Professor Virpi Timonen
Professor Of, Sch Office - Social Work & Social Policy
Biography
Virpi Marianna Timonen is Professor of Social Research and Theory (Personal Chair) at Trinity College Dublin (60%) and Full Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Helsinki (40 %). She completed her DPhil in Politics at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) in 2001. Her research spans social policies in ageing societies, sociology of intergenerational relationships, and research methods. Her investigations of intergenerational relations and grandparenting have provided new insights into how older adults contribute to the maintenance of family and societal solidarity but also disrupt established roles. Professor Timonen has theorised how successful and active ageing are socially constructed through policymaking; her theory of Model Ageing takes a critical stance on paradigms that currently dominate policy making for older adults. Her contributions to research on qualitative research methods are highly cited and have made Grounded Theory more accessible for researchers across disciplines and substantive fields. Among recent publications, her 2025 Open Access book "Social Policy: The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice" (Cambridge: Polity) sets out the core ideational constituents of present and future welfare societies. Professor Timonen"s current research, funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), is generating new insights into material and environmental legacy-making among co-existing generations. An Open Access book published in 2026 by Cambridge University Press, titled "Small Worlds: Theorising Human Material and Environmental Legacies", presents her original concept of legacy-making: future-oriented ideation and actions pertaining to the material and environmental effects that humans leave behind. Recent and forthcoming work interrogates environmental relationalities " how humans understand `the environment" " and interconnections between how we think about and act in relation to our material possessions and environmental effects in the era of climate turbulence. For research interests and publications in chronological order, please see: https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/virpi-marjaana-timonen/ For publications by citations, please see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CJzPXEgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao For information about the Legacies ERC project, please see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/material-and-environmental-legacies-in-the-21st-century
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Adamson, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Myra, Timonen, Virpi, Williams, Alison, Craig, Lyn, Constructing the `good grandmother': uncovering intergenerational tensions between grandparent employment and childcare in Australian policy dialogue, Ageing and Society, 46, 2026
Katharine Schulmann, Virpi Timonen, Catherine Conlon, Whose vulnerability? Inverting constructions of older people as a vulnerable group during the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 9, 2026, p100640 - 100640
What Do We Leave Behind? Theorising Material and Environmental Legacies Through the Prism of The Gift in, editor(s)Ruth Morgan , Oxford Intersections: Environmental Change and Human Experience, Oxford University Press, 2026, [Virpi Timonen, Eunsil Shin, Malin Emilia Bäckman, Federica Previtali, Friedemann Martin Yi-Neumann]
Timonen V, Foley G, Conlon C., Quality in qualitative research: a relational process, Qualitative Research Journal, 26, (3), 2026
Bäckman, Malin, Timonen, Virpi, Caring With/In Place: Future-Oriented Practices of Care in Local Initiatives in Gothenburg, Sweden, Area, 58, (3), 2026
Soares Ruokosuo, Eerik, Rostgaard, Tine, Perek-Bialas, Jolanta & Timonen, Virpi, Social Dimensions of Resilience in Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Health and Social Care in the Community, 2026
Virpi Timonen, Malin Emilia Bäckman, Federica Previtali, Friedemann Martin Yi-Neumann, Young-Kyu Shin, Small Worlds: Theorising Material and Environmental Legacies, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2026
Technology for care and living: A critical perspective in, Handbook of social care policy, Edward Elgar, 2026, [Lolich, L. & Timonen, V.]
Hamilton, Myra, Adamson, Elizabeth, Williams, Alison, Craig, Lyn, Timonen, Virpi, The Relationship Between Public Policy and Grandparents' Involvement in Childcare: A Scoping Review of the International Evidence, Social Policy and Society, 25, (3), 2026, p608-627
Bäckman, Malin, Timonen, Virpi, Environmental relationalities: how urban dwellers in Gothenburg, Sweden, understand and relate to the enviroment, Environmental Sociology, 2026, p1-14
Timonen, Virpi, Hamilton, Myra, Williams, Alison, Craig, Lyn, (De)gendering employment and family practices through grandparental childcare in Australia, Community, Work & Family, 2026, p1-25
Park, Youngsun, Timonen, Virpi, Zechner, Minna, Four Dimensions of Sustainability in Long-Term Care, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2025, p1-19
Long-term care of older people in residential care settings in Ireland during waves 1 and 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons (still to be) learned in, editor(s)del Pino, E. & Moreno-Fuentes, F.J. , Long-Term Care and Older People in Western Europe: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bristol, Policy Press, 2025, pp183 - 198, [Burke, S., Schulmann, K., Timonen, V., Hurley, E.]
