Zeth Isaksson
@zethis.bsky.social
Max Weber fellow at the EUI | Political behavior and historical political economy |
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The true boss level of academia.
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The true boss level of academia.
When the journal that just rejected your paper emails you asking for peer reviews 48 hours later.
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
When the journal that just rejected your paper emails you asking for peer reviews 48 hours later.
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🥳 New year, new publication
📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social
With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect.
📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social
With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect.
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🥳 New year, new publication
📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social
With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect.
📑"Contested memories: the political effects of de-commemoration proposals" @jeppjournal.bsky.social
With Francesco Colombo, we study a street renaming proposal in Berlin and find -contrary to conventional wisdom- no political backlash, but a positive feedback effect.
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Some reflections from me on January 6 in comparative and historical perspective (first time on substack)
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...
January 6 in Historical Perspective
January 6, 2026
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Some reflections from me on January 6 in comparative and historical perspective (first time on substack)
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...
Oh no not another UEDS
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Oh no not another UEDS
What a paper! But I can’t help but wonder for how long a horse can run?
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
State-Building and Rebellion in the Run-Up to the French Revolution - https://cup.org/3MWqzqX
- @mikealbertus.bsky.social & @victorgayeco.bsky.social
#FirstView
State-Building and Rebellion in the Run-Up to the French Revolution - https://cup.org/3MWqzqX
- @mikealbertus.bsky.social & @victorgayeco.bsky.social
#FirstView
December 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
What a paper! But I can’t help but wonder for how long a horse can run?
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Exactly. What did you do, Dad, when the Nazi propaganda guy tried to subvert democracy in the world? Oh, I thought that the econ discussion was better on his platform and I got a friendlier response when I talked about AI and people there surprised me more so I decided to stay and help the Nazi.
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Exactly. What did you do, Dad, when the Nazi propaganda guy tried to subvert democracy in the world? Oh, I thought that the econ discussion was better on his platform and I got a friendlier response when I talked about AI and people there surprised me more so I decided to stay and help the Nazi.
I wrote an article about cars and correlations: EPA-tractors, youth engine interest, and racing events correlate with radical right support in Sweden—especially around 2022. Correlation ≠ causation, but cultural markers co-vary with political change.
How Car Culture Drives Political Preferences in Rural Regions: Evidence From Sweden
Recent research has suggested that the rise of the radical right in rural regions can partly be explained by rural identities. Yet, the nuances of how cultural identities and political allegiances ar...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I wrote an article about cars and correlations: EPA-tractors, youth engine interest, and racing events correlate with radical right support in Sweden—especially around 2022. Correlation ≠ causation, but cultural markers co-vary with political change.
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🇪🇺🇩🇪 Published Today in @bjpols.bsky.social 🇮🇹🇫🇷
How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments:
shorturl.at/2ekBj
TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14
How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments:
shorturl.at/2ekBj
TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14
December 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🇪🇺🇩🇪 Published Today in @bjpols.bsky.social 🇮🇹🇫🇷
How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments:
shorturl.at/2ekBj
TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14
How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments:
shorturl.at/2ekBj
TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14
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Had a great visit to Tallinn and the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory. Wow! The work being done there is immensely important. And I finally got to have a medieval lunch!!!
(Now back to writing grant applications)
(Now back to writing grant applications)
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Had a great visit to Tallinn and the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory. Wow! The work being done there is immensely important. And I finally got to have a medieval lunch!!!
(Now back to writing grant applications)
(Now back to writing grant applications)
The new Overleaf layout.........................
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The new Overleaf layout.........................
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Erfarenheter från ett auktoritärt system kan påverka människors politiska beteende långt efter systemskfitet. Det visar en ny doktorsavhandling i sociologi, av
@zethis.bsky.social
www.su.se/enheter/soci...
@zethis.bsky.social
www.su.se/enheter/soci...
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Erfarenheter från ett auktoritärt system kan påverka människors politiska beteende långt efter systemskfitet. Det visar en ny doktorsavhandling i sociologi, av
@zethis.bsky.social
www.su.se/enheter/soci...
@zethis.bsky.social
www.su.se/enheter/soci...
