Affiliated research groups and networks

University of Helsinki partners

• Education and Society research community
• KUPOLI sociology and politics of education
• Doctoral Program in School, Education, Society and Culture (SEDUCE)

National and international Research Networks

• POISED political philosophies and sociologies of education
• REM research network
• National network of gender studies (HILMA)
• YUNET University Network of Youth Research
• Finnish Society for Disability Research
• Finnish Youth Research Society and Network
• Nordic network for transitions, career and guidance (NoRNet)
• PRIVATOPIA Research Network on the Privatization of European Education
• Social Transformation and Education Research Hub

• Popular Psychology, Self-Help Culture and the Happiness Industry: An International Academic Network

AGORA research centre also collaborates with the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish National Agency for Education. We have close working relationships with several third-sector organisations such as Vamlas and Kehitysvammaliitto (Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities). The connections with a variety of educational and adult educational organisations are strong.