Virpi Timonen, Social Policy: The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice, Cambridge, Polity Press, 2025, 221pp
Timonen, Virpi, Previtali, Federica, Yi-Neumann, Friedemann, Bäckman, Malin, Shin, Eunsil, The Legacy Maker Scenario: From Private Towards Collective Legacy-Making, Possibility Studies and Society, 2025
José de São José, Virpi Marjaana Timonen, Age is not just a number: developing an integrative conceptual framework on age, Journal of Aging Studies, 2025
Petautschnig C., Timonen V., Elliott O'Dare C., Conlon C., "I'm Going to Put on Bright Clothes now" The Process and Social Dimensions of Resilience Among Older Adults, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2025, p1 - 25, p1-25
Long-term care and older people in western Europe: Lessons from the Covi-19 pandemic in, editor(s)E. Del Pino, F.J. Moreno-Fuentes , Transforming Care, 2025, Policy Press, 2025, [Timonen, Virpi]
Craig, L., Lee, D., Hamilton. M., Timonen, V. and Adamson, E., Gender and educational patterns in the demand and supply of grandparent childcare in Australia, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60, (1), 2025, p251-269
Carla Petautschnig, Virpi Timonen, "I"m Not Worthless, I Do Help Society": Exploring the Lived Experience of Community Placement in Activation Schemes, Social Policy and Society, 24, (4), 2024, p601 - 615, p601-615
Soares Mantere, E., Rostgaard, T., Timonen, V. and Perek-Bia"as, J., A protocol for a systematic review of social dimensions of resilience in older adults., Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80, (9), 2024, p3875"82
Virpi Timonen, Ikääntymis- ja elämänkulkututkimuksen uudet avainsanat, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, 2024
Virpi Timonen, Grounded Theory in Public Policy, Encyclopedia of Public Policy, 2024
Norah Keating, Virpi Timonen, Tine Buffel, Healthy ageing policies from regional and global perspectives, A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy, 2024
Stephen Beasley, Virpi Timonen, Representations of older people in Irish public broadcaster's online news coverage during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Irish Journal of Sociology, 31, (3), 2023, p305 - 323, p305-323
Epilogue: The many dimensions and shifting qualities of distance in, editor(s)S. Begum, J.R. Harbison, P. Naskali and M. Zechner , Distance, Equity and Older People"s Experiences in the Nordic Periphery., Routledge, 2023, [Timonen, V.]
São José, J.M., Timonen, V., Teixeira, A.R., Amado, C.A., Santos, S.P. and Coelho, P.M., "I Was... Put in a Cage": The Experience of COVID-19 Home Confinement among Older Adults Living Alone in Portugal, Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 128, 2022, p111"134
Maire-Brid Casey, Fiona Wilson, Leo Ng, Kieran O'Sullivan, J. P. Caneiro, Peter B. O'Sullivan, Alex Horgan, Jane S. Thornton, Kellie Wilkie, Virpi Timonen, Julia Wall, Emer McGowan, "There's definitely something wrong but we just don't know what it is": A qualitative study exploring rowers' understanding of low back pain, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2022
L. Lolich, V. Timonen, The ageing entrepreneur: Co-opting older adults into the siliconization of care, Digital transformations in care of older people: Critical perspectives, 2022
Luciana Lolich, Jari Pirhonen, Tuuli Turja, Virpi Timonen, Technology in the Home Care of Older People: Views from Finland and Ireland, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 37, (2), 2022, p181 - 200, p181-200
Policies for active ageing and their family-related assumptions and consequences in, editor(s)M. Daly, N. Gilbert, B. Pfau-Effinger and D. Besharov , International handbook of family policy: A life course perspective, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2022, [Hamilton, M., Timonen, V., Craig, L. and Adamson, E.]
