Alexander Zahl‐thanem

Biographic Data

ID1668395
NAMEAlexander Zahl‐thanem
GIVEN NAMESAlexander
FAMILY NAMEZahl‐thanem
SIGNATURETHANEM A Z
AFFILIATIONSRuralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research
ORCID0000-0003-3344-2596
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS24
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Understanding Rural Stayers

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanemARTICLESociologia Ruralis2025References: 41

    In recent years, academic interest in individuals who have opted to stay in rural areas has increased, following a period of considerable focus on geographic mobility and internal migration. The shift from focusing primarily on 'migrants' and 'leavers' to those who stay has informed a more nuanced understanding of the factors influencing their decisions to stay and the reasons behind their choices. This article aims to illustrate how our understa…

  • Social origin and educational choices

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanem, Arild BlekesauneARTICLEActa Sociologica2025References: 47

    This study focuses on the interplay between social origin, location and students' educational choices. In particular, by using population-wide administrative data from Norway focusing on students' school track choices in upper secondary education, we aim to gain insight into the complex dynamics through which social origin and location intersect in shaping students' educational choices. In doing so, we aim to contribute to the current literature …

  • Spatial inequality in higher education

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanemARTICLEEuropean Sociological Review2024Cited by: 5References: 43

    Scholars have consistently found that inequalities in educational attainment are most pronounced along social origin and gender dimensions, but urban-rural inequalities have also been evident in recent years. A spatial gradient in educational attainment reflects how rural students are consistently less likely to gain higher education (HE) credentials than their urban peers. By drawing on full-population administrative data on the Norwegian birth …

  • Should we use email for farm surveys? A comparative study of email and postal survey response rate and non-response bias

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanem, Rob J F Burton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2021Cited by: 6References: 2

  • The impact of wolves on psychological distress among farmers in Norway

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanem, Rob J F Burton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2020Cited by: 3References: 7

  • Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Rural Norway. A Rural-Urban Comparison

    Open AccessAlexander Zahl‐thanem, Marit S HaugenARTICLESociologia Ruralis2019Cited by: 10References: 32

    Successful integration of immigrants is vital for rural areas facing population decline and labour shortage. Yet little is known about the role civil society plays in this process and about the factors that promote or hamper acceptance of immigrants by the local population. By using data from a national survey of the Norwegian population, this article examines rural-urban differences in attitudes toward immigrants and immigration, and what charac…