ETAIROS - Ethical AI for the Governance of Society
- EVOLUTIVE - research on the impact of the Council of Europe Human Rights Treaties in Finland
- Infostory - Storytelling in Information Systems Development
- JuRe - Just Recovery from Covid-19? Fundamental Rights, Legitimate Governance and Lessons Learnt
- METKU - meaningfulness of work among public sector employees within customer-oriented service provision
- Offsetting game
- ORSI - Towards eco-welfare state: Orchestrating for systemic impact
- Power of precarity: everyday governing and resistance in the occupied West Bank
- ProDigial - Digitalisation as a driver of infrastructure productivity
- SURE - Smart Urban Security and Event Resilience
- Sustainable municipal economy, financial planning and knowledge management
- TIETOVA
- VATACO - Governing Transition to a Circular City: Engaging public and private stakeholders in the circular economy
Previous research projects
- DRAMA - dramaturgy of workplace wellbeing
- Gaining Access to Tertiary Education (GATE)
- GONST
- HYPER – Performance measurement for hybrid governance
- Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region (EmPaci)
- MULTI-ACT
- Present-futures in/of Palestine
- ReGrow
Education in administrative sciences
The unit offers education in organizational leadership, finances, administration, legal issues, local and regional change, and environmental policy for future experts in the field. All bachelor's and most of master's programs are offered in Finnish, but four master's degree programmes are offered in English. These programmes offer students tools for understanding, analyzing and developing a more open and pluralistic society.
English master's degree programmes are:
- Master's Degree Programme in Leadership for Change (LFC)
- Master's Degree Programme in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE)
- Nordic Master Programme in Innovative Governance and Public Management (NORDIG)
- Master’s Degree Programme in Security and Safety Management (SAFER)
Additionally, a doctoral program in administrative sciences is offered as part of the Doctoral Programme of Administrative Sciences, Economics and Business Administration and Political Sciences.
Administrative studies unit
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