K.A. Theurer, R.I. Stone, M.J. Suto, Virpi Timonen, S.G. Brown, W.B. Mortenson, It Makes You Feel Good to Help!: An Exploratory Study of the Experience of Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care, Canadian Journal on Aging, 41, (3), 2022
Luciana Lolich, Virpi Timonen, Digitalisation of Public Services as a Challenge to Social Justice, Springer eBooks, 2022, p191 - 200, p191-200
Timonen, V., Greene, J. and Émon, A., `We're Meant to Be Crossing Over ... but the Bridge Is broken": 2020 University Graduates' Experiences of the Pandemic in Ireland, YOUNG: Nordic Journal of Youth Research, 29, (4), 2021, p349 - 365
K. A. Theurer, R. I. Stone, M. J. Suto, V. Timonen, S. G. Brown, W. B. Mortenson, The Impact of Peer Mentoring on Loneliness, Depression, and Social Engagement in Long-Term Care, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2021
Foley G, Timonen V, Conlon C, Elliott O'Dare C., Interviewing as a vehicle for theoretical sampling in grounded theory, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 2021, p1 - 10
Ayeshah Émon, Jo Greene, Virpi Timonen, Generation covid: Experiences of the coronavirus pandemic among secondary school graduates of 2020 in Ireland, Cogent Education, 8, (1), 2021
Wang, Qi and Timonen, Virpi, Retirement pathways and pensions inequality in China: A grounded theory study, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2021
K. Theurer, R. I. Stone, M. J. Suto, V. Timonen, S. G. Brown, W. B. Mortenson, Reducing loneliness and depression: The power of peer mentoring in long-term care,, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2020
Timonen, V. and Lolich, L., Dependency as status: Older adults' presentations of self as recipients of care, SAGE Open, 2020
Jari Pirhonen, Luciana Lolich, Katariina Tuominen, Outi Jolanki, Virpi Timonen, "These devices have not been made for older people's needs" " Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland, Technology in Society, 62, 2020, p101287 - 101287, p101287-101287
K. Theurer, R. Stone, M. Suto, V. Timonen, S. Brown, W.B. Mortenson, It makes life worthwhile!' Peer mentoring in long-term care"a feasibility study, Aging & Mental Health, 25, (10), 2020
Conlon C, Timonen V, Elliott O'Dare C, O'Keeffe S, Foley G., Confused about theoretical sampling? Engaging theoretical sampling in diverse grounded theory studies, Qualitative Health Research, 30, (6), 2020, p947 - 959
Lolich, L. and Timonen, V., Fortunate and fearful: Emotions evoked by home care policies for older people in Ireland, Emotions and Society, 2, (1), 2020
Elliott O'Dare, C., Timonen, V. and Conlon, C., Doing intergenerational friendship: Challenging the dominance of age homophily in friendship, Canadian Journal of Aging - La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 40, (1), 2020
Wilson F, Ng L, O'Sullivan K, Caneiro JP, O'Sullivan P, Horgan A, Thornton J, Wilkie K, Timonen V, 'You're the best liar in the world': a grounded theory study of rowing athletes' experience of low back pain, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020
Luciana Lolich, Isabella Riccò, Blanca Deusdad, Virpi Timonen,, Embracing technology? Health and Social Care professionals' attitudes to the deployment of e-Health initiatives in elder care services in Catalonia and Ireland,, Technological Forecasting and Social Change,, 147, 2019, p63 - 71
Virpi Timonen, Luciana Lolich, "The Poor Carer": Ambivalent Social Construction of the Home Care Worker in Elder Care Services, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 62, (7), 2019, p728 - 748, p728-748
McDonald, A., Lolich, L., Timonen, V. and Warters, A., "Time is more important than anything else": Tensions of time in home care of older adults in Ireland, International Journal of Care and Caring, 2019
Ayeshah Émon, Virpi Timonen, Graduate attributes: Social constructions and lived experience of university students in Ireland, Journal of Education Culture and Society, 10, (2), 2019, p133 - 147, p133-147
V. Timonen, Conclusions: the grandparents century?, Grandparenting practices around the world, 2019
José de São José, Virpi Timonen, Carla A. F. Amado, Sérgio P. Santos, From `active" to `capable": a capability framework for policy and practice on ageing and later life, Policy Press eBooks, 2019, p41 - 60, p41-60
V. Timonen, Grandparenting practices around the world, 2019
O'Dare, CE, Timonen, V, Conlon, C, Escaping 'The Old Fogey': Doing Old Age through Intergenerational Friendship , Journal of Ageing Studies, 48, 2019, p67 - 75
Elliott O'Dare, C., Timonen, V. and Conlon, C., Intergenerational friendships of older adults: Why do we know so little about them?, Ageing & Society, 2019, p1 - 16
Virpi Timonen, Better with Age " The Psychology of Successful Aging Alan D. Castel, Oxford University Press, New York, 2019, 236 pp., hbk US $27.95, ISBN 13: 978-0-19-027998-1, Ageing and Society, 40, (2), 2019, p463 - 464, p463-464
V. Timonen, Introduction: Widening the lens on grandparenting, Grandparenting practices around the world, 2019
Timonen V, Foley G, Conlon C., Challenges when using Grounded Theory: A pragmatic introduction to doing GT research, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17, (1), 2018, p1 - 10
McGarrigle, C., Timonen, V. and Layte, R., Choice and Constraint in the Negotiation of the Grandparent Role: A Mixed-Methods Study, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2018, 4:23337214
C. Conlon, V. Timonen, G. Dowling, Supporting parents communicating with children age 4-9 about relationships, sexuality and growing up, HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme Report No. 27, 2018
Turning the 'problem' into the solution: Hopes, trends and contradictions in home care policies for ageing populations in, editor(s)Boll, T., Ferring, D. and Valsiner, J. , Cultures of care in aging, Charlotte, NC, Information Age Publishing, 2018, pp39 - 55, [Timonen, V. and Rostgaard, T.]
