Peter Thisted Dinesen
Professor
Department of Political Science
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I study social and political attitudes and behavior. Although I am a political scientist by training, my research falls in the intersection between political science, sociology and psychology. In my work I look at how various social and political attitudes are formed.
My primary topic of interest has been in generalized social trust – trust in other people we don’t know – which is often thought to be an important civic attitude underpinning a well-functioning democracy. If people trust unknown others, they are also likely to act more civically – e.g. pay taxes, recycle, or volunteer – with positive consequences for society as a whole.
I have, inter alia, examined the consequences of ethnic diversity for social trust, which embodies the larger question about whether social cohesion of Western societies is threatened by increased immigration by people with different ethnic background. I have analyzed this question in the primary school setting, as well as in municipalities and in the immediate neighborhood, where people live (the latter two together with Kim Sønderskov). The findings vary between contexts. I find no effect of ethnic diveristy on social trust in the school setting, but find negative effects of diversity in municipalities and in the immediate neighborhood.
At this point, studying how the micro-context of residential areas form social and political attitudes is the main research research project that I am working on (together with Kim Sønderskov and Bolette Danckert). The project is based on detailed register data from Denmark, which offer unique opportunities for examining the role of the micro-context in shaping attitudes.
Primary fields of research
Political behavior and attitude formation including:
- Social trust
- Immigration attitudes
- Attitudes towards redistribution
- Political participation
- Macroeconomic perceptions
- Contextual effects
- Personality as a determinant of political behavior and attitudes
Teaching
I primarily teach Political Behavior and Methods at both the B.Sc. and the M.Sc. level. I also supervise Ph.D. students and M.Sc. theses.
Selected publications
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Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust: A Narrative and Meta-Analytical Review
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Schaeffer, Merlin & Sønderskov, K. M., 2020, In: Annual Review of Political Science. 23, p. 441-465Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust: Evidence from the Micro-Context
Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Sønderskov, K. M., 2015, In: American Sociological Review. 80, 3, p. 550-573Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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When Are Legislators Responsive to Ethnic Minorities? Testing the Role of Electoral Incentives and Candidate Selection for Mitigating Ethnocentric Responsiveness
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Dahl, M. & Schiøler, M., 2021, In: American Political Science Review. 115, 2, p. 450-466 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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When Do Citizens Respond Politically to the Local Economy? Evidence from Registry Data on Local Housing Markets
Larsen, M. V., Hjorth, Frederik Georg, Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Sønderskov, K. M., 2019, In: American Political Science Review. 113, 2, p. 499-516Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reconsidering the Neighborhood Effect: Does Exposure to Residential Unemployment Influence Voters' Perceptions of the National Economy?
Bisgaard, M., Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Sønderskov, K. M., 2016, In: The Journal of Politics. 78, 3, p. 719-732Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Crime Victimization Increases Turnout: Evidence from Individual-Level Administrative Panel Data
Sønderskov, K. M., Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Finkel, S. & Hansen, Kasper Møller, 2022, In: British Journal of Political Science. 52, 1, p. 399-407 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reacting to Neighborhood Cues? Political Sophistication Moderates the Effect of Exposure to Immigrants
Danckert, B., Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Sønderskov, K. M., 2017, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 81, 1, p. 37-56Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Attitudes towards Immigration: The Role of Personal Predispositions
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Klemmensen, R. & Nørgaard, A. S., Feb 2016, In: Political Psychology. 37, 1, p. 55-72 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Effect of Terror on Institutional Trust: New Evidence From the 3/11 Madrid Terrorist Attack
Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Jæger, Mads Meier, 15 Dec 2013, In: Political Psychology. 34, 6, p. 917-926 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Increased incidence rates of trauma and stressor related disorders in Denmark following the 9/11 attacks
Hansen, B. T., Østergaard, S. D., Sønderskov, K. M. & Dinesen, Peter Thisted, 2016, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 184, 7, p. 494-500Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Trusting the state, trusting each other? The effect of institutional trust on social trust
Sønderskov, K. M. & Dinesen, Peter Thisted, 2016, In: Political Behavior. 38, 1, p. 179-202Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Danish Exceptionalism: Explaining the Unique Increase in Social Trust over the Past 30 Years
Sønderskov, K. M. & Dinesen, Peter Thisted, 2014, In: European Sociological Review. 30, 6, p. 782-795Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Where you come from or where you live? Examining the cultural and institutional explanation of generalized trust using migration as a natural experiment
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, 2013, In: European Sociological Review. 29, 1, p. 114-128 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Does Generalized (Dis)trust Travel? Examining the Impact of Cultural Heritage and Destination Country Environment on Trust of Immigrants
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, 2012, In: Political Psychology. 33, 4, p. 495-511 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Daylight Savings Time Transitions and the Incidence Rate of Unipolar Depressive Episodes
Hansen, B. T., Sønderskov, K. M., Hageman, I., Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Østergaard, S. D., 2017, In: Epidemiology. 28, 3, p. 346-353Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
When in Rome, Do as The Romans Do: The Acculturation of Generalized Trust Among Immigrants in Western Europe
Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Hooghe, M., 2010, In: International Migration Review. 44, 3, p. 697-727 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Civic Personality: Personality and Democratic Citizenship
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Nørgaard, A. S. & Klemmensen, R., 2014, In: Political Studies. 62, s1, p. 134–152Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Education and Social Trust: Testing a Causal Hypothesis Using the Discordant Twin Design
Oskarsson, S., Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Dawes, C., Johanneson, M. & Magnusson, P., 2017, In: Political Psychology. 38, 3, p. 515-531 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Estimating the Impact of Education on Political Participation: Evidence from Monozygotic Twins in the United States, Denmark and Sweden
Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Dawes, C., Johanneson, M., Klemmensen, R., Magnusson, P., Nørgaard, A. S., Petersen, I. & Oskarsson, S., 2016, In: Political Behavior. 38, 3, p. 579-601Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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