Markus Ojala. Academic Appointments

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1 Markus Ojala Updated: August 2019 Academic Appointments 2018 Postdoctoral researcher, Centre for European Studies, University of Helsinki University Lecturer, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki 2017 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki PhD Researcher, Department of Media and Communication Studies, U of Helsinki Education Ph.D. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2017 (passed with distinction) M.A. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2007 Peer-Reviewed Articles 2019 Networked publics as agents of accountability: Online interactions between citizens, the media and immigration officials during the European refugee crisis. New Media & Society, 21(2), Co-authored with Mervi Pantti and Salla-Maaria Laaksonen Presidential speeches and the online politics of belonging: Affective-discursive positions towards refugees in Finland and Estonia. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(2), Co-authored with Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus and Mervi Pantti Globaalin eliitin muodostaminen: episteeminen työ ja globalisaation artikulaatiot Financial Timesissa 2000-luvulla (The making of a global elite: Epistemic work and globalisation s articulations in the Financial Times in the 2000s). Poliittinen talous, 6(1). Available at: Watchdogs, advocates and adversaries: Journalists relational role conceptions in asylum reporting. Media and Communication, 6(2), Co-authored with Reeta Pöyhtäri Professional role enactment amid information warfare: War correspondents tweeting on the Ukraine conflict. Journalism, 19(3), Co-authored with Mervi Pantti and Jarkko Kangas Caught between sympathy and suspicion: Journalistic perceptions and practices of telling asylum seekers personal stories. Media, Culture & Society (online publication before print). Co-authored with Mervi Pantti. 1

2 2017 Naturalising the new cold war: The geopolitics of framing the Ukrainian conflict in four European newspapers. Global Media and Communication, 13(1), Coauthored with Mervi Pantti Whose War, Whose Fault? Visual Framing of the Ukraine Conflict in Western European Newspapers. International Journal of Communication, 11, Coauthored with Mervi Pantti and Jarkko Kangas Popular Geopolitics in the Shadow of Russia: The Ukraine Conflict in Finnish and Estonian Newspaper Editorials. In M. Pantti (ed.), Media and the Ukraine Crisis: Hybrid Media Practices and Narratives of Conflict (pp ). New York: Peter Lang. Co-authored with Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus Mediating the German Ideology: Ordoliberal Framing in European Press Coverage of the Eurozone Crisis. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 24(3), Co-authored with Timo Harjuniemi Lännessä olemme, itään katsomme: Ukrainan kriisin kehykset ja Venäjän esitykset suomalaisissa mediakuvissa (Ukraine crisis frames and representations of Russia in Finnish media images). Media & viestintä, 38(4), Co-authored with Jarkko Kangas and Mervi Pantti Eurokriisin politisoituminen suomalaisissa sanomalehdissä (The politicisation of the euro crisis in Finnish newspapers). Media & viestintä, 38(1), Co-authored with Timo Harjuniemi and Juha Herkman Democratisation through critique? The Euro Crisis and the prospects of the European public sphere. IC Journal, 10, Mediating Global Imaginary: Obama s Address to the Muslim World in the Western European press. Journalism Studies, 12(5), Non-Peer Reviewed Articles 2019 Kansa nousee Euroopan näyttämölle (The public takes the European stage). In Aunesluoma, J. and Kansikas, S. (eds.). Euroopan villit kortit ja mustat joutsenet (Europe s wild cards and black swans) (pp ). Eduskunta: Eduskunnan tulevaisuusvaliokunnan julkaisu 6/2018 (Parliamentary Committee publication) 2014 Dikotomian tuolle puolen: teoretisointi tutkimuskäytäntönä (Beyond the dichotomy: Theorising as a research practice). Media & viestintä, 37(2), Co-authored with Sampsa Saikkonen. 2