José de São José, Virpi Timonen, Carla A. F. Amado, Sérgio P. Santos, A critique of the Active Ageing Index, Journal of Aging Studies, 40, 2017, p49 - 56, p49-56
Naonori Kodate, Virpi Timonen, Bringing the Family in through the Back Door: the Stealthy Expansion of Family Care in Asian and European Long-Term Care Policy, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 32, (3), 2017, p291 - 301, p291-301
Kristine A. Theurer, W. Ben Mortenson, Robyn Stone, S Brown, Melinda Suto, Virpi Timonen, THE IMPACT OF PEER MENTORING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE ON THOSE VISITED, Innovation in Aging, 1, (suppl_1), 2017, p238 - 239, p238-239
Kristine A. Theurer, S Brown, W. Ben Mortenson, Melinda Suto, Robyn Stone, Virpi Timonen, IT HAS GIVEN ME A NEW LIFE: PEER MENTORING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE, Innovation in Aging, 1, (suppl_1), 2017, p856 - 856, p856-856
Hannele Forsberg, Virpi Timonen, The future of the family as envisioned by young adults in Ireland, Journal of Youth Studies, 21, (6), 2017, p765 - 779, p765-779
Dempsey, C., Normand, C. and Timonen, V., Towards a more person-centred home care service: A study of the preferences of older adults and home care workers., Administration, 64, (2), 2016, p109-136
Kamiya, Y., Timonen, V. and Kenny, R.A., The impact of childhood sexual abuse on the mental, physical health, and health care utilization of older adults, International Psychogeriatrics , 28, (3), 2016, p415-22
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., "I hate being a burden": The patient perspective on carer burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 17, (5-6), 2016, p351 - 357
Galvin M, Corr B, Madden C, Mays I, McQuillan R, Timonen V, Staines A, Hardiman O, Caregiving in ALS - A mixed methods approach to the study of Burden, BMC Palliative Care, 15, (1), 2016, p81-
Between control and surrender in terminal illness in, editor(s)J.F. Gubrium, T. A. Andreassen and P.K. Solvang , Reimagining the Human Service, New York, Columbia University Press, 2016, pp123-139 , [Foley, G. and Timonen, V.]
Timonen, V., " Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing, Bristol and Chicago, Policy Press, 2016
Foley G, Timonen V., Using grounded theory method to capture and analyze health care experiences, Health Services Research, 50, (4), 2015, p1195 - 1210
Kristine A. Theurer, W. Ben Mortenson, Robyn Stone, Melinda Suto, Virpi Timonen, Julia Rozanova, The need for a social revolution in residential care, Journal of Aging Studies, 35, 2015, p201 - 210, p201-210
Theurer, K., Mortenson, B., Stone, R., Suto, M., Timonen, V. and Rozanova, J., The Need for a Social Revolution in Residential Care, Journal of Aging Studies, 2015, p201 - 210
Timonen, V. and Conlon, C., Beyond Mannheim: Conceptualising how people 'talk' and 'do' generations in contemporary society, Advances in Life Course Research, 24, 2015, p1 - 9
Grandparenting in, editor(s)Twigg, J. and Martin, W. , Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology, London, Routledge, 2015, pp234 - 242, [Arber, S. and Timonen, V.]
