Zeth Isaksson
@zethis.bsky.social
Max Weber fellow at the EUI | Political behavior and historical political economy |
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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...
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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...
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Submission: I did a thing.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
October 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Submission: I did a thing.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
No good paper has more than three hypotheses. Preferably one.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hands on his face
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hands on his face
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
No good paper has more than three hypotheses. Preferably one.
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BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
YOU GET A COPY! YOU GET A COPY! EVERYBODY GETS A COPY!
Dissertations = posted
Dissertations = posted
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
YOU GET A COPY! YOU GET A COPY! EVERYBODY GETS A COPY!
Dissertations = posted
Dissertations = posted
”Your complimentary access to a selection of Elsevier research tools including Scopus is about to expire in 7 days. You receive 30 days of access for every review invitation you accept. You can claim your reward access directly in Reviewer Hub under Rewards”
a man in a suit stands in front of a crowd and says anyway
ALT: a man in a suit stands in front of a crowd and says anyway
media.tenor.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
”Your complimentary access to a selection of Elsevier research tools including Scopus is about to expire in 7 days. You receive 30 days of access for every review invitation you accept. You can claim your reward access directly in Reviewer Hub under Rewards”
When you have to submit via Research Exchange instead of Manuscript Central.
(Different circles of hell)
(Different circles of hell)
a man in a suit and tie is crying and says " look how they massacred my boy "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is crying and says " look how they massacred my boy "
media.tenor.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
When you have to submit via Research Exchange instead of Manuscript Central.
(Different circles of hell)
(Different circles of hell)
Pretty sure Niemöller didn’t mention late-night hosts. Looks like we’re adding a verse.
September 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Pretty sure Niemöller didn’t mention late-night hosts. Looks like we’re adding a verse.
Brilliant!
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Brilliant!
Update! @epssnet.bsky.social 2027 is not scheduled on Midsummer.
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Update! @epssnet.bsky.social 2027 is not scheduled on Midsummer.
Latest update: moved to Florence, started as a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI. Reporting live from the Tuscan hills 🤌
In other news: I have submitted my dissertation 🤘
September 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Latest update: moved to Florence, started as a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI. Reporting live from the Tuscan hills 🤌
In other news: I have submitted my dissertation 🤘
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
In other news: I have submitted my dissertation 🤘
Stages of a relationship: casual, serious, Reagan Foundation endorsement.
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Stages of a relationship: casual, serious, Reagan Foundation endorsement.
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Warnings From Weimar
Why bargaining with authoritarians fails.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Waiting for the final proofreading of my dissertation before submission like:
August 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Waiting for the final proofreading of my dissertation before submission like: