Joseph (Joe) Noonan

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Hello, my name is Joseph (Joe) Noonan, and I am a PhD student at the Political Science Department of Stockholm University.

You can find my CV here.

I have a broad set of research interests, but my primary focus is in political behavior. I am interested in understanding how people’s political behavior is impacted by their social environment, and how group norms condition political behavior.

In my dissertation, I examine the extent to which individuals falsify their political preferences, and the specific contexts that drive them to do so.

In addition to my dissertation work, I have a number of projects related to how developments in the United States impact attitudes abroad.

You can read more about my work on my research interests page.

I love chatting about research. If you think we have any common research interests, or if you just want to chat – feel free to reach out.

Publications & Working Papers

Accepted

  • Noonan, Joseph. The Impact of U.S. Tariffs on European Public Opinion: Evidence From a Natural Experiment. (Registered Report, Conditionally Accepted, Journal of Experimental Political Science).

In Review

  • Turnbull-Dugarte, Stuart J., Michal Grahn, Joseph Noonan, & Rebecka Knudsen. Reactions to US liberal democratic decay. (R&R, British Journal of Political Science).
  • Noonan, Joseph. Who Stigmatizes the Radical Right?

In Preparation

  • Noonan, Joseph. Disenfranchisement, Fraud, Social Norms and Secret Ballots in the Post-Reconstruction South.
  • Noonan, Joseph. Bystanders and Political Conformity: Evidence From Britain.
  • Noonan, Joseph. Does democracy foster liberal and egalitarian values?

Education

Stockholm University | Stockholm, Sweden Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science | August 2023 - Present

Uppsala University | Uppsala, Sweden MSc Political Science | June 2022

Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, California BA Political Science | June 2014

Experience

I have almost a decade of experience working in professional settings which have had a research-adjacent orientation, in the public, private, and academic sectors. These positions include:

  • Associate Program Officer at International IDEA, where I worked with International IDEA’s measurement of democracy, the Global State of Democracy Indices.
  • Associate Researcher on the Demscore project, specifically the Historical Data Archive (H-DATA) module.
  • Data Manager for the project “A complete dataset of roll-call votes in the Swedish parliament, 1925-1993” where I was responsible for developing data pipelines to transform 40,000 PDF image pages of roll call votes into a dataset with over 4 million cases.
  • I have also worked as a Survey Analyst, both full-time and as a consultant.

Hobbies

I enjoy all the outdoor activities that Sweden has to offer (mostly in the three months where the weather is good). If you live in Sweden, and want to get out in nature more, I’d recommend the following websites:

  • naturkartan.se (The Nature Map): This website has a ton of information about local nature reserves and public spaces.
  • grvl.se: An excellent resource for gravel cycling, mostly in Svealand.
  • roadfinder.se: Helps you see how busy roads are. Useful for planning cycling trips in the countryside.

I also like movies. The best movie theater in Uppsala is Fyrisbiografen. I highly recommend the Uppsala Short Film Festival that takes place at the end of October. The great thing about short film festivals is that if one movie is bad, you only have to suffer through it for a little bit.