For her indispensable love and support, I want to thank Mia Lehti.

For engaging with various drafts of my manuscript, I want to thank Risto Ilmoniemi, Frank Martela, Johannes Nieminen, Maarit Laihonen, Timo Kauppila and Helena Kauppila.

For getting me through the lean times, I want to thank Jacob Sundell and Tuula Kauppila.

As a source of inspiration, I want to thank my mother for living out her ethical convictions and my father for his independence of thought. For championing creativity and exposing me to an alternative way of seeing the world, I want to thank my school and all my dear friends.

Thank you!