{"id":1145,"date":"2024-09-24T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:08:39","slug":"relex-core-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/relex-core-team\/","title":{"rendered":"RelEx Core Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1145_7fb358-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1145_7fb358-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1145_7fb358-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1145_7fb358-2c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1145_7fb358-2c > 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class=\"kt-image-overlay-wrap kt-over-image-zoomin\"><div class=\"kt-block-intrisic kt-over-set-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-9708-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" 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img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_564471-18 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_564471-18\">RelEx Core Team<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_65783c-cc\">Based at \u00c5bo Akademi University in Turku, Finland, the RelEx Core Team leads the project\u2019s research efforts and sets its strategic agenda. They are responsible for coordinating the research activities in Finland and across the various countries involved in RelEx, ensuring the project&#8217;s goals are met through a collaborative and cross-cultural approach.<br><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d34580-67, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d34580-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d34580-67\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d34580-67 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d34580-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d34580-67\"] 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3rem);}.kb-image1145_cfe44a-9b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_cfe44a-9b size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1861-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_84e9d9-ec\">Peter Nyn\u00e4s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a64accaff22e79fd7922d161b09cf0af\">Project Director of the RelEx CoE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter.Nynas@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_251819-03\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_251819-03\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_251819-03\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_251819-03 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_251819-03\">Peter&nbsp;Nyn\u00e4s is Professor of the Study of Religions and&nbsp;director of the RelEx CoE. His primary areas of research&nbsp;include contemporary religious change, methodology, worldview studies, psychology and sociology of religion, and religion, sexuality and gender. He previously led the Centre of Excellence in Research \u201cYoung Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective\u201d and recently edited <em>Researching Global Religious Landscapes: A Methodology between Universalism and Particularism<\/em> (Equinox 2024, with R. Illman, N. Novis-Deutsch, and R. Fern\u00e1ndez Hart).<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-814ab855c60883d7d33dff641d23dd0d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/sv\/persons\/peter-nyn%C3%A4s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/sv\/persons\/peter-nyn%C3%A4s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_9e05af-2f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_e7765f-83:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_e7765f-83 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_e7765f-83 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2302-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2ad23e-d8\">Marcus Moberg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46e1af52e0d9e79092a74affa52a8f5c\">Vice-director of the RelEx CoE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcus.Moberg@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_f05ff5-9d\">Marcus Moberg is a Professor in the Study of Religions at \u00c5bo Akademi University and Vice-director of the RelEx CoE. His primary areas of research include the sociology of religion, the discursive study of religion, religion and digital culture, religion and young adults, and mixed-method approaches in the study of religions.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9fcdb98968525b1f101487c7c8fc638\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/marcus-moberg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/marcus-moberg\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_ebc7d2-81\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_bbd4cc-69:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_bbd4cc-69 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_bbd4cc-69 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0604-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_2964ed-1b\">M\u00e5ns Broo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4445ef5aed74804ecedca0120115c4af\">Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mans.Broo@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_d11e9a-c1\">M\u00e5ns Broo is a senior lecturer in the Study of Religions at \u00c5bo Akademi University and part of the core team of the RelEx CoE. His research primarily focuses on Indian religions, both in history and contemporary times, but also on ritual, yoga and the ethnography of religion.&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20613221ef736c735c381f8f3d35b492\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/m%C3%A5ns-broo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/m%C3%A5ns-broo\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_5a6a9b-76\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_812e39-5f:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_812e39-5f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_812e39-5f size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-2897-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_844d24-3d\">Linda Annunen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9e7c821e3c98d7d300c20d06402074f\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linda.Annunen@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_01f03d-fa\">Linda Annunen is a postdoctoral researcher at \u00c5bo Akademi University and is a member of the Relex core team. Her research interests include ritual studies, religion and embodiment, contemporary religious change, as well as new spiritualities. Methodologically she is interested in different forms of ethnographic research and research ethics in the study of religions.&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efc8332437df1d9217ed7fea5e1737d0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/fi\/persons\/linda-annunen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/fi\/persons\/linda-annunen\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_fc894e-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_fc894e-10\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_fda869-80:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_fda869-80 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_fda869-80 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-1367-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_ef5a0a-4d\">Francis Benyah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9e7c821e3c98d7d300c20d06402074f\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis.Benyah@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_3f5052-41\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efbbc12afb5e506a6c1e1f7d568684b5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/francis-benyah\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/francis-benyah\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);}.