Personal and Academic Details Email address marko.joas@abo.fi University & department Åbo AkademiFaculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and LawPublic Administration Position Full Professor Research Profile Descriptor R4: Leading researcher Institutional webpage Åbo Akademi University Personal website Marko Joas Research Profile Research group website The Sea Research Profile Area Research Expertise & Interests Research Keywords Governannce Multi-level Governance Sustainable Cities Democracy Participation UN SDGs 6. Clean Water and Sanitation 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities 13. Climate Action 14. Life Below Water 16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 17. Partnership for the Goals Field of Science 5. Social Sciences 5.6 Political Science TORCH Thematic Line/Area 3. Inequality, Economic Growth, Governance, Migration3.3. Governance Other TORCH Thematic Areas 1.2. Water 2.1. Biodiversity 2.2. Environment 2.3. Climate Change 3.3. Governance 4.1. Big Data 5.1. Energy ORCID 0000-0003-2914-2777 Experience in Research Projects European Projects Yes Role WP Leader (or alike) Programmes COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Horizon Europe (or H2020 and FP7) National Projects Yes Role Principal Investigator Teaching expertise Teaching Keywords Local government processes and structures Research methods and processes Comparative sustainable cities Democratic participation and governance University administration and governance Teaching Experience More than 15 years