Sara’s dissertation, Poliittinen maku: Kulttuuristen käytäntöjen ja elämäntyylien sosiopoliittinen eriytyminen Suomessa (‘Political Taste: The Socio-Political Differentiation of Cultural Practices and Lifestyles in Finland’, available open access at https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/231271), was successfully defended on Friday 21 November at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University. Professor Eeva Luhtakallio from University of Helsinki acted as the Opponent, while Semi Purhonen from Tampere University acted as the Custos. Pre-examiners of the dissertation were Docent Nina Kahma (University of Turku) and Docent Niilo Kauppi (University of Helsinki).
The press release of the dissertation by Tampere University can be found here: https://www.tuni.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/sara-sivonen-kulttuurinen-maku-kertoo-poliittisista-kannoista-myos-suomessa.