Ilkka
Kärrylä
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Biography
I am University Teacher of Contemporary History. I received my doctorate in social sciences (political history) from the University of Helsinki in 2020.
Teaching
In the autumn semester 2026 I am responsible for the study module of European Studies, introductory course to Master's studies as well as Introduction to Contemporary History at undergraduate level. I have previously taught undergraduate courses and seminars in political history as well as European and Nordic studies at the University of Helsinki.
Research
I specialize in political, economic and intellectual history, especially the history of economic thought and policy in the Nordic countries. My doctoral dissertation examined the debates on economic and industrial democracy in Finland and Sweden from the 1960s until the 1990s. I have published articles on Nordic liberalism, social democracy and industrial relations and on the theory and methodology of historiography in journals such as Contemporary European History, Contributions to the History of Concepts and Scandinavian Journal of History.
I am currently part of the research project Kansankodin epäillyt led by Tiina Lintunen, University Lecturer in contemporary history at University of Turku and financed by Kone Foundation. I have previously participated in the research programme Neoliberalism in the Nordics led by Professor Jenny Andersson at Uppsala University and funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the research project Neoliberalisation of Nordic Democracy? led by Professor Johan Strang at University of Helsinki and funded by the Academy of Finland.