Conlon, C., Carney, G., Timonen, V. and Scharf, T., 'Emergent Reconstruction' in Grounded Theory: Learning from Team-Based Interview Research, Qualitative Research, 15, (1), 2015, p39 - 56
Conlon, C., Timonen, V., Scharf, T. and Carney, G., Consumption of care and intergenerational relations in the Irish context, Families, Relationships and Societies, 3, (1), 2014, p139 - 142(4)
Timonen, V. and Doyle, M., Life-long singlehood: Intersections of the past and the present, Ageing & Society, 34, (10), 2014, p1749 - 1770
Carney, G., Scharf, T., Timonen, V. and Conlon, C., 'Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt': Solidarity between generations in the Irish crisis, Critical Social Policy, 34, (3), 2014, p312 - 332
Sustainability of the Nordic model in the face of population ageing in, editor(s)Harper, S. and Hamblin, K. , International Handbook of Ageing and Public Policy, Cheltenham (UK) and Northampton (US), Edward Elgar, 2014, pp279 - 290, [Timonen, V. and Kautto, M.]
Kamiya, Y., Doyle, M., Henretta, J. and Timonen, V., Early-life circumstances and later-life loneliness in Ireland, The Gerontologist, 54, (5), 2014, p773 - 783
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., Acceptance and decision making in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from a life-course perspective, Qualitative Health Research, 24, (1), 2014, p67 - 77
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., How and why people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis engage with healthcare services: A qualitative study of service users' experiences in Ireland, Palliative Medicine, 8th World Research Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care, Lleida, June 5-7 2014, 28, (6), 2014, p619
Conlon, C., Timonen, V., Carney, G. and Scharf, T., Women (Re)Negotiating Care across Family Generations: Intersections of Gender and Socioeconomic Status, Gender & Society, 28, (5), 2014, p729 - 751
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., Understanding psycho-social processes underpinning engagement with services in motor neurone disease: A qualitative study, Palliative Medicine, 28, (4), 2014, p318 - 325
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., Exerting control and adapting to loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Social Science & Medicine, 101, 2014, p113 - 119
Timonen, Virpi, Conlon, Catherine, Scharf, Thomas and Carney, Gemma, Family, state, class and solidarity: Re-conceptualising intergenerational solidarity through the Grounded Theory approach, European Journal of Ageing, 10, (3), 2013, p171 - 179
Back to basics or into a brave new world? The potential and pitfalls of biomarkers in explaining the pathways between social engagement and health in, editor(s)Hoque, N., McGehee, M.A. and Bradshaw, B.S. (eds) , Applied demography and public health [Applied demography series volume 3], New York, Springer, 2013, pp313 - 336, [Kamiya, Y., Timonen, V., Romero-Ortuno, R. and Kenny, R.A.]
Powerless observers? Policymakers' views on the inclusion of older people's interest organizations in the policy process in Ireland in, editor(s)Linden, T.S. and Ervik, R. , The Making of Aging Policy: Theory and Practice in Europe, Cheltenham and Northampton, Edward Elgar, 2013, pp78 - 97, [Doyle, M. and Timonen, V.]
Kamiya, Y., Doyle, M., Henretta, J. and Timonen, V., Depressive symptoms among older adults: The impact of early and later life circumstances and marital status, Aging and Mental Health, 17, (3), 2013, p349 - 357
Grandparental agency after adult children's divorce in, editor(s)Arber, S. and Timonen, V. , Contemporary grandparenting: changing family relationships in global contexts, Bristol, Policy Press,, 2012, [Timonen, V. and Doyle, M.]
Moore, E., Timonen, V., O'Dwyer, C. and Doyle, M., Divorce and Intergenerational Support: Comparing the Perceptions of Divorced Adults and Their Parents, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 43, (2), 2012, p261 - 279
V. Timonen, S. Arber, Introduction: A new look at grandparenting, Contemporary grandparenting: Changing family relationships in global contexts, 2012
'Grandparenting in the twenty-first century: New directions' in, Arber, S. and Timonen, V. , Contemporary grandparenting: changing family relationships in global contexts, Bristol, Policy Press, 2012, pp247 - 264, [Arber, S. and Timonen, V.]
