Adam Dinsmore
Profile
Biography
Adam joined the Department in October 2021. His PhD examines the political implications of our socially constructed notions of ‘elites’. Before starting the PhD, Adam was programme manager at the Research on Research Institute (RORI) and Wellcome Trust.
Education
- PhD in Sociology, University of York (in progress)
- MSc in Research Methods in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
- BSc in Psychology, University of Chester
Research
Overview
Adam’s thesis project involves a programme of semi-structured interviews with residents of the so-called ‘Red Wall’ of historically-Labour supporting towns in the North of England.
Participants are asked who they consider to be ‘the elite’ in British society, and to reflect on how they came to hold those views. The project hopes to shed light on how subjective notions of the elite are mobilised by populist movements. Findings from Adam’s thesis were published by the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society.
Teaching
Undergraduate
Adam works as a Graduate Teaching Assistant on the department’s Introduction to Sociological Theory module.
Publications
Selected publications
- Dinsmore, A. (2024). Redistribution vs. Recognition: How Brexit split the left. Int. J. Politics Cult. Soc. doi: 10.1007/s10767-024-09486-1
- Grix, J., Dinsmore, A. and Paul Michael Brannagan (2023). Unpacking the politics of ‘sportswashing’: It takes two to tango. Politics. doi: 10.1177/02633957231207387
Contact details
@apDinsmore