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Doctoral theses
- Epp Lauk "Historical and sociological perspectives on the development of Estonian journalism", 1997
- Triin Vihalemm "Formation of collective identity among russophone population of Estonia", 1999
- Veronika Kalmus "School textbooks in the field of socialisation. Kooliõpikud sotsialisatsiooniväljal", 2003
- Margit Keller "Representations of consumer culture in post-soviet Estonia: transformations and tensions", 2004
- Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt "Information technology users and uses within the different layers of the information environment in Estonia", 2006
- Kairi Kõlves "Estonians and Russian minority s suicides and suicide risk factors: studies on aggregate and individual level", 2006
- Anu Masso "Constitution of personal social space in a transition society", 2008
- Kristina Reinsalu "The implementation of Internet democracy in Estonian local governments", 2009
- Andra Siibak "Self-presentation of the "Digital Generation" in Estonia", 2009
- Pille Runnel "The transformation of the Internet usage practices in Estonia", 2009
- Tõnu Tender "Mitmekeelsus Eestis Euroopa Liidu mitmekeelsuse ideaali taustal" ["Multilinguisme en Estonie au fond de l'idéal du multilinguisme de l’Union Européen"], 2010
- Roosmarii Kurvits "Eesti ajalehtede välimus 1806 - 2005" ["The visual form of Estonian newspapers from 1806 to 2005"], 2010
- Kadri Ugur "Implementation of the concept of media education in the Estonian formal education system", 2010
- Kairi Kasearu "Structural changes or individual preferences? A study of unmarried cohabitation in Estonia", 2010
- Barbi Pilvre "Naiste meediarepresentatsioon Eesti ajakirjanduskultuuri ja ühiskonna kontekstis" ["Media representation of women in the context of Estonian journalist culture and society"], 2011
- Kertu Saks "The formation of editing culture and practice in Estonian newspapers 1988-2005", 2011
- Andres Jõesaar "EU media policy and survival of public service broadcasting in Estonia 1994-2010", 2011
- Tiiu Kreegipuu "The ambivalent role of Estonian press in implementation of the Soviet totalitarian project", 2011
- Marre Karu "Fathers and parental leave: slow steps towards dual earner/dual carer family model in Estonia", 2011
- Kadri Koreinik "Language ideologies in the contemporary Estonian public discourse: With a foucus on South Estonia", 2011
- Avo Trumm "Poverty in the context of societal transitions in Estonia", 2011
- Indrek Treufeldt ,,Ajakirjanduslik faktiloome erinevates ühiskondlikes tingimustes" ["Construction of Journalistic Facts in Different Societies"], 2012
- Maarja Siiner "Towards a more flexible language policy: a comparative analysis of language policy design in Denmark and Estonia", 2012
- Algi Samm "The relationship between perceived poor family communication and suicidal ideation among adolescents in Estonia", 2012
- Taavi Tatsi "Transformations of museum-embedded cultural expertise", 2013
- Krista Lepik "Governmentality and cultural participation in Estonian public knowledge institutions", 2013
- Lukas Blinka "The "good" and the "bad" of the internet: Studying subjective well-being as an outcome of young people's online practices", 2013
- Tatjana Kiilo "Promoting teachers' efficacy through social constructivist language learning: challenges of accommodating structure and agency. The case of Russian-speaking teachers in Estonia", 2013
- Ragne Kõuts-Klemm "Media-connected society: the analysis of media content and usage patterns from a systems-theoretical perspective", 2013
- Maie Kiisel "Problems of critical analysis of communication of environmental issues and risks", 2013
- Ave Roots "Occupational and income mobility during post-socialist transformation of 1991-2004 in Estonia", 2013
- Marek Miil ,,Nõukogude propagandasüsteemi toimimine ajakirjanduse argipraktikate kaudu" ["Functioning of the Soviet Propaganda System Through Everyday Journalistic Practices"], 2014
- Katrin Kello "The functions and contexts of general education history teaching: social and professional representations in Estonia and Latvia", 2014
- Tarmo Strenze "Intelligence and socioeconomic success: A study of correlations, causes and consequences", 2015
- Maie Soll "The ethnic identity of Russian-speaking students in Estonia in the context of educational change", 2015
- Linda Lotina "Conceptualizing engagement modes: understanding museum – audience relationships in Latvian museums", 2016
- Andres Kõnno "The modelling of communication and its applications in a longitudinal research: examples of Estonian, Finnish and Russian journalism in the 20th century", 2016
- Olga Einasto "Academic library e-service quality and working user: conceptual model", 2016
- Mervi Raudsaar "Developments of social entrepreneurship in Estonia”, 2016
- Ero Liivik “Otsedemokraatia Eestis: õigussotsioloogilisi aspekte” [“Direct democracy in Estonia: legal sociological aspects”], 2017
- Maria Murumaa-Mengel ”Managing imagined audiences online: audience awareness as a part of social media literacies”, 2017
- Jan Richard Bærug ”The collapsing wall. Hybrid Journalism. A comparative study of newspapers and magazines in eight countries in Europe”, 2017
- Mai Beilmann ”Social capital and individualism–collectivism at the individual level”, 2017
- Agnese Karaseva ”Teacher professional agency in relation to digital technology integration in teaching in Estonian and Latvian schools”, 2017
- Rainer Reile "Self-rated health: assessment, social variance and association with mortality", 2017
- Kadi Lubi "The role of information search and interpretation in living with chronic illness. The case of Estonian Parkinson’s disease patients", 2017
