About me
I am a political scientist and work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (Tampere IAS) at Tampere University. I am affiliated with the Degree Programme in Politics within the Faculty of Management and Business (MAB). I am also a member of the Political Engagement Research Group (POENG).
My research focuses on processes of political socialization, that is, how political values, attitudes, and preferences are formed over the life course and transmitted across generations. I am particularly interested in examining the role and mechanisms of close relationships, families, and intergenerational interactions in political socialization.
My research interests include political values and attitudes, political socialization, political engagement, political homogamy, social class, electoral studies, and research methods related to survey data.
In my doctoral dissertation, I examined the mechanisms of class voting among working-class voters in Finland in the 21st century.
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Main positions of trust
- Member of the Steering Group, Finnish National Election Study Consortium, 2022-
- Board member, Nordic Political Science Association, 2021-
- Director, Democracy Research Network (Tampere University), 2026-
Latest publications
Party-colored trust? Ties between party preference and epistemic trust in climate change issues
Westinen, J., Vadén, S. & Tiihonen, A., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Studies Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
When climate policy resonates: the interplay of framing, party preference, and political trust in shaping policy acceptance
Ahonen, S., Leino, M. & Tiihonen, A., 29 Sept 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Äänestäjien sosiodemografinen profiili sekä arvot ehdokasvalintojen taustalla
Tiihonen, A., Borg, S. & Isotalo, V., 2025, Presidentinvaalit 2024: Ehdokasvalinta, media ja kansansuosio. Kujanen, M. & Raunio, T. (eds.). Tampere University Press, p. 48-79Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Framing climate policy around energy independence enhances acceptance and perceived effectiveness: evidence from a Finnish survey experiment
Ahonen, S., Leino, M. & Tiihonen, A., 2025, In: Climatic Change. 178, 2, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lupauksia taloudellisesta ja kansallisesta turvallisuudesta – Heijastelivatko eduskuntavaaliehdokkaiden vaalilupaukset tulevaa hallitusohjelmaa?
Antikainen, E., Iivonen, S., Katjos, K., Krakau, J., Laine, L., Siekkinen, P., Vadén, S. & Tiihonen, A., 24 Sept 2024, In: Politiikasta.fi. 24.9.2024Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Minority bonding to political self-efficacy: a case study on bonding and bridging social capital and political self-efficacy among adolescents in Finland
Hannuksela, V. & Tiihonen, A., 8 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 1270065.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The Social Basis of the Vote: Class Voting in Finland
Tiihonen, A. & Söderlund, P., 2024, Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland: Studies of Voting and Campaigning in a Candidate-Oriented Political System . von Schoultz, Å. & Strandberg, K. (eds.). Routledge, p. 91-105 15 p. (Routledge Advances in European Politics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Yläkoulun opettajat ja demokratiakasvatus: Käsitykset, resurssit ja toteuttamismahdollisuudet
Hannuksela, V., Kekkonen, M., Kestilä-Kekkonen, E., Korventausta, M., Sipinen, J., Tiihonen, A., Tujula, M. & Vadén, S., 2024, Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. 87 p. (Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja; no. 2024:3)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Demokratia taipuu kunhan hommat hoituu? Populistipuolueiden kannattajien kiinnittyminen demokratiaan
Wass, H. & Tiihonen, A., 9 Oct 2023, In: Politiikasta.fi.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Kosmopoliittiset kaupungit ja kotoperäiset pikkukunnat? Erot kuntalaisten ilmastohuolessa ja ilmastotoimia koskevissa asenteissa
Leino, M. & Tiihonen, A., 23 Oct 2023, In: Kosmopolis. 53, 3, p. 42-65 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review