Eeva Puumala

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Social Sciences | Unit of Social Research

Tampere University

eeva.puumala [at] tuni.fi (eeva[dot]puumala[at]tuni[dot]fi)

About me

I am a social scientist interested in community relations and their dynamics in diversifying urban environments. I seek to understand changing political and social landscapes by engaging with daily practices and forms of interaction. Currently, I lead the ERC funded project EmergentCommunity (2021-2025) where we work towards creating empirically grounded knowledge on coexistence and conflict. See more: https://www.tuni.fi/en/research/coexistence-and-conflict-age-complexity-emergentcommunity

Research unit

Tampere Peace Research Institute

Funding

Coexistence and conflict in the age of complexity (ERC Starting Grant 2021-2025), Neighbourhood Yurt: a study of social relations and neighbourhood dialogues (Kone Foundation 2018-2021)

Latest publications

Citizenship reimagined: Claiming the right to a future in a changing world
Puumala, E., 29 Jan 2026, The Social Psychology of Citizenship: Critical Advances and Interdisciplinary Insights. Andreouli, E., Figgou, L. & Kadianaki, I. (eds.). Routledge, p. 221-227 7 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
‘We Have Another Technical Issue’: How Can VR be Used to Study the Affective Footing of Urban Encounters?
Pehkonen, S., Akhundzadeh, R., Hokka, J. & Puumala, E., 25 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 25, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Affective abundance in the urban everyday: Unpacking the emotive dynamics of coexistence in diverse neighbourhoods
Hokka, J. & Puumala, E., 22 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology. 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Matkalla rauhantutkimuksessa – minne matka on tässä vaiheessa vienyt?
Translated title of the contribution: Travelling in Peace Research – where has the journey led thus far?Kynsilehto, A., Puumala, E., Jutila, M., Vaittinen, T. & Maiche, K., 10 Oct 2025, In: Kosmopolis. 55, 3, p. 65-74 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Rauhaan tutkien
Vastapuu, L. & Puumala, E., 2025, In: Kosmopolis. 55, 1, p. 3-7 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
John Adams ja harvainvallan uhka Yhdysvalloissa
Translated title of the contribution: John Adams and the threat of oligrachy in the United States of AmericaVastapuu, L., Kynsilehto, A. & Puumala, E., 23 Dec 2024, In: Kosmopolis. 54, 4, p. 3-6
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Kruununprinsessan uudet vaatteet
Translated title of the contribution: Crown princess' new clothesVastapuu, L., Kynsilehto, A. & Puumala, E., 2024, In: Kosmopolis. 54, 1-2, p. 3-8
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Arjen rutiinit ja kohtaamiset tärkeitä yhteisöllisyydelle ja kuulumisen tunteelle
Puumala, E., 18 Jan 2023, In: Politiikasta.fi.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Conviviality in the city: Experience-based spatial design against the segregation of places
Maununaho, K., Puumala, E. & Luoma-Halkola, H., 2023, In: Journal of Urbanism. 16, 4, p. 407-429
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Haavoittuvuus ja osallisuus turvapaikkapuhutteluissa
Translated title of the contribution: Vulnerability and participation in asylum interviewsMäättä, S., Puumala, E. & Ylikomi, R., 2023, Kieli, hyvinvointi ja haavoittuvuus: Kohti kielellistä osallisuutta. Paananen, J., Lindeman, M., Lindholm, C. & Luodonpää-Manni, M. (eds.). Gaudeamus, p. 73-94
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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