3 2013 European Public Sphere and Small Nations: Is There a Critical Role for Academic Intellectuals. Nordicom-Information, 35(3-4), Co-authored with Anna-Laura Markkanen. Academic Dissertations 2017 The Making of a Global Elite: Global Economy and Davos Man in the Financial Times , PhD Thesis, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki Suuri kertomus, aikalaisdiagnoosi ja sosiaalinen mielikuvitus: Tulkintoja yhteiskuntatieteellisestä globalisaatiokeskustelusta (Grand narrative, Zeitdiagnose and social imaginary: Interpreting the social-scientific debate on globalisation). MA Thesis, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. Book Reviews 2017 Slavoj Žižek: Uusi luokkataistelu: Terrorismin ja pakolaisuuden todelliset syyt (Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours). Agricola - Finnish History Network, 5 June Peter Berglez: Global journalism: Theory and practice. Journalism, 15(4), Janne Seppänen and Esa Väliverronen: Mediayhteiskunta (Media Society). Media & viestintä, 35(4), Kevin Williams: International Journalism. Global Media and Communication, 8(1), Tuomas Ylä-Anttila: Politiikan paluu (The return of politics). Agricola - Finnish History Network, 23 February Aini Linjakumpu: Islamin globaalit verkostot (The global networks of Islam). Agricola - Finnish History Network, 11 August. Research Grants and Honours The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Postdoctoral Research Grant 2017 Doctoral thesis The Making of a Global Elite: Global Economy and Davos Man in the Financial Times , passed with distinction Helsingin Sanomat Foundation, Research Grant 3

4 Helsingin Sanomat Foundation, Research Grant Finnish University Network for Communication Sciences, Research Grant 2008 Best Research Idea Award 2008, Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Helsinki Popular Writing 2018 Puolueettoman journalismin aika on ohi (The era of neutral journalism is over). Politiikasta.fi, 27 November Kansainväliset talousfoorumit globalisaation airuina (International economic forums as harbingers of globalisation). Talous & Yhteiskunta, 3/2017: Pakolaiskeskustelu politisoi journalismin (The refugee debate politicised journalism). Uutistamo / University of Helsinki, 28 September Informaatiosodassa media on osa konfliktia (Media is part of the conflict in information warfare). Helsingin Sanomat, 8 April. Co-authored with Mervi Pantti Mitä eurokriisistä opittiin? (What did we learn from the euro crisis?) #P3 Blog, 23 February Demarit SPD:n, Pasokin vai Labourin tiellä? (The democrats following the road of SPD, Pasok or Labour?) #P3 Blog, 30 September Davosin eliitti hakee taloudelle uutta suuntaa (Davos elite in search of new directions for the economy). Helsingin Sanomat, 20 January Mitä WikiLeaks kertoo median roolista poliittisissa kamppailuissa (What WikiLeaks tells us about media s role in political struggles). Politiikasta.fi, 12 February Eurokriisi vahvistaa eurooppalaista julkisuutta (Euro crisis strengthens the European public sphere). Kanava, 40(8), European publics, desperately seeking European politics. OpenDemocracy, 19 April. Conference Papers & Presentations 4

5 2019 Markkinakuri taloushallinnan prinsiippinä euroalueen uudistamisessa (Market discipline as a principle in reforming the eurozone). Presentation at the Spring Seminar of the Finnish Society for Political Economy Research, Tampere, 13 May Davos Man and the Financial Times: Transnational elite communication and the power of the global elite. Presentation at the Power & Governance conference, Tampere, August C. Wright Mills and the question of the global power elite. Presentation at the 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association. Athens, 29 August 1 September Neutrally against racism: Journalists role conceptions in asylum reporting. Presentation at Nordmedia 2017: Mediated realities - global challenges. Tampere, August Epistemic work for liberal internationalism: Studying the role of international business-policy forums and media in economic globalization. Annual Conference of the Westermarck Society, Tampere, March Liberaali-internationalistisen eliitin rakentajat: Maailman talousfoorumi ja Financial Times ylikansallisina eliittijulkisuuksina (The architects of a liberal-internationalist elite: World Economic Forum and Financial Times as transnational elite public spaces). Annual Conference of the Finnish Political Science Association, Jyväskylä, 9 10 March Professional role enactment amidst information warfare: War correspondents tweeting on the Ukraine conflict. Presentation at the Finnish Conference for Media and Communication Research, Helsinki, 8 9 April Koordinaatio, identiteettityö, valta: Globaalin eliitin rakentuminen viestinnässä (Coordination, identity work, power: The communicative construction of a global elite). Presentation at the Finnish Conference for Media and Communication Research, Helsinki, 8 9 April Mediating the German ideology : Ordoliberalism and its alternatives in the press coverage of the euro crisis. Presentation at the European Studies Day, Helsinki, 25 August Crisis Management through Self-Critique? Financial Times Coverage of World Economic Forums. Presentation at the ESA RN18 Conference on Communication, Crisis, and Critique in Contemporary Capitalism, Bilbao, October. 5