Rostgaard, T., Timonen, V., Glendinning, C., Guest editorial: Reforming Home Care in Ageing Societies, Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, (3), 2012, p225-227
O'Dwyer, C., Doyle, M., Moore, E., Timonen, V., 'We have all moved on': How grandparents cope with their adult child's relationship breakdown, Families, Relationships and Societies, 1, (2), 2012, p223-241
V. Timonen, Review of: 'Ageing populations in post-industrial democracies: Comparative studies of policies and politics' by Pieter Vanhuysse and Achim Goerres, Ageing and Society, 2012
Timonen, V., Scharf, T., Conlon, C. and Carney, G., Intergenerational solidarity and justice in Ireland: Towards a new national dialogue, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 10, (3), 2012, p317 - 321
S. Arber, V. Timonen, Contemporary grandparenting: Changing family relationships in global contexts, 2012
Rostgaard, T., Timonen, V. and Glendinning, C., Comparing home care policies across Europe, Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, (3), 2012, p225 - 227
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., Experience of services as a key outcome in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) care. The case for a better understanding of patient experiences, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 29, (5), 2012, p362 - 367
'Introduction: A new look at grandparenting' in, editor(s)Arber, S. and Timonen, V. , Contemporary grandparenting: changing family relationships in global contexts, Bristol, Policy Press, 2012, pp1 - 24, [Timonen, V. and Arber, S.]
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., Patients' perceptions of services and preferences for care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 13, (1), 2012, p11 - 24
Timonen, V., Doyle, M. and O'Dwyer, C., Expanded but not regulated: Ambiguity in home care policy in Ireland, Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, (3), 2012, p310 - 318
S. Arber, V. Timonen, Grandparenting in the twenty-first century: New directions, Contemporary grandparenting: Changing family relationships in global contexts, 2012
'Grandparental agency after adult children's divorce in, editor(s)Arber, S. and Timonen, V. , Contemporary grandparenting: changing family relationships in global contexts, Bristol, Policy Press, 2012, pp159 - 180, [Timonen, V. and Doyle, M.]
Virpi Timonen, Special Issue Expanded, but not regulated: ambiguity in home-care policy in Ireland, 2012
Foley G, Timonen V, Hardiman O., A systematic review of ALS patients' perceptions of services and decision making in care, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 22nd International Symposium on ALS/MND, Sydney, Nov 30-Dec 02 2011, 12, (Suppl. 1), 2011, s13
Timonen, Virpi, Doyle, Martha and O'Dwyer, Ciara, 'He really leant on me a lot': Parents' Perspectives on the Provision of Support to Divorced and Separated Adult Children in Ireland, Journal of Family Issues, 32, (12), 2011, p1622-1646
T. Rostgaard, C. Glendinning, C. Gori, T. Kroger, A. Osterle, M. Szebehely, H. Theobald, V. Timonen, M. Vabo, LIVINDHOME: Living Independently at Home. Reforms in Home Care in Nine European Countries, 2011
V. Timonen, Y. Kamiya, S. Maty, `Social Engagement of Older People", Fifty plus in Ireland 2011: First results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), 2011
Home Care in Ireland in, editor(s)Rostgaard, T., Glendinning, C., Gori, C., Kroger, T., Osterle, A., Szebehely, M., Theobald, H., Timonen, V. and Vabo, M. , LIVINDHOME: Living Independently at Home. , Copenhagen, SFI - Danish National Centre for Social Research, 2011, pp161 - 184, [Timonen, V., Doyle, M. and O'Dwyer, C.]
