Tomas Tengstrand
Doctoral Student
Department of Sociology and Work ScienceAbout Tomas Tengstrand
Tomas Tengstrand (formerly Gustavsson) 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, he 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, the focus is on the electrification of the automotive industry in West Sweden. The 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
Tomas teach 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