6 2012 Mediating the political imaginary of governance: Global elites and the Financial Times. Presentation at the Finnish Communication Research conference, Jyväskylä, August The struggle over globalisation in social studies: Cosmopolitanism vs. methodological nationalism. Presentation at the Power & Difference conference, Tampere, August Constructing world culture: Global governance in European journalism. Presentation at the NordMedia conference, Akureyri, August Approaching the role of journalism in global politics. Presentation at the Nordic Research Network in Journalism Studies Seminar, Jyväskylä, 6 8 April Globalisaation haaste ja mediatutkimus: kosmopolitismi vs. metodologinen nationalism (The challenge of globalisation and media research: Cosmopolitanism vs. methodological nationalism.) Presentation at the Finnish Media Research Conference 2011, Turku, 4 5 February Mediating a Global Imaginary: Obama s Address to the Muslim World in European Press. Presentation at the 2010 European Communication Conference of ECREA, Hamburg, November Narrating Global Politics: Social Imaginaries in European Journalism. Presentation at the 2010 IAMCR conference on Communication and Citizenship, Braga, July. Invited Talks 2019 Kansa nousee Euroopan näyttämölle (The public takes the European stage). Expert statement for the Committee for the Future, Finnish Parliament, 6 March Globaali eliitti, viestintä ja valta maailmantaloudessa (Global elite, communication and power in world economy). Talk in the MA course Perspectives on the study of communication, University of Helsinki, 2 October Kansainvälinen eliitti, julkisuus ja valta maailmantaloudessa (International elite, publicity and power in world economy). Public talk at Virta Adult Education Institute, Imatra, 6 March Kansainväliset talousfoorumit ja talousmedia liberaalin internationalismin airuina (International economic forums and media as harbingers of liberal internationalism). Talk at the Nordic History Research Network, University of Helsinki, 11 October. 6

7 2017 Towards a de-parochialised media theory. Talk at the Symposium on the Unwritten History of Cold War Media Theory, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, 8 June Transnational elite communication: Theorising the Financial Times and World Economic Forum as spaces for transnational elite formation. Talk in the MA course Introduction to Media and Global Communication, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, 10 October Miltä Euroopan pakolaiskriisi näyttää viestintä- ja mediatutkimuksen silmin? (What does the European refugee crisis look like through the prism of communication and media studies?) Talk at the Experience the Campus event for high school students, Helsinki, 29 October. Interviews 2017 Kokoomus on miehittänyt eurooppalaisen talouspolitiikan avainpaikat (The Coalition Party occupies key positions in European economic policy), Mikael Vehkaoja, Seura magazine, 6 September Politiker och affärselit umgås allt tätare (Politicians and business elite in ever closer interaction), Patrik Harald, Hufvudstabsbladet, 25 April Suomalaistutkimus: Yhtenäinen eliitti määrää yhä maailman talouslinjat (Finnish study: A united elite continues to govern the global economy), Janne Toivonen, YLE News, 22 April Huippuvaikuttajat jälleen koolla (Top influencers gather again). Radio broadcast, YLE Radio, 21 January WikiLeaks muutti mediasodankäyntiä (WikiLeaks altered media warfare). Radio broadcast, YLE Radio, 4 December. Positions and Service 2019 present Media & viestintä, Member of Editorial Board 2019 present Chair, Division on Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics of Communication, NordMedia 7

8 2017 present Institutional liaison, IAMCR 2016 Secretary, Media studies review panel, Evaluation of the Humanities in Norway, Research Council of Norway Coordinator, Critical Media Theory subdivision, Finnish Association for Media and Communication Studies Member of Board, The Finnish Association for Media and Communication Studies Member of Board, The Finnish Association for Mass Communication Research Peer Reviewer New Media & Society Visual Communication Social & Cultural Geography East European Politics Networking Knowledge Nordicom Review The Finnish Review of East European Studies KOME Journal Verified reviewer record available at Publons: Courses Taught MA level Media and global governance Political Economy in Europe The public sphere: Theory and research MA thesis seminar in media and communication studies (assistant and student mentor) Perspectives on media and communication studies (coordinator) BA level Media analysis Media, culture and society Mediatised world politics Theories of the public sphere BA thesis seminar in media and communication studies Supervision 8

9 Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki: 9 BA students in Media and communication studies; 2 MA students in Media and communication studies (second supervisor) 9