Minna Kaljonen

Research professor

Docent (Adjunct professor), Environmental policy, University of Tampere
Ph.D., Admin. Science, Environmental policy, University of Tampere

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Contact

Email. firstname.lastname@syke.fi
Tel. +358 295 251 252 (mobile)

Finnish Environment Institute
Societal change
Latokartanonkaari 11
FI-00790 Helsinki

Orcid 0000-0001-8067-2402   
LinkedIn 
@MinnaKaljonen

Research interests and duties

I am responsible of developing and leading inter- and transdisciplinary research on just sustainability transitions. My research focuses on the practice of environmental governance in sustainability transitions. I have specialised especially in food systems research. I am committed to developing and fostering transdisciplinary research in the study of sustainability transitions.

I am a member of  Expert Panel for Sustainable Development

Selected publications

• Huttunen, S., Tykkyläinen, R., Kaljonen, M., Paloviita, A., Kortetmäki, T., Puupponen, A. 2024. Framing just transition. The case of sustainable food system transition in Finland. Journal of Environmental Policy and Governance 2024, 1-13
• Kaljonen M., Jacobi, J., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Lukkarinen, J., Ott, A. Peltomaa, J., Schneider, F., Tribaldos, T., Zaehringer, J. 2023. Reflexive use of methods: framework for navigating different types of knowledge and power in transformative research. Sustainability Science (2023)
• Herzon, I., Mazac, R. Erkkola, ML, Garnett T., Hansson H., Kaljonen M., Kortemäki, T., Lonkila, A., Malin J., Niva M., Pajari A-M., Tribaldos, T., Toivonen, M., Tuomisto H.L., Koppelmäki, K. Röös, E. 2023. A rebalanced exploration of the roles of livestock in society. Nature Food 4, 926–927.
• Pastorino, S., Springmann, M., Backlund, U., Kaljonen, M., Singh, S., Hunter, D., Vargas, M., Milani, P., Bellanca, R., Eustachio C.P. +5 more... 2023 School meals and food systems: Rethinking the consequences for climate, environment, biodiversity, and food sovereignty. Discussion Paper. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London.
• Kaljonen, M. Kortetmäki, T. Tribaldos, T 2023. Introduction to special issue on just food system transition: tackling inequalities for sustainability. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 46, 100688
• Asquith, M., Dumitry, A., Larsen, H., Maruie, C., Kern, F., Hielscher, S., Diercks, G., Hebinck, A., Kaljonen, M. 2022. Transforming Europe's food system -- Assessing the policy mix. EEA report 14/2022. European Environment Agency, Copenhagen
• Huttunen, S., Kaljonen, M., Turunen, A. 2022. Participation for just sustainability transition governance - lessons from food systems. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 18, 500-514 
• Lonkila, A. Kaljonen, M. 2022. Ontological struggle over new product category: transition potential of meat alternatives. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 42, 1-11
• Lonkila, A, Kaljonen, M. 2021. Promises of meat and milk alternatives -- integrative literature review on emergent research themes. Agriculture and Human Values 38, 625-639 
• Kaljonen, M., Kortetmäki, T., Tribaldos, T., Huttunen, S., Karttunen, K., Maluf, R.S., Niemi, J., Saarinen, M., Salminen, J., Vaalavuo, M., Valsta, L. 2021. Justice in transitions: widening considerations of justice in dietary transition. Environmental Innovation and Sustainability Transitions 40, 474-485  
• Kaljonen, M., Ott, A., Huttunen, S., Lonkila, A. Kuusela J. 2021. Policy mixes for more vital legume value chains: evaluation across competing policy frames. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food 27(2), 1-21
• Morris, C. Kaljonen, M et al. 2021. Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 8:38
• Kivimaa, P. Lonkila A., Laakso S., Kaljonen, M. 2021. Moving beyond disruptive innovations: a review of disruption in sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Sustainability Transitions 38, 110-126
• Laakso, S., Aro, R., Heiskanen, E., Kaljonen, M. 2021. Reconfigurations in sustainability transitions: systematic and critical review. Sustainability: Science, policy and practice 17, 15-31.
• Kaljonen, M., M. Salo, J. Lyytimäki, E. Furman 2020. From isolated labels and nudges to sustained tinkering: assessing long-term changes in sustainable eating at a lunch restaurant. British Food Journal 122, 3313-3329
• Peltola, T., M. Kaljonen, M. Kettunen, 2020. Public, embodied experiments in dietary transition: demonstrating alternative proteins at Finnish schools. Sustainability: Science, Policy and Practice 16, 184-196
• Kaljonen, M., T. Peltola, M. Salo, E. Furman 2019. Attentive, speculative experimental research for sustainability transitions: An exploration in sustainable eating. Journal of Cleaner Production 206C, 365-373

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