Peter Thisted Dinesen

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Office Hours: Tuesday 1p.m. - 2 p.m. 

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

1. Published

   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. 441-465

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust: Evidence from the Micro-Context

   Dinesen, Peter Thisted & Sønderskov, K. M., 2015, In: American Sociological Review. 80, 3, p. 550-573

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   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

4. Published

   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. 499-516

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   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. 719-732

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   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

7. Published

   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. 37-56

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

8. Published

   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

9. Published

   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

10. Published

    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. 494-500

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

11. Published

    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. 179-202

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

12. Published

    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. 782-795

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

13. 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

14. Published

    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

15. Published

    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. 346-353

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

16. 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

17. Published

    The Civic Personality: Personality and Democratic Citizenship

    Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Nørgaard, A. S. & Klemmensen, R., 2014, In: Political Studies. 62, s1, p. 134–152

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

18. Published

    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

19. Published

    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. 579-601

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review