SITE welcomes new faculty members: Anastasiia Arbuzova and Olle Folke

(From left: Anastasiia Arbuzova & Olle Folke)

Anastasiia Arbuzova joins SITE as a postdoctoral fellow. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, with a particular focus on non-democratic regimes, and development economics often with a gender perspective. Her job market paper explores how legitimacy concerns can drive electoral manipulations in autocracies, offering important insights into institutional strategies in authoritarian settings.

Olle Folke is a Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government at Uppsala University, and now also affiliated with SITE. His research focuses on political economics and gender & politics, with a particular emphasis on gender equality in the labor market and political representation. His work has been published in leading journals across economics, political science, sociology and business administration, and he has previously taught at Columbia University and Yale University.

To mark their arrival, we interviewed both Anastasiia and Olle about their academic backgrounds, research interests, and what they look forward to during their time at SITE. Read the full interview below:

We are excited to have them both join the SITE team and look forward to their contributions to our research and policy outreach.