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1145_08cb61-94 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_d11258-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_d11258-a2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_aa1ba1-b2:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_aa1ba1-b2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_aa1ba1-b2 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/full-1571-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5ebb07-5f\">Ali Ali<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9e7c821e3c98d7d300c20d06402074f\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ali.x.Ali@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_780c98-3a\">Ali Ali is a postdoctoral researcher in gender studies and politics at \u00c5bo Akademi University. Ali\u2019s research is on kinship and community relations. It traces the change of faith, values and modes of connection and mobilization in the lives of the racialized and non-citizens.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71f7b5dc238b78f5cbc88ade33ac366b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/fi\/persons\/ali-ali\/publications\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/fi\/persons\/ali-ali\/publications\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_0b0285-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_66a4e8-e7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_c7460f-ba:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_c7460f-ba .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_c7460f-ba size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0277-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_88887f-6e\">Karoliina Dahl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9e7c821e3c98d7d300c20d06402074f\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karoliina.Dahl@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_da9409-e6\">Karoliina Dahl is a postdoctoral researcher in the Study of Religions at \u00c5bo Akademi University, conducting research in Finland for the RelEx CoE. Her primary research interests include religion, life views, and young adults, with a focus on mixed-method approaches and social psychology in the study of religions.&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/karoliina-dahl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/karoliina-dahl\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_f9c9cb-b6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_9a0f87-e3:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_9a0f87-e3 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image1145_9a0f87-e3 img.kb-img, .kb-image1145_9a0f87-e3 .kb-img img{object-position:52% 51%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_9a0f87-e3 size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/web-2660-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/web-2660-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/web-2660-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/web-2660-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/web-2660.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_526555-00\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_526555-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_526555-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_526555-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_526555-00\">Khushal Naik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-1-color\">Doctoral Researcher<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7a755e-a9\">Khushal.Naik@abo.fi<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0a9057-c3\">Khushal Naik is a doctoral researcher in the Study of Religions at \u00c5bo Akademi University. His research focuses on migration policy discourse within and between the EU and AU.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f404f6c272a3b4946268a13c5ad58c4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/khushal-naik\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/khushal-naik\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_68030e-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_68030e-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_7d1144-ef:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_7d1144-ef .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image1145_7d1144-ef img.kb-img, .kb-image1145_7d1144-ef .kb-img img{object-position:50% 28.000000000000004%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_7d1144-ef kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/5O3A9890_web-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_bb4225-f0\">Islam Sabry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddd73eced12fb90beddc3f438089140c\">Research Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islam.Sabry@abo.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_7c2ba0-e7\">Islam Sabry is a research coordinator at the RelEx project at \u00c5bo Akademi University. With an MA in Social Exclusion, his research centers on the social exclusion of ethnic minority groups, focusing on understanding exclusion dynamics in diverse social contexts.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2196decf4c8163a932ffd6f6f4a6451d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/islam-abdalaziz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.abo.fi\/en\/persons\/islam-abdalaziz\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Research Profile \u2192<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da a{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da a:hover{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1145_139ad7-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1145_139ad7-da\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1145_02f94f-2c:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image1145_02f94f-2c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image1145_02f94f-2c img.kb-img, .kb-image1145_02f94f-2c .kb-img img{object-position:47% 35%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1145_02f94f-2c size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/relex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/full-0002-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_82feac-d9\">Andrew Armstrong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c49d9a951221fdcedd4c4a50fa9a5bc\">Project Statistician<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew.Armstrong@helsinki.fi<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_5999b1-bc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" 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img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_ca4ff0-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_ca4ff0-cb\">Aminkeng Alemanji<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_126dd8-a6\">Aminkeng.Atabong@abo.fi<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1145_0f98c9-9d\"] 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