Regional hierarchies of discontent: An accessibility approach
2021 (English)In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, ISSN 1752-1378, E-ISSN 1752-1386, Vol. 14, no 3, p. 583-599Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We argue that so-called geographies of discontent work within regional hierarchies in a spatial continuum, whereas the previous literature has mainly invoked dichotomous divides, such as core-periphery or the North-South. A place's relation to surrounding communities and regions remains an understudied topic. We analyse the municipal distribution of electoral support for Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna, SD) in the 2014 and 2018 Swedish national general elections. We show that higher accessibility to other large municipalities within the same region, as well as being surrounded by relatively larger neighbouring regions, is associated with further support for SD. The within-region associations are only reliably identified among the urban group.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford University Press, 2021. Vol. 14, no 3, p. 583-599
Keywords [en]
accessibility, functional geographies, geographies of discontent, labour market regions, left-behind places, places that don't matter, labor market, neighborhood, regional development, spatiotemporal analysis, Sweden
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-55132DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsab015ISI: 000713673300012Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85118712775Local ID: HOA;intsam;778209OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-55132DiVA, id: diva2:1613459
2021-11-222021-11-222021-11-22Bibliographically approved