Personal profile
Research interests
Research interests:
- Deliberative democracy
- Democratic innovations
- Experiments in citizen deliberation
- Public opinion
- Electoral research
Biography
- Professor of Political Science
- Director of the Social Science Research Institute (Samforsk)
- Director of the Center of Excellence in public opinion research titled "The Future of Democracy" (FutuDem).
- Director of the Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
- Founding member of the Standing Group on Democratic Innovations at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Teaching
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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STRONG: STRONG - Implementing democratic innovations
Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator), Rapeli, L. (Co-Investigator) & Aspnäs, E. (Coordinator)
The Strategic Research Council (SRC)
01/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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FIRIPO: The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion
Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator), Rapeli, L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Joas, M. (Co-Investigator), Herne, K. (Co-Investigator), Kauppi, H. (Co-Investigator), Setälä, M. (Co-Investigator), Laaksonen, H. (Co-Investigator) & Siren, R. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/20 → …
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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EUComMeet
Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator) & Silagadze, N. (Co-Investigator)
01/03/21 → 28/02/24
Project: EU
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FutuDem: FutuDem - The Future of Democracy
Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator)
Sitra, Åbo Akademi Foundation sr
01/03/19 → 28/02/23
Project: Foundation
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FNES 2019: FNES 2019: The Finnish National Election Study
Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator)
01/02/19 → 01/06/20
Project: Ministry / Government Agency
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Can Organized Deliberation Reduce Confirmation Bias?
Herne, K., Grönlund, K. & Söderlund, P., 11 Sept 2025, In: The Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 21, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Kansalaisparlamentti-kokeilu ja siitä saadut opit. Opas puntaroivan mielipidemittauksen järjestämiseen
Grönlund, K., Herne, K., Huttunen, J., Ikäheimo, H.-P., Jäske, M. & Lindell, M., 2025, Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi.Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Commissioned report › Professional
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The Development of Democratic Attitudes and Civic Virtues in a Deliberative Mini-Public
Värttö, M., Jäske, M., Herne, K. & Grönlund, K., 1 Jan 2025, Citizen Participation in Sustainable Urban Development: A Framework for Engagement from the Nordics. Ahola, T., Tura, N., Ojanen, V. & Johansen, A. (eds.). Routledge, p. 144-158 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Can a change in the leadership of a populist radical right party be traced among voters? The case of the Finns Party
Söderlund, P. & Grönlund, K., Mar 2024, In: Scandinavian Political Studies. 47, 1, p. 23-46 47(1).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Deliberative mini-publics
Grönlund, K. & Setälä, M., 29 Oct 2024, Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions. Vatter, A. & Freiburghaus, R. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 294-304 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile53 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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CSES Module 5 Full Release
McAllister, I. (Contributor), Sheppard, J. (Contributor), Müller, W. C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor), Hooghe, M. (Contributor), Dassonneville, R. (Contributor), Okolikj, M. (Contributor), Stiers, D. (Contributor), Meneguello, R. (Contributor), Stephenson, L. (Contributor), Harell, A. (Contributor), Rubenson, D. (Contributor), Loewen, P. J. (Contributor), Segovia, C. (Contributor), Gamboa, R. (Contributor), Alfaro-Redondo, R. (Contributor), Alpizar, F. (Contributor), Guzman-Castillo, J. (Contributor), Hansen, K. M. (Contributor), Stubager, R. (Contributor), Grönlund, K. (Contributor), Sauger, N. (Contributor), Valentin, B. (Contributor), Wessels, B. (Contributor), Schoen, H. (Contributor), Rossteutscher, S. (Contributor), Schmitt-Beck, R. (Contributor), Wolf, C. (Contributor), Fieldhouse, E. (Contributor), Green, J. (Contributor), Evans, G. (Contributor), Mellon, J. (Contributor), Prosser, C. (Contributor), Andreadis, I. (Contributor), Chadjipadelis, T. (Contributor), Teperoglou, E. (Contributor), Pang-Kwong, L. (Contributor), Enyedi, Z. (Contributor), Todosijevic, B. (Creator), Littvay, L. (Contributor), Onnudottir, E. H. (Contributor), Hardarson, O. O. (Contributor), Porisdottir, H. (Contributor), Helgason, A. F. (Contributor), Asgeirsdottir, T. L. (Contributor), Bowler, S. (Contributor), Kristinsson, G. H. (Contributor), Eyborsson, G. P. (Contributor), Indridoason, I. H. (Contributor), Bernburg, J. G. (Contributor), Olafsdottir, S. (Contributor), Marsh, M. (Contributor), Shamir, M. (Contributor), Shomer, Y. (Contributor), Sheffer, L. (Contributor), Yakter, A. (Contributor), Segatti, P. (Contributor), Vegetti, F. (Contributor), Yamada, M. (Contributor), Maeda, Y. (Contributor), Hino, A. (Contributor), Matsubayashi, T. (Contributor), Ramonaite, A. (Contributor), Komar, O. (Contributor), Zivkovic, S. (Contributor), Malesevic, I. (Contributor), Kandic, S. (Contributor), Batricevic, N. (Contributor), Stankov, N. (Contributor), Rekker, R. (Contributor), Van Der Brug, W. (Contributor), Van Der Meer, T. (Contributor), Van Der Kolk, H. (Contributor), Vowles, J. (Contributor), Greaves, L. (Contributor), Bergh, J. (Contributor), Aardal, B. (Contributor), Costa Lobo, M. (Contributor), Magalhaes, P. (Contributor), Gyarfasova, O. (Contributor), Bahna, M. (Contributor), Young Lee, N. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Oscarsson, H. (Contributor), Tresch, A. (Contributor), Bernhard, L. (Contributor), Lauener, L. (Contributor), Huang, C. (Contributor), Bureekul, T. (Contributor), Sangmahamad, R. (Contributor), Mehrez, A. (Contributor), Schneider, C. Q. (Contributor), Carkoglu, A. (Contributor), Aytac, S. E. (Contributor), Hutchings, V. (Contributor), Brader, T. (Contributor), DeBell, M. (Contributor), Donakowski, D. (Contributor), Iyengar, S. (Contributor), Howell, D. (Creator), Hillygus, S. (Contributor), Shaw, D. (Contributor), Valentino, N. (Contributor), Bottinelli, O. A. (Contributor), Bottinelli, E. (Contributor) & Selios, L. (Contributor), GESIS, 25 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.7804/cses.module5.2023-07-25, https://cses.org/data-download/cses-module-5-2016-2021/
Dataset
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Deliberative Discussion on Nuclear Power 2006
Grönlund, K. (Creator), Herne, K. (Creator) & Setälä, M. (Creator), Tietoarkisto, 18 Dec 2009
DOI: 10.60686/t-fsd2355, https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/08d15790-8211-4e26-bd9a-291359eb898a
Dataset
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Replication Data for: Disagreement and Deliberation: Evidence from Three Deliberative Mini-Publics
Grönlund, K. (Creator), Herne, K. (Creator), Strandberg, K. (Creator) & Söderlund, P. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 1 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/pg2rco, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/PG2RCO
Dataset
Prizes
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Pris för uppmärksammad popularisering av ny forskning för Åbo Akademis kännedom
Grönlund, K. (Recipient), 4 Sept 2024
Prize
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The 2020 Meisel-Laponce Award
Strandberg, K. (Recipient), Himmelroos, S. (Recipient) & Grönlund, K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
Activities
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Good deliberation regardless of mode?
Grönlund, K. (Speaker)
2 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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University of Barcelona
Grönlund, K. (Visiting researcher)
1 Dec 2025 → 6 Dec 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Stanford University
Grönlund, K. (Visiting researcher)
17 Mar 2025 → 30 Mar 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Stanford University
Grönlund, K. (Visiting researcher)
15 Oct 2024 → 2 Nov 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Centre d’Estudis d’Opinió
Grönlund, K. (Visiting researcher)
15 Apr 2024 → 29 Apr 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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Election night, 2nd round of the Finnish Presidential Election 11 February 2024
11/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Election night, 1st round of the Finnish Presidential Election 28 January 2024
28/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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