Doyle, Martha and Timonen, Virpi, Lessons from a Community-Based Participatory Research Project: Older People's and Researchers' Reflections, Research on Aging, 32, (2), 2010, p244 - 263
Doyle, M. and Timonen, V., Obligations, Ambitions, Calculations: Migrant Care Workers' Negotiation of Work, Career and Family, Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society, 17, (1), 2010, p29 - 52
O'Dwyer, Ciara and Timonen, Virpi, Rethinking the Value of Residents' Councils: Observations and Lessons from an Exploratory Study, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 29, (6), 2010, p762 - 771
Kamiya, Y., Whelan, B., Timonen, V. and Kenny, R.A., The differential impact of subjective and objective aspects of social engagement on cardiovascular risk factors., BMC Geriatrics, 10, 2010, p80 - 80
M. Pierce, V. Timonen, How theories of ageing can influence policy (Executive summary of the `Discussion Paper on Theories of Ageing"), 2010
Kamiya, Yumiko, Whelan, Brendan, Timonen, Virpi and Kenny, Rose Anne, The differential impact of subjective and objective aspects of social engagement on cardiovascular risk factors, BMC Geriatrics, 10, (81), 2010
Timonen, Virpi and Doyle, Martha, Migrant Care Workers' Relationships with Care Recipients, Colleagues and Employers, European Journal of Women's Studies, 17, (1), 2010, p25 - 41
Timonen, V. and O'Dwyer, C. , 'It's nice to see someone coming in': Exploring the Social Objectives of Meals-on-Wheels, Canadian Journal on Aging, 29, (3), 2010, p399 - 410
Doyle, M., O'Dwyer, C. and Timonen, V., , 'How Can You Just Cut Off a Whole Side of the Family and Say Move On?' The Reshaping of Paternal Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships Following Relationship Breakdown in the Middle Generation, Family Relations, 59, (5), 2010, p587 - 598
O'Dwyer, C. and Timonen, V., Doomed to Extinction? The Nature and Future of Volunteering for Meal-on-Wheels Services, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 20, 2009, p35 - 49
Timonen, V., Doyle, M. and O'Dwyer, C. (with contributions from E. Moore), The Role of Grandparents in Divorced and Separated Families, Dublin, Family Support Agency and Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin, November, 2009
Doyle, Martha and Timonen, Virpi, The Different Faces of Care Work: Understanding the Experiences of the Multi-Cultural Care Workforce, Ageing & Society, 29, 2009, p337 - 350
Timonen, Virpi and O'Dwyer, Ciara, Living in institutional care: Residents' experiences and coping strategies, Social Work in Healthcare, 48, (6), 2009, p597 - 613
Timonen, V. and Doyle, M., In Search of Security: Migrant Workers' Understandings, Experiences and Expectations Regarding 'Social Protection', Journal of Social Policy, 38, (1), 2009, p157 - 175
Toward an Integrative Theory of Care: Formal and Informal Intersections in, editor(s)Roberto, Karen A. and Mancini, Jay A. , Pathways of Human Development: Explorations of Change, Lanham, MD, Lexington, 2009, pp307 - 326, [Timonen, V.]
O'Dwyer, Ciara, Corish, Clare and Timonen, Virpi, Nutritional Status of Irish Older People in Receipt of Meals-on-Wheels and the Nutritional Content of Meals Provided, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 22, (6), 2009, p521-527
V. Timonen, Ageing societies: A comparative introduction, 2008
C. O"Dwyer, V. Timonen, A. Diaz, E. Kelly, The Cherry Orchard Advocacy Pilot Project, 2008
Doyle, Martha and Timonen, Virpi, Breaking the Mould: New Trajectories in the Domiciliary Care of Older People in Ireland, International Journal of Social Welfare, 17, 2008, p324 - 332
Timonen, V. and M. Doyle, From the workhouse to the home. The historical origins and development of domiciliary care services for older people in Ireland, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 28, (3/4), 2008, p76 - 89
O'Dwyer, C. and Timonen, V., The Role and Future Development of Meals-on-Wheels Services for Older People in Ireland, Dublin, National Council on Ageing and Older People, 2008, 1-240
Health and Health Care in, editor(s)Fahey, T., Russell, H., Whelan, C. , Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger, Dublin, Institute for Public Administration, 2007, [Layte, R., Nolan, A., Nolan, B.]
