Estonia

Veronika Kalmus (PhD in Sociology) is Professor of Media Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. Her research interests are related to inter-generational relations, socialisation, values, and (new) media use. She leads several research projects, including 'Generations and inter-generational relations in the emerging information society', financed by the Estonian Science Foundation.

Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt (PhD in Media and Communication) is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, and a Researcher at the Estonian National Museum. Her interests are internet user typologies, user-friendly online spaces as possible venues for participation and participatory applications for organisations. She is leading and participating in several national and international projects.

Andra Siibak (PhD in Media and Communication) is a Senior Research Fellow in Media Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. Her present research interests include generations and mediation of inter-generational new media use, young people’s perceptions and constructions of privacy on social media and audience fragmentation in new media environments.

Maria Murumaa-Mengel (MA) is a PhD student and a junior researcher at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. She is currently involved in research projects focusing on the transformation of privacy in new media and more specifically, teenagers’ use of social media. In addition, she is interested in inter-generational relationships in the information society, qualitative research methods, and in different learning 2.0 projects.

Kairi Talves (MA) is a researcher and PhD student at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. Her research focuses on gendered patterns of parental behaviour and their impact on socialisation and inter-generational relations. She has participated in several international research projects and published a number of articles in international journals and edited volumes.

Inga Kald (MA) is a Communication Specialist at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. Her Master’s thesis concerned first and second grade children’s online risk experiences and coping strategies. Her Bachelor thesis 'Parental mediation of 5 to 7 year old children's media use: the Rahamaa (Moneyville) case' was based on a case study of positive web content for small children.