Pauliina Patana

Pauliina Patana is an assistant professor at Georgetown University and a political scientist. Her research focuses on the transformations of European political landscapes, particularly the effects of globalisation and economic restructuring on support for and competition between parties, the rise of populism, political representation in diversifying societies, and climate change and redistribution policies.

The project

Title: Stuck : Place, Mobility, and the Radical Right in the Knowledge Society

"This book manuscript develops a theory of how residential mobility constraints and considerations shape electoral realignment and spatial divides in, and growing support for, radical right parties. In recent years, place has (re)emerged as a central axis of political conflict and electoral choices in wealthy democracies. One reason is its cultural significance: attachment to place can provide a powerful basis for social identity and group membership, acting as a lens through which political parties politicize, and individuals make meaning of, politics. Another reason is the economic weight it bears: in postindustrial knowledge economies marked by sharp and increasing spatial disparities in economic activity, wealth, and opportunities, place has become a key determinant of a wide range of socioeconomic outcomes from social and economic mobility to health and overall well-being."

Hosting institution: Sciences Po

Selective Bibliography

• Held, A. and P. Patana (2023) “Rents, Refugees, and the Populist Radical Right. "Research and Politics.
• Patana, P. (2022) “Rural Residents and the Declining Countryside.” in Finland in Eight Bubbles: Deep Stories of Social Transformations. Edited by Anu Kantola. Gaudeamus.
• Patana, P. (2022) “Residential Constraints and the Political Geography of the Populist Radical Right: Evidence from France.”Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 20(3), 842-859.
• Patana, P. (2020) “Changes in Local Context and Electoral Support for the Populist Radical Right: Evidence from Finland.” Party Politics, Vol. 26, Issue 6.