Rasmus Tue Pedersen

Professor MSO, PhD

  • Management and Implementation

Key Expertise:

  • Democracy,
  • Civic and user involvement,
  • Municipalities and regions

Areas of work

Rasmus Tue Pedersen's main area of research is how people relate to politics. Among the focus areas of his research are the population’s knowledge of politics, political views, faith in politicians and their participation in elections. However, he also carry out research on politicians, e.g. their views and their perceptions of politics, working conditions and wages. Finally, in previous research projects he has investigated the role of the media in Danish politics, especially in relation to the importance of media for the population’s perception of politics.

Methods

Rasmus Tue Pedersen mainly uses quantitative methods. He has expertise in questionnaire surveys and the use of experiments in questionnaires. In addition to this, he carries out registry-based research, and in previous projects he has worked extensively with quantitative content analysis of texts.

Background

Rasmus Tue Pedersen holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from University of Copenhagen. He has a PhD in Political Science from 2014, and before hisemployment with VIVE in 2018 he was a researcher at University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School. Prior to his career in research, Rasmus Tue Pedersen held an administrative post in the Ministry of Science and worked as a consultant in a private consultancy firm. Therefore, he also has extensive knowledge – both from the inside and outside – of further education programmes and the world of research.

Selected publications

Scientific article
OCT 2019

Pedersen, R. T., & Mutz, D. C. (2019). Attitudes Toward Economic Inequality: The Illusory Agreement. Political Science Research and Methods, 7(4), 835-851. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2018.18

Scientific article
2018

Pedersen, L. H., Pedersen, R. T., & Bhatti, Y. (2018). When less is more: On politicians’ attitudes to remuneration. Public Administration, 96(4), 668-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12547

Scientific article
2017

Pedersen, R. T. (2017). Politicians Appear More Competent When Using Numerical Rhetoric. Journal of Experimental Political Science, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.1017/XPS.2017.7

Scientific article
MAR 2023
  • Management and implementation

Pedersen, R. T., & Dahlgaard, J. O. (2023). Political Candidacy and Sibling Sex Composition: Your Sister Will Not Make You Run For Office. Political Behavior, 45, 327-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-021-09703-z

Scientific article
2023
  • Labor market
  • Management and implementation
  • Social issues

Greve-Poulsen, K., Larsen, F. K. K., Tue Pedersen, R., & Albæk, E. (2023). No Gender Bias in Audience Perceptions of Male and Female Experts in the News: Equally Competent and Persuasive. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 28(1), 116-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612211025499

Scientific article
2022
  • Management and implementation

Pedersen, R. T., Hansen, K. J., & Pedersen, L. H. (2022). Citizens’ Aversion to Pay Raises for Politicians: The Risk of Self-Interest Matter More Than the Promise of Competence. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 34(1), [edab034]. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edab034

Scientific article
2022
  • Management and implementation

Hjelmar, U., Pedersen, L. H., & Pedersen, R. T. (2022). The Closed Door. A Democratic Problem in the Post-Political Careers of Cabinet Ministers. Scandinavian Political Studies, 45(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12212

Scientific article
2024
  • Management and implementation

Pedersen, R. T., Hansen, K. M., Anspach, N. M., & Arceneaux, K. (2024). Political predispositions, not popularity: people’s propensity to interact with political content on Facebook. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, 34(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1952209

Scientific article
2020
  • Management and implementation
  • Social issues

Pedersen, R. T., & Pedersen, L. H. (2020). Citizen Attitudes on Politicians’ Pay: Trust Issues Are Not Solved by Delegation. Political Studies, 68(2), 389-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321719850073

Scientific article
17. SEP 2019
  • Management and implementation

Andersen, K., Skovsgaard, M., & Pedersen, R. T. (2019). The X Factor of Opportunity Structures: How Grab and Wrap Effects of Entertainment Create Inadvertent News Audience in a High-Choice Media Environment. European Journal of Communication, 34(5), 535-551. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323119874623

Scientific article
JUN 2019

Pedersen, L. H., Dahlgaard, J. O., & Tue Pedersen, R. (2019). Rewarding the Top: Citizens' Opposition to Higher Pay for Politicians. Scandinavian Political Studies, 42(2), 118-137. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12146

Scientific article
22. FEB 2019
  • Labor market
  • Management and implementation
  • Economic and governance
  • Social issues

Pedersen, R. T. (2019). Attitudes on the Size of Unemployment Benefits: Ideology and Numbers. Scandinavian Political Studies, 42(1), 50-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12135

Scientific article
2019
  • Management and implementation

Tue Pedersen, R., Dahlgaard, J. O., & Citi, M. (2019). Voter reactions to candidate background characteristics depend on candidate policy positions. Electoral Studies, 61, [102066]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379419300496

Areas

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