Faculty of Business Administration

Grétar Þór Eyþórsson

Professor
460 8627

Location

  • R250
  • Borgir rannsóknarhús

Specialisation

Political science and public administration Local Government and Politics Regional development Survey research West Nordic studies
Research portal - Grétar Þór Eyþórsson 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

SRS2106200
Local Government: Administration, management and operation
SRS3107250
Local Government: Administration, management and operation
VIH0106100
Practical skills
AÐR3107250
Research methods
BRK3107250
Change and Crisis Management
SRS2106200
Local Government: Administration, management and operation
GRI2106110
Marketing Research - Attitude Surveys
STE2106120
Strategic Planning
STJ2306110
Management III (The Organisation)

Education

1999
Göteborg University, Ph.D. Political Science and Public Administration
1992
Göteborg University, Ph. Licentiat Political Science and Public Administration
1989
, BA

Research

2026
Digitalization and remote work in peripheral labour markets in the Nordic region. Journal article
2026
Amalgamation Reforms in Iceland: How strategies have shaped conflicts and outcomes. Journal article
2026
Civic Engagement and Trust among Immigrants in Iceland. Journal article
2026
Politicians’ Monitoring of Public Opinion. Book chapter
2025
Voter turnout in local elections - the impact of municipal amalgamations. Journal article
2025
Voter turnout in local elections – the impact of municipal amalgamations. A study of 28 cases in Iceland. Journal article
2025
Local Councillors in Europe II Dataset and Appendices. Data set
2025
Viðbrögð við COVID-19 á Íslandi. Akureyrarbær sem tilvik. Journal article
2025
COVID-19 faraldurinn. Journal article
2024
When Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður became one. An Icelandic story of diversification from above. Book chapter
2024
COVID-19 handling strategy in Iceland: centralised and expert-led. Book chapter
2024
Citizen trust in local government in the Nordic Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Book chapter
2024
Online business academia in the digital economy. Book chapter
2024
CBDCs at the Crossroads: Seizing Opportunities and Confronting Threats in the Financial Frontier. Book chapter
2023
DIGITAL CURRENCIES, SWOT ANALYSIS. Journal article
2022
Power to Rule: The Perception of Power and Relevance in Local Educational Networks in Europe. Book chapter
2022
Structural changes and how they are perceived in two Icelandic towns. Book chapter
2022
Municipal amalgamations and local housing prices. Journal article
2022
Municipal amalgamations and local housing prices.
2022
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2022. Iceland Report. Report
2021
Forskningsmetoder til surveys. Book chapter
2021
Spurningakannanir. Um uppbyggingu, orðalag, orðanotkun og framkvæmd (2021). Book chapter
2021
Territorial patterns and relations in Iceland. Report
2020
Félagsleg og pólitísk þátttaka innflytjenda á Íslandi. Book chapter
2020
Kjörsókn innflytjenda á Íslandi 2017-2018. Book chapter
2020
Territorial patterns and relations in Finland. Report
2020
Territorial patterns and relations in Portugal. Report
2020
Local State–Society Relations in Iceland.
2020
Local Democracy in the West-Nordic Countries. Journal article
2020
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2020. Iceland Report. Report
2019
Energy in East Iceland A case study report from the ESPON project: BRIDGES -Territories with geographical specificities. Report
2019
Social Innovation in East Iceland: "Fish Factory Creative Centre" in Stöðvarfjörður. Report
2019
Samfélag án aðgreiningar? Report
2019
Social impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies in the region of East Iceland. Report
2019
Decision-making efficiency, accountability and democracy in inter-municipal cooperation arrangements: The case of Iceland. Journal article
2019
Do municipal amalgamations affect interregional migration? Journal article
2019
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2019. Iceland Report. Report
2018
The West Nordic Region and the Arctic. Book chapter
2018
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2018. Iceland Report. Report
2018
The Impact of Amalgamations on Services in Icelandic Municipalities. Journal article
2017
Bigger and Stronger Together: How Icelandic Municipalities Solve Their Lack of Capacity and Scale Economy.
2017
Reasons for Inter-municipal Cooperation: A Comparative Analysis of Finland, Iceland and Norway.
2017
Abstainers’ reasoning for not voting: The Icelandic Local Government Election 2014. Journal article
2017
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017. Iceland Report. Report
2016
A Comparative Analysis of Amalgamation Reforms in Selected European Countries.
2016
Samstarfsverkefni Sveitarfélaga. Report
2016
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2016. Iceland Report. Report
2015
Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Iceland. The results from the survey.
2015
ESPONontheRoad. Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making. Report
2014
Efficiency, capacity and democratic deficits. Arguments for and against municipal amalgamations in Iceland for 70 years. Journal article
2014
Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2014. Hverjar eru ástæður dræmrar kjörsóknar? Working paper
2013
Vestnorden. A functional region? Journal article
2013
Explaining the low voter turnout in Iceland’s 2010 local government elections. Journal article
2013
Spurningakannanir: Um orð, orðanotkun, uppbyggingu og framkvæmd. Book chapter
2013
Vægi atkvæða og pólitískt jafnrétti. Journal article
2012
Reinforcing the municipal level in Iceland: Ideas, policies and implementations. Journal article
2011
Isländska kommunpolitikers och parlamentsledamöters inställning. Book chapter
2011
Kommunsammanslagningar på Island. Book chapter
2009
Búsetuskilyrði á Íslandi: Hverju sækist fólk eftir? Book chapter
2009
Municipal Amalgamations in Iceland. Past, Present and Future. Book chapter
2009
Mótun nýs sveitarfélags á norðanverðum Tröllaskaga. Book chapter
2008
Efling sveitarstjórnarstigsins og verkaskipting ríkis og sveitarfélaga. Book chapter
2005
Viðhorf til sameiningar sveitarfélaga. Book chapter
2004
Das politische System Islands.
2004
Future Challenges to Small Municipalities. The cases of Island, Faroe Islands and Åland Islands. Book
2004
Labour Market Services in the Nordic Periphery. Report
2003
Jarðgöng undur Hellisheiði eystri. Samfélagsáhrif. Report
2003
Af smáum sveitahreppum og stöndugum kaupstöðum. Book chapter
2003
Fólk og Fyrirtæki. Book
2002
Sameining Sveitarfélaga. Áhrif og afleiðingar. Book
2002
Barnomsorg i Reykjavík kommun. Book chapter
1999
Das politische System Islands.
1999
Iceland. Book chapter
1998
Kommunindelningspolitik i Island. Book
1997
Das politische System Islands.
1995
Inför en ny kommunindelning. Journal article