Tampere Graduate Centre for Social Sciences (TAMCESS) is a cooperative unit for postgraduate (Ph.D. level) education, formed to serve the departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tampere. The functions of TAMCESS include organising doctoral courses, contributing to the development of joint theoretical and methodological postgraduate education in the Faculty, securing cooperation between different graduate schools, and providing various information services and internationalisation opportunities for postgraduate students and their departments. The International School of Social Sciences coordinates the activities of TAMCESS. The director of TAMCESS is professor Pertti Alasuutari. Professor Alasuutari is on leave of absence until 31.12.2013. The responsibilities are taken care of by Professor Risto Kunelius.

News

Järjestölehden yleisötutkimus yhteisön kehittämisen välineenä

YTM Olli Kariniemen tiedotusopin alaan kuuluva väitöskirja tarkastetaan lauantaina 17. huhtikuuta 2010 klo 12 Tampereen yliopiston päätalon luentosalissa A 1 (Kalevantie 4).
 
Perheiden aika ja ajankäyttö

YTM, LuK Hannu Pääkkösen sosiaalipolitiikan alaan kuuluva väitöskirja tarkastetaan perjantaina 28.toukokuuta 2010 klo 12 Tampereen yliopiston Väinö Linna –salissa (Kalevantie 5, Linna –rakennus, ls. K 104).
 
Doctoral Seminar on Politics in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean

Jatkokoulutusseminaari Lähi-idän ja Välimeren alueen politiikasta. The first seminar meeting: Monday February 1, 2010 at 5.15 pm.
 
Ilmoittautuminen Tamcess-kursseille/Registration for the Tamcess Courses

Salasanat kursseille ilmottautumista varten / Passwords for the registration for the Tamcess courses
 
Kurssi-ilmoittautumisen peruuttaminen

Jos olet estynyt saapumasta kurssille, jolle olet ilmoittautunut, lähetä asiasta sähköpostia Tamcessille: (tamcess(at)uta.fi).
 
Jatko-opiskelijoiden sähköpostilista/E-mail list for Postgraduate Students

Ohjeet listalle liittymisestä. Instructions on joining the e-mail list.
 

Board members

professor Anneli Anttonen, Chairman of the Board
professor Risto Kunelius, Director
professor Kirsi Juhila 
professor Ilkka Arminen 
senior assistant Jaana Vuori 
senior assistant Ilkka Ruostetsaari
professor Mikko Lehtonen 
professor Jari Hietanen 
professor Satu Kalliola 
senior assistant Pasi Pyöriä 
postgraduates Kari Koljonen (in reserve Laura Ruusunoksa) and Tapio Häyhtiö
Head of Educational Affairs Marja Jukola-Aho, secretary of the board and administrative coordinator

Research profile of the Faculty

The Departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences have compiled descriptions of their research profiles. On the basis of these descriptions, the strong areas in the Faculty's research can be described as follows. The research activity of the Faculty of Social Sciences focuses on people's everyday life, on the central institutions of society, and on how activity and its structural determinants affect one another. Strong areas of research are the following: 

• Social capability and mental health
• Family and Childhood
• Gender
• Working life
• Political participation
• Welfare state and service systems
• Media and journalism
• Europe

The global system and transnational processes of change It is characteristic of the research at the faculty of Social Sciences to approach topics listed above from the viewpoint of cultural studies, social constructionism, or theory of action.  On the other hand, in many investigations there is a particular interest in social systems and institutions, often approached from an international comparative perspective. Social interaction and behavioral research, social theory and history of ideas are also among the topics studied in the Faculty.