Risto Alapuro
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Risto Sakari Alapuro, born 28 April 1944 in Ruokolahti
, is a Finnish
sociologist. He was professor
in sociology at Jyväskylä university 1986-1991, and has since 1991 been professor at Helsinki University.
Alapuro is an internationally known social scientist who has focused on historical sociology in Finland. He has researched, studied and educated in France
, Russia
and USA. His speciality is social movements, political conflicts and social networks.
He wrote Akateeminen Karjala-Seura in (1973). Amongst his other works are to be found State and revolution in Finland (1988), which concerns the Finnish civil war, and Suomen synty paikallisena ilmiönä 1890-1933 (1994), which is about Finlands birth as a local phenomena.
Ruokolahti
Ruokolahti is a municipality of Finland, situated in south-eastern Finland, in the region of South Karelia. Neighbouring municipalities are Imatra, Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Puumala, Sulkava, Punkaharju, Parikkala and Rautjärvi...
, is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
sociologist. He was professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in sociology at Jyväskylä university 1986-1991, and has since 1991 been professor at Helsinki University.
Alapuro is an internationally known social scientist who has focused on historical sociology in Finland. He has researched, studied and educated in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and USA. His speciality is social movements, political conflicts and social networks.
He wrote Akateeminen Karjala-Seura in (1973). Amongst his other works are to be found State and revolution in Finland (1988), which concerns the Finnish civil war, and Suomen synty paikallisena ilmiönä 1890-1933 (1994), which is about Finlands birth as a local phenomena.