- Katri Lamesoo "Social construction of sexual harassment in the post-Soviet context on the example of Estonian nurses”, 2017
- Andu Rämmer ,,Sotsiaalse tunnetuse muutused Eesti siirdeühiskonna kontekstis” ["Changes in the social cognition in the context of Estonian transformation society"], 2018
- Kadri Rootalu "Antecedents and consequences of divorce in Estonia from longitudinal and multigenerational perspectives”, 2018
- Marju Himma-Kadakas "Skill performance of Estonian online journalists: assessment model for newsrooms and research", 2018
- Kairi Talves "The dynamics of gender representations in the context of Estonian social transformations", 2018
- Aare Kasemets "Institutionalisation of knowledge-based policy design and better regulation principles in Estonian draft legislation", 2018
- Johannes Saar ,,Hegemooniadiskursused eesti kultuuris. Eesti Kunstimuuseumi pressikommunikatsioon 2006–2015" ["Discourses of hegemony in Estonian culture: The press communication of the Art Museum of Estonia 2006–2015"], 2018
- Alessandro Nanì "Cross-media in public service broadcasting: the struggle between producers and audiences", 2018
- Signe Ivask "The role of routines, demands and resources in work stress among Estonian journalists", 2019
- Karmen Palts ,,Lastevanemate ja õpetajate vaheline kommunikatsioon Eesti esimese kooliastme näitel" ["Parent-Teacher Communication Exemplified by Estonian Primary Schools"], 2019
- Dagmar Narusson ,,Personaalset taastumist ja agentsust toetav klienditöö vaimse tervise ja sotsiaalse rehabilitatsiooni valdkonnas: vaimse tervise raskustega inimeste ja spetsialistide perspektiivid" ["Personal-recovery and agency-enhancing client work in the field of mental health and social rehabilitation: perspectives of persons with lived experience and specialists"], 2019
- Oliver Nahkur "Measurement of interpersonal destructiveness: the societal perspective", 2019
- Tiiu Männiste ,,Elukestev õpe ühiskonna pöördeaegadel" ["Lifelong Learning in a Transforming Society"], 2019
- Mari-Liisa Parder ,,Alkoholi tarvitamise ja olukorrapõhise hoidumise praktikate kommunikeerimine kui alkoholiennetuse baas Eesti teismeliste näitel” ["Communication of alcohol consumption practices and situational abstinence as a basis of prevention: a study of Estonian adolescents"], 2020
- Marianne Leppik "The segmented integration and mediated transnationalism of Estonian Russian-speaking populations", 2020
- Olena Nedozhogina "Identity construction of Russian-speaking Ukrainians after 2013-2014”, 2021
- Tayfun Kasapoglu "Algorithmic imaginaries of Syrian refugees: exploring hierarchical data relations from the perspective of refugees", 2021
- Tiia-Triin Truusa "The entangled gap: the male Estonian citizen and the interconnections between civilian and military spheres in society", 2021
- Kristjan Kikerpill "Crime-as-communication: detecting diagnostically useful information from the content and context of social engineering attacks", 2021
- Taavi Laanepere "Looking at the military service readiness of Estonian reserve soldiers through the prism of Bourdieu’s theory of practice", 2021
- Maris Männiste "Big data imaginaries of data pioneers: changed data relations and challenges to agency", 2022
- Kristiina Saks ,,Laste elumaailma meediastumine" ["Mediatisation of the lifeworld of children"], 2022
- Kadri Soo "School as a source of child subjective well-being in the framework of children’s rights: perspectives of children and young adults", 2023
- Hans Hõrak "Development of a computer vision-based privacy-preserving automatic observation method for measuring physical activity in school”, 2023
- Heidi Ann Erbsen ”The making of ‘Imagined Global Communities’: the ‘orientation’ and ‘orientalization’ of Russian speaking audiences”, 2023
- Marit Napp "The communicative construction of families: emerging trends in the age of deep mediatisation“, 2023
- Märt Masso "Employment relations in Estonia: employee control, participation and work accommodation in co-determining working conditions", 2024
- Viivika Eljand-Kärp ,,Tõhusad küsitlemispraktikad uudisintervjuudes. Ammendava teemakäsitluse saavutamine eksperdi- ja kogemusintervjuudes" [„Effective interviewing practices in news interviews. Achieving comprehensive topic coverage in expert and experience interviews”], 2024
- Simone Eelmaa „The social categorization of sexual abuse“, 2024
- Kristi Paron „Child-patient autonomy: interplay between normativity and relationality“, 2024
- Janar Pekarev „Military AI and autonomous weapon systems: an interdisciplinary exploration of ethical, legal, and sociological aspects“, 2024
- Anna-Kati Pahker "Measuring industrial modernity in comparative perspective, 1900–2020“
- Usha Dahal "Health and well-being inequalities in industrially contaminated sites: The case of Ida-Viru County in Estonia", 2024
- Eleri Lillemäe "Pragmatic conscription: Perceptions and experiences of conscripts in Estonia", 2025
- Sten Torpan "European disaster risk reduction institutions’ practices in mitigating communication-related vulnerabilities in disasters", 2025
- Kristi Nero "Dynamic vulnerability in the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences of the socially marginalised in Europe", 2025
- Mihhail Kremez "Constructing and sending Russia-related news frames by different media and their perception among various audiences", 2025
Doctoral theses defended at universities abroad:
- Halliki Harro "Changing journalistic conventions in the press: empirical studies on daily newspapers under different political conditions in 20th century Estonia", University of Oslo, 2001.
