Social Management
10/2020–present | Professor of Social Management, IU International University of Applied Sciences.
4/2019–9/2020 | Professor of Social pedagogy and Management, iba. International University of cooperative Education, Cologne.
2017–2019 | Lecturer in TH Köln (Gender Studies), Rhein-Waal University (Gender Studies), University of Lapland (Entrepreneurship).
2016 | PhD Marketization of social services, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
2011–2016 | Full-time doctoral studies.
7/2010–4/2011 | Project researcher, University of Lapland, Faculty of social sciences.
2/2010–7/2010 | Visiting scholar in Mannheim University, doctoral studies.
6/2008–4/2011 | Project researcher. University of Lapland, Faculty of social sciences.
8/2005–3/2008 | Project Coordinator, Equality Trail (EQUAL funded project). University of Lapland Regional Development and Innovation Services, Rovaniemi Finland. Equality Trail was nominated as a success story by the EU (DGREGIO) in 2006 and the Association for Women’s Studies in Finland (SUNS) awarded Equality Trail as the Act of the Year in 2008.
2/2002–4/2005 | Start-up Consultant. GIG7 Women Enterprise Agency, Mannheim Germany.
2/2000–6/2001 | Fundraiser. Amnesty International Finnish Section, Helsinki Finland.
7/1996–12/1998 | Banking inspector, researcher Financial Supervision Authority, Helsinki Finland.
11/1995–6/1996 | Economist Bank of Finland, Helsinki Finland.
As the academic director of the degree programme Social management (B.A.), I am responsible for the quality control and development of the degree programme. As a professor of social management I am responsible of the following courses: social economy, social management, public & nonprofit management. I also teach (both in distance learning and in dual studies) and research in these and related topics.
Merenheimo, Petra (2020) (Hrsg.). Gender, Arbeit, Märkte: Wortmeldungen zur ökosozialen Marktwirtschaft. Studentische Essays. e-publications, TH-Köln. URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14520
Merenheimo, Petra (2019) Traditional Foundations of Novel Opportunities: Marketization in Finland's Care Sector, in: Päivi Naskali Joan R. Harbison Shahnaj Begum (Hg.) "New Challenges to Ageing in the Rural North: A Critical Interdisciplinary Perspective", Springer Verlag, S. 65–82.
Merenheimo, Petra & Rusko, Rauno & Tompuri, Helena (2019), Smart Spezialization: Handlungsmöglichkeiten der Hochschullehre (Originaltitel: Älykäs erikoistuminen Lapissa, Yliopisto-opetuksen toimijuuden mahdollisuudet), Hallinnon tutkimus, Administrative Studies Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift (Level JUFO 2, höchstmögliches Level für die finnischsprachigen wissenschaftlichen Publikationen), S. 174–190.
Merenheimo, Petra (2016) The good, the bad and the ugly: societal understandings framing opportunities for female entrepreneurship in care, International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 7(2), 77–96. (peer reviewed)
Rusko, R. & Merenheimo, P. (2016) Co-Creating the Christmas Story: Digitalizing as a Shared Resource for Shared Brand, in: Ionica Oncioiu (ed.) Driving Innovation and Business Success in Digital Economy, IGI Global, pp. 137–158. (peer reviewed)
Merenheimo, Petra (2013) Entrepreneurs’ access to public finance as a gendered structure, Case Finland, European conference of innovation and entrepreneurship, Brüssel 19.–20.9.2013, Conference paper, Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The paper and presentation were granted the Certificate of Merit.
social management, social economy, QM in social work, qualitative research methods, social innovations, female entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Petra Merenheimo
IUBH University of Applied Sciences
Department of Health & Social Affairs
Social Management
Bonner Str. 271
50968 Köln