O'Brien M, Curry P, O'Neill D, Timonen V., Hospital Professionals' Perceptions Of Older People's Participation In The Acute Hospital Discharge Process: A Phenomenographic Study., Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 176, (Suppl 6), 2007, ppS235-6
Doyle, M. and Timonen, V., Home Care for Ageing Populations: A Comparative Analysis of Domiciliary Care in Denmark, Germany and the United States., Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2007
Timonen, V. and M. Doyle, Worlds apart? Public, private and non-profit sector providers of domiciliary care for older persons in Ireland, Journal of Aging Studies, 21, (3), 2007, p255 - 265
Ahern, D., Doyle, M. and Timonen, V., Regulating Home Care of Older People: The Inevitable Poor Relation?, Dublin University Law Journal, 29, 2007, p374 - 396
Timonen, V., J. Convery and S. Cahill, Care revolutions in the making? A comparison of cash-for-care programmes in four European countries., Ageing and Society, 26, (3), 2006, p455 - 474
V. Timonen, Responsibility for the costs of long-term institutional care: A comparative perspective, Older people in modern Ireland: Essays on law and policy, 2006
A. Nolan, B. Whelan, H. Cronin, J. Grimson, Y. Kamiya, R.A. Kenny, A. Moreira, C. O"Regan, V. Timonen, The Development of a Draft Framework for the Collection of Information About the Older Population, 2006
V. Timonen, Irish Social Expenditure in a Comparative International Context: Epilogue, 2005
V. Timonen, Celtic Tiger Ireland: How has Ireland evolved during the period of prosperity?, Reformfähigkeit und reformstau " ein Europäischer vergleich. Berichte und Studien, 2005
Timonen, V., New Risks-Are They Still New for the Nordic Welfare States?, New Risks, New Welfare: The Transformation of the European Welfare State, 2005
V. Timonen, Policy paradigms and long-term care: Convergence or continuing differences?, Ideas and welfare state reform in Western Europe, 2005
V. Timonen, Evaluation of Homecare Grant Schemes in Ireland, 2004
V. Timonen, Uudet sosiaaliset riskit suomalaisessa ja ruotsalaisessa hyvinvointivaltiossa [New risks in the Finnish and Swedish welfare states], Riskit, Instituutiot ja Tuotokset [Risks, Institutions and Outcomes, a Festschrift for Professor Olli Kangas], 2003
R. Boyle, P. Humphreys, O. O"Donnell, J. O"Riordan, V. Timonen, Changing Local Government: A Review of the Local Government Modernisation Programme, CPMR [Committee for Public Management Research] Research Report 5, 2003
V. Timonen, Intressit ja hyvinvointivaltion puolustus: Ay-liike työttömyysturvan leikkauksien vastustajana (Interests and the defence of the welfare state: the trade union movement as an opponent to cuts in unemployment benefits), Lamakirja [anthology on Politics and Policies During the 1990s Recession in Finland], 2003
V. Timonen, Irish Social Expenditure in a Comparative International Context, 2003
V. Timonen, Restructuring the welfare state: Globalisation and social policy reform in Finland and Sweden, 2003
V. Timonen, O. O"Donnell, Development of e-Government in Ireland: Remaining issues and challenges, Administration, 2003
V. Timonen, Supporting Carers " A Social Policy Report, Social Policy Series, 2002
V. Timonen, O. O"Donnell, P. Humphreys, E-Government and the Decentralisation of Service Delivery, CPMR [Committee for Public Management Research] Discussion Paper No. 25, 2002
Timonen, V., McMenamin, I., Future of care services in Ireland: Old answers to new challenges?, Social Policy and Administration, 36, (1), 2002, p20-35
McMenamin, I., Timonen, V., Poland's health reform: Politics, markets and informal payments, Journal of Social Policy, 31, (1), 2002, p103-118
V. Timonen, Earning Welfare Citizenship: Welfare State Reform in Finland and Sweden, Welfare States Under Pressure, 2001
Timonen, V., What explains public service restructuring? Evaluating contending explanations, Journal of European Public Policy, 8, (1), 2001, p43-59
Timonen, V., A threat to social security? The impact of EU membership on the Finnish welfare state, Journal of European Social Policy, 9, (3), 1999, p253-261
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Timonen, Virpi, On the Power and Vulnerability of Concepts. Politics and Rights Review, 2024
Conlon, C., with contributions from V. Timonen and G. Dowling, Supporting parents communicating with children aged 4-9 years about relationships, sexuality and growing up, Dublin, HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme, January, 2018, pi - 106
Scharf, T., Timonen, V., Conlon, C. and Carney, G., Changing Generations - Findings from new research on intergenerational relations in Ireland, Dublin and Galway, Trinity College Dublin and National University of Ireland Galway, April, 2013, 20 pp.
Kamiya, Y., Murphy, C., Savva, G. and Timonen, V., Profile of Community-Dwelling Older People with a Disability and their Caregivers in Ireland, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing and the Department of Health and Children, May, 2012
Alan Barrett, George Savva, Virpi Timonen and Rose Anne Kenny (eds), Fifty plus in Ireland 2011: First results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, May, 2011
Pierce, Maria and Timonen, Virpi, A Discussion Paper on Theories of Ageing and Approaches to Welfare in Ireland, North and South, Dublin & Belfast, CARDI, 2010
Timonen, V., Doyle, M. and Prendergast , D. , No place like home: Domiciliary Care Services for Older People in Ireland, Liffey Press, Dublin., 2006