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NORDREGIO POLICY BRIEF 2025:18
Navigating Nordic discontent
Regional divides, electoral trends, and the green transition
a project synthesis
Nora Sánchez Gassen, Carlos Tapia, Myriam Chilvers, Kamila Dzhavatova, and Anna Lundgren
CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. What is political discontent and how can it be measured?
3. What are potential drivers of public discontent in Europe and other Western countries, according to the literature?
4. Can we identify geographies of discontent in the Nordic Region?
5. How unequal is the Nordic Region?
6. Exploring the spatial determinants of voting behaviour
7. Are there rural-urban differences in attitudes towards the green transition?
8. Summary and recommendations
References
Annex 1: Nordic urban-rural typology