Jag arbetar inom fälten statsvetenskap och politisk sociologi, med särskild inriktning på politiskt beteende och geografisk variation i väljarbeteenden. Mitt avhandlingsprojekt undersöker hur historiska institutioner påverkar dagens politiska beteende. Utöver min avhandling har jag även forskat kring mellankommunal samverkan, miljö- och energipolitik, samt stad-land polarisering. Jag har även erfarenhet av EU-politik.

 

Forskningsintressen

Komparativ politik, politisk ekonomi, miljöpolitik, polarisering, kvantitativa metoder och politisk sociologi med ett speciellt intresse för historisk politisk ekonomi. 

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• Political expectations and electoral responses to wind farm development in Sweden

  2024. Zeth Isaksson, Simon Gren. Energy Policy 186

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  Wind energy expansion has influenced electoral behavior by decreasing support for incumbents, primarily explained by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) arguments. However, how does the establishment of wind farms shape electoral behavior when municipal politicians can veto such establishments? Analyzing Sweden, this study shows that voters respond not only by retrospectively evaluating past constructions but also by evaluating parties differently based on their expectations. Our results indicate that parties more likely to approve turbine constructions are punished more than those less expected to do so. Additionally, we find no evidence that the construction of wind turbines influences support for either Green or radical right-wing parties. In conclusion, this study show that the political repercussions of wind farm expansion are multifaceted, influenced by a combination of past actions, future expectations, and the ideological stances of political parties.

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• The political effects of rural school closures-Evidence from Sweden

  2023. Zeth Isaksson. Journal of Rural Studies 100

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  In times of economic hardship, local governments often resort to school closures. These are often directed towards struggling rural communities, already experiencing substantial depopulation. The affected communities often react with fierce protests against responsible politicians. However, the political effects of school closures have mostly been overlooked in previous research. By using a novel geocoded dataset on all rural school closures in Sweden between 2013 and 2020, this study explores their political ramifications. The results show that school closures decrease the trust in municipal politicians and have negative effects on the support for the incumbent, an effect that is most pronounced for left-leaning parties. This study contributes to the literature on rural school closures and welfare retrenchments and expands previous research on social decommissioning in rural areas to include educational policies.

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