Fields of interest
- Political psychology, political emotions.
- Electoral research. Norwegian and Scandinavian politics.
- Political identity. Inter-group conflict.
- Rhetoric. Textual analysis.
- Academic writing.
Teaching
Education
- Cand. Psychol, University of Oslo, 2020
- MA, Political Science, University of Oslo, 2017
- BA, Political Science, University of Oslo, 2015
- BA, Journalism, University of Stavanger, 2012
Background
- Psychologist, Lysne/Oslo Psykologklinikk, 2022-
- Academic assistant and seminar teacher, ISV and PSI, University of Oslo, 2015-2020
- Writing mentor, Academic writing centre, University of Oslo, 2015-2020
- Project manager, the campaign "Ikke stem" (do not vote), with the aim of rising the election turnout among young Norwegians. Developed by Syrstad and Burheim on behalf of the Norwegian election directorate.
- Journalist, TV 2 Nyhetene, 2011-2015
Publications
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute & Aardal, Bernt Olav
(2023).
Politiske følelser i krisetider.
In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.),
Politikk i urolige tider. En studie av stortingsvalget 2021.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
ISSN 978-82-02-79370-8.
p. 247–275.
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Aardal, Bernt & Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2019).
Følelser og politikk.
In Bergh, Johannes & Aardal, Bernt (Ed.),
Velgere og valgkamp. En studie av stortingsvalget 2017.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
ISSN 978-82-02-60971-9.
p. 156–177.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2023).
USA har Trumps MAGA-caps. Vi har wunderbaum og tannbørster.
[Newspaper].
Aftenposten.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2023).
Om moralsk panikk.
[Radio].
NRK.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2023).
Retorikken i Zelensky og Støres nyttårstaler.
[Radio].
NRK.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute & Kindervaag, Marthe
(2022).
Tor Systad om politisk psykologi.
[Radio].
NRK Rogaland.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2022).
The educational gap of anger-based political activism in Norway.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2022).
Working class fear and anti-immigrant attitudes in Norway.
Show summary
The manual working class is under pressure from digitalization and technical innovation that threatens to make their competence superfluous. At the same time, open borders and cultural integration lay the foundations for a tougher and more competitive work market for citizens lacking specialized skills or higher education. Thus, growing societal discontent has to a large degree been attributed to the native working class and their fight for a “nostalgic” version of the “old” and traditional society. Anti-immigrant attitudes are considered a constitutive part of this fight. To which degree exclusionist positions are caused by economic self-interest, sociotropic concerns or socio-cultural value characteristics, however, remains elusive. Existing research on working class discontent and anti-immigration attitudes investigate cultural and economic threats in detailed and systematic manners, primarily through cognitive evaluations of the economic or societal situation. It is thus difficult to know if respondents actually feel threatened and the potential connection between negative emotions and anti- immigrant attitudes. In the present study we utilize data from the Norwegian Election survey 2017 to investigate if negative emotions toward the general societal development generate anti-immigration attitudes among manual workers. The major aims are to examine; (1) if societal fear and anger breed anti-immigration attitudes, (2) if the manual working class obtains more negative emotions than other social classes, and (3) if the connection between negative societal emotions and anti-immigrant attitudes is stronger in this class than other classes.
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Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2021).
En kort introduksjon til Binders verden.
Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
ISSN 0332-6470.
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Aardal, Bernt & Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2019).
Valganalyse: Den sinte, gamle mannen er en myte.
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
ISSN 0804-3116.
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Aardal, Bernt & Syrstad, Tor Gaute
(2019).
Emosjoner og politikk.
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May 31, 2021 2:52 PM
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Jan. 18, 2024 3:40 PM
