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Demos Helsinki

Not to be confused with Demos (US think tank) or Demos (UK think tank).

Demos Helsinki is a Finnish think tank. Their main research focus is on governance and societal innovation for the development of a democratic and environmentally sustainable society.[1] The organisation receives a mix of public and private funding.[2] When it was founded in 2005, Demos Helsinki became Finland's first independent think tank, described as a "front-runner" amongst think tanks in the Nordic by the Scandinavian Political Studies journal.[3] Internationally, Demos Helsinki remains one of Finland's most prominent advocates of social change, receiving regular coverage from notable English-language newspapers, including The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Economist.[4][5][6][7]

Demos Helsinki
Formation2005; 19 years ago (2005)
TypeThink tank
HeadquartersMechelininkatu 3d, 00100
Location
  • Helsinki, Finland
Chief Executive
Juha Leppänen
Founders
Aleksi Neuvonen, Roope Mokka
WebsiteDemoshelsinki.fi

History edit

Demos Helsinki was founded in 2005 to conduct research for the Finnish innovation fund Sitra about the future of public services and quality of life in Finland.[8] Demos's approach to research and policy-making combines the expertise from expertise from different fields of study, including urban planning, architecture, and social sciences.[8][9] In 2007, the organisation launched the largest privately funded climate change campaign in Europe. At their annual conference in 2013, the World Resources Forum crowned Demos Helsinki's ideas for a resource-sustainable economy the best presentation in the Sustainable Business and Industry category.[10] More recently, Demos has developed experimental policy-making approaches for the Finnish government.[11][12] The universal basic income experiment in Finland in 2016 was part of this experimental policy-making, and Demos received worldwide media attention for their development of the experiment in collaboration with the prime minister's office.[13][14]

The organisation is also a partner to the city of Helsinki in its environmental and social sustainability programme, aiming to make the city carbon neutral by 2035.[7][15][16] Part of this collaboration included the creation of the Think Sustainably app that highlights sustainable consumer options and helps reduce carbon emissions, for which Demos developed the sustainability criteria.[17][18][19] Internationally, Demos Helsinki provides the French RATP Group, one of the world's major public transport providers, urban planning advice as a part of their strategy to use design and infrastructure innovation to increase sustainability.[20][9] Their collaboration is aimed at improving the societal impacts of Paris's public transport infrastructure, whilst decreasing its environmental footprint.[21]

Notable people edit

This is a list of notable people presently or formerly associated with Demos Helsinki:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Demos Helsinki". onthinktanks.org. On Think Tanks. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Lounasmeri, Lotta (2020). "The Finnish Think Tank Landscape–A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity?". Scandinavian Political Studies. 43 (3): 187–206. doi:10.1111/1467-9477.12182. hdl:10138/319111. S2CID 225383122. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Lounasmeri, Lotta (2020). "The Finnish Think Tank Landscape–A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity?". Scandinavian Political Studies. 43 (3): 190. doi:10.1111/1467-9477.12182. hdl:10138/319111. S2CID 225383122. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ Goodman, Peter (17 December 2016). "Free Cash in Finland. Must be Jobless". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ Soila, Amanda (July 2014). "Think Tanks See an Even Better Finland". This is Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Roope Mokka", Sitra.fi
  7. ^ a b Kaarna, Jasper (22 May 2009). "Demos Helsinki: Näin toimii ajatushautomo" (in Finnish). Suomen Kuvalehti. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b Päiväniemi, Okko (2016). "Demos Helsinki ja taloushallinnon sähköistyminen: muutoskuvaus" (PDF). Theseus.fi (in Finnish). Haaga-Heli Ammattikorkeakoulu. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b Berglund, Eeva (2013). "Design as Activism in Helsinki:Notes from the World Design Capital 2012". Design and Culture. 2 (5): 197. doi:10.2752/175470813X13638640370779. S2CID 142968921. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Peloton laboratorio palkittiin World Resources Forumissa". ym.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of the Environment (Finland). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. ^ Wachtmeister, Will (18 December 2015). "FINLAND: The world's first country with truly experimental governance". basicincome.org. Basic Income Earth Network. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. ^ Szaniecki, Barbara; Cocco, Giuseppe, eds. (20 August 2015). Creative Capitalism, Multitudinous Creativity: Radicalities and Alterities. Lexington Books. p. 169. ISBN 9781498503990. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. ^ Catalan, Daniel (22 June 2018). "What is a systems approach?". The OECD Observer. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 1–3. ISSN 0029-7054. ProQuest 2400554144. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  14. ^ Oltermann, Philip (2 June 2016). "State handouts for all? Europe set to pilot universal basic incomes". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Think Sustainably", Sustaineurope.com
  16. ^ "Helsinki Launches Local Sustainability Programme", Smartcitiesworld.net
  17. ^ Douglas, Lucy (13 August 2019). "Helsinki residents encouraged to reduce emissions with new 'Think Sustainably' app". Positive News. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ^ EME outlook. "City of Helsinki launches local sustainability programme". EMEoutlookmag.com. EME Outlook. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ^ Aouf, Rima Sabina (14 August 2019). "Helsinki launches Think Sustainably digital service for residents and tourists". Dezeen. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  20. ^ "2019 RATP Group Highlights" (PDF). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  21. ^ Nuutinen, Johannes. "RATP, Paris – The world's fourth biggest public transport operator examines the year 2035". Demoshelsinki.fi. Demos Helsinki. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Demos Helsinki - Board of Directors". Demoshelsinki.fi. Demos Helsinki. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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