Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Honorary Professor, University College London.

Joined September 2018
The past two days we had a great 6th edition of the Nordic Political Behavior Workshop hosted by @PolsciCph in Copenhagen. Thank you to presenters, discussants, and participants for inspiring discussions! And many thanks to @Carlsbergfondet for generous support 🙏
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Two days left to apply for participation in the 6th *Nordic Political Behavior Workshop* in Copenhagen on September 24-25, 2026. Abstract deadline: May 29. See link below.
🚨 The 6th *Nordic Political Behavior Workshop* takes place in Copenhagen on September 24-25, 2026. Come for high-quality feedback and great networking opportunities. Abstract deadline: May 29. Read more and apply here: politicalscience.ku.dk/event… Please distribute widely!
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
I'm extremely happy and honoured to announce that my paper with @Dawid_Walentek @ThistedPeter and Ulf Liebe "Has the war in Ukraine changed Europeans’ preferences on refugee policy?" received the JEPP Jeremy Richardson Best Paper Prize 2025 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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🚨 The 6th *Nordic Political Behavior Workshop* takes place in Copenhagen on September 24-25, 2026. Come for high-quality feedback and great networking opportunities. Abstract deadline: May 29. Read more and apply here: politicalscience.ku.dk/event… Please distribute widely!
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Many thanks to @Carlsbergfondet for funding the workshop🙏
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Hvordan får man majoriteten til at erkende den diskrimination, som minoriteter oplever? Et nyt studie af @ThistedPeter og @CVandeweerdt fra @PolsciCph og @MannemarKS Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet viser, at personlige fortællinger har en bemærkelsesværdig effekt. Når folk hører om konkrete oplevelser – som Jamils afvisning i SuperBrugsen – skaber det ikke bare empati, men også vilje til handling. Det gælder både blandt dem, der normalt støtter minoriteter, og dem, der ikke gør. 📊 Statistik og fakta har stadig en vigtig rolle, men det er fortællingerne, der åbner for forståelse og forandring. Studiet peger på, at vi skal tale både til hovedet og hjertet, hvis vi vil skabe reel social forandring. 🔗 Læs hele artiklen her: nyheder.ku.dk/alle_nyheder/2…
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
#OpenAccess from our October 2024 issue - Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich - cup.org/4areulk - Matias Engdal Christensen (@AarhusUni_int), @thistedpeter & Kim Mannemar Sønderskov (@AarhusUni_int)
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
#OpenAccess from our December 2024 issue - Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich - cup.org/4areulk - Matias Engdal Christensen (@AarhusUni_int), @thistedpeter & Kim Mannemar Sønderskov (@AarhusUni_int)
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
#OpenAccess from our new issue - Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich - cup.org/3WwEhTw - @EngdalMatias, @thistedpeter & Kim Mannemar Sønderskov (@AarhusUni_int)
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
Last week the fourth edition of the Nordic Political Behavior Workshop took place in Aarhus. Two intense days of excellent papers and discussions. Big thanks to all the participants and not least to @Carlsbergfondet for generously supporting the workshop.
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Peter Thisted Dinesen retweeted
I'm really happy that our piece in @ConversationUK has had over 30 thousand reads! @Dawid_Walentek @ThistedPeter theconversation.com/we-polle…
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Danmark er berømt for sin høje mellemmenneskelige (sociale) tillid, som udgør en værdifuld ressource. Men er tilliden truet? I dette essay i regi af @Magtudredningen gør Kim Sønderskov og jeg status over den sociale tillid i Danmark. Kort tråd 👇(1/5) ps.au.dk/fileadmin/Statskund…
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Hvorfor er tilliden så høj i Danmark? Det findes der ikke et entydigt svar på, men et stigende uddannelsesniveau og velfungerende statslige institutioner er sandsynligvis centrale forklaringer (se: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcu073). (4/5)
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Er tilliden truet? I essayet diskuterer vi potentielle trusler - både dem vi ved meget om (fx indvandring og korruption) og dem vi ved mindre om (fx sociale medier). (5/5) Måske af interesse: @SociologenHD @RasmusJarlov @pelledragsted @cekicozlem #dkpol
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Read more about our new article in @EJPRjournal “Does Economic Inequality Reduce Political System Support? Local-level Evidence from Denmark” in this thread👇 The article is available in Open Access here: doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12… Many thanks to @RockwoolFonden for funding🙏
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Two days left for abstract submission for the Nordic Political Behavior Workshop in Aarhus in October👇
🚨 Join us for the 4th *Nordic Political Behavior Workshop* in Aarhus on October 24-25, 2024. High-quality feedback and great networking opportunities. Abstract deadline: June 23. 🚨 Read more and apply here: mikaelpersson.org/workshop
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