Just reached Saint Denis in Red Dead Redemption II and I believe this
New paper in PNAS: Your homicide risk follows you around the country. If you’re born in the historically violent Wild West, Appalachian Highlands, or Deep South, a higher risk of violent death trails you wherever you go. 🧵1/14
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just reached Saint Denis in Red Dead Redemption II and I believe this
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V happy to see this paper out with @chrisclaassen.bsky.social at @bjpols.bsky.social .
We argue that nostalgia for Britain's past is an important, distinct opinion dimension which has meaningful consequences for party evaluations and vote choice.
We argue that nostalgia for Britain's past is an important, distinct opinion dimension which has meaningful consequences for party evaluations and vote choice.
NEWS -
The Politics of Imperial Nostalgia - https://cup.org/4p1QbRA
"right-wing opposition to criticism of the imperial past is stronger than left-wing support"
- Christopher Claassen & @danjdevine.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Politics of Imperial Nostalgia - https://cup.org/4p1QbRA
"right-wing opposition to criticism of the imperial past is stronger than left-wing support"
- Christopher Claassen & @danjdevine.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
V happy to see this paper out with @chrisclaassen.bsky.social at @bjpols.bsky.social .
We argue that nostalgia for Britain's past is an important, distinct opinion dimension which has meaningful consequences for party evaluations and vote choice.
We argue that nostalgia for Britain's past is an important, distinct opinion dimension which has meaningful consequences for party evaluations and vote choice.
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Great discussion of @zethis.bsky.social's excellent thesis on the legacy of the GDR on contemporary political behavior.
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Great discussion of @zethis.bsky.social's excellent thesis on the legacy of the GDR on contemporary political behavior.
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The current housing market is the ultimate form of birth control.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The current housing market is the ultimate form of birth control.
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Immigration raids during Trump II have increased daily student absences by 22 percent in the California Central Valley, with largest increases among the youngest students.
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Immigration raids during Trump II have increased daily student absences by 22 percent in the California Central Valley, with largest increases among the youngest students.
Deadline for 2026: Passed
Colleagues: off to Belfast.
Me (and likely the rest of the Swedish delegation): doing fieldwork on rural intoxication
Colleagues: off to Belfast.
Me (and likely the rest of the Swedish delegation): doing fieldwork on rural intoxication
Update! @epssnet.bsky.social 2027 is not scheduled on Midsummer.
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Deadline for 2026: Passed
Colleagues: off to Belfast.
Me (and likely the rest of the Swedish delegation): doing fieldwork on rural intoxication
Colleagues: off to Belfast.
Me (and likely the rest of the Swedish delegation): doing fieldwork on rural intoxication
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Der gik intet som helst galt. Hvis man bilder sig ind, at et spritnyt socialt medie på et par år skal nå på omgangshøjde med Twitter (der har næsten to årtier på bagen), har man spist søm.
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Der gik intet som helst galt. Hvis man bilder sig ind, at et spritnyt socialt medie på et par år skal nå på omgangshøjde med Twitter (der har næsten to årtier på bagen), har man spist søm.
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Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Virtual Open Day - Department of Political and Social Sciences
The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences invites interested researchers and prospective applicants to learn more about the PhD programme. Throughout the day, seminars, workshops, and workin...
www.eui.eu
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Grateful (and a bit stunned): 4.7M SEK from the Swedish Research Council for our project on why young men in rural regions turn to the radical right, with @jensrydgren.bsky.social and Sirus H. Dehdari
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Grateful (and a bit stunned): 4.7M SEK from the Swedish Research Council for our project on why young men in rural regions turn to the radical right, with @jensrydgren.bsky.social and Sirus H. Dehdari
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Pairwise visual conjoint experiment in the wild
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Pairwise visual conjoint experiment in the wild
Let’s be honest: Beamer makes figures and tables look great, but the slides still look like a government website from 2005.
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Let’s be honest: Beamer makes figures and tables look great, but the slides still look like a government website from 2005.
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Big congratulations to @zethis.bsky.social, whose doctoral thesis has now been published! Outstanding work. And it is almost as thick as Tolstoy's War and Peace...
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Big congratulations to @zethis.bsky.social, whose doctoral thesis has now been published! Outstanding work. And it is almost as thick as Tolstoy's War and Peace...