Kevät Nousiainen, LLD
Professor
Jurisprudence
Faculty of Law
FI-20014 University of Turku
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Academic Career
Professor, Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, 2009 – Minna Canth Academy professor 2004 – 2009
Professor of women’s law and legal theory, University of Helsinki, 1997-2004
Professor of comparative law and legal theory at the University of Turku, 1996
Assistant or research fellow, University of Helsinki, or Academy research fellow until 1996,
Research fellow, Research Institute of Legal Policy 1974-1983
Research interests
Gender studies in law, legal theory, equality law and anti-discriminatory law.
On-Going Research Projects
GENIE – The Paradoxes of Finnish Gender Power Order: Law, Politics and Multilevel Governance. 2007 – 2010.
‘Egalitarian Contentions’ is a research project on equality and anti-discrimination as issues of theoretical and historical consideration, as well as of valid law.
‘GENUINE’ is a network of researchers at the University of Helsinki, interested in combining issues of legal and political equality. The GENUINE network is preparing an anthology on the theme, arranges seminars and acts as a site of expertise in gender equality issues.