Tomas Gustavsson
Doctoral Student
Department of Sociology and Work ScienceAbout Tomas Gustavsson
I study the political economy of the green transition, with a focus on how growth models and fiscal regimes shape state capacity to steer and enable industrial transformation. In particular, I analyse how tensions between green investment, welfare provision, and fiscal discipline are managed across different levels of governance – local, regional, and national – and how this shapes the role of the state in the green transition.
Empirically, I focus on the electrification of the automotive industry in West Sweden. My dissertation is part of the research project “Labour Market Challenges of the Green Transition in West Sweden: Electrification and the Transformation of the Automotive Cluster”. More information about the project can be found here.
My supervisors are Anna Davidsson (primary supervisor) and Ylva Wallinder (co-supervisor).
Teaching
I teach in courses within the European Studies Programme, the Human Resource Management Programme, the Work Science Programme, and in sociology. My teaching includes:
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Quantitative methods
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Qualitative methods
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Philosophy of science and research design
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Labour markets in a national and international perspective
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Supervision of bachelor’s theses