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Juha
Kaskinen
Director, Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)
Johtaja, VTT

Contact

+358 29 450 2317
+358 40 543 9645
Rehtorinpellonkatu 3
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Futures studies and foresight
environmental policy and polics, sustainable development, environmental planning, expertise

Biography

Dr. Soc. Sc. Juha Kaskinen graduated from University of Turku, Department of Sociology in 1993 and his doctoral thesis in environmental sociology was accepted in 1998 by same department and university. In 1999 he joined the team of Finland Futures Research Centre (TSE, UTU) in which he has worked as project manager, senior researcher, coordinator of international affairs and since 2005 as a director. In 2002-2003 he worked as a future researcher in Association of Municipal and Regional Authorities. His main interest over the years has been futures studies, regional foresight and development, environmental questions and sustainable development and expertise. He has been conducting and participating in dozens of futures projects over the last 20 years (funded by e.g. EU Framework Programs, Academy of Finland and Finnish Funding Agency for Innovations). He is an active teacher and gives several domestic and international presentations every year.

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