Oleg Smirnov

Biography

Oleg Smirnov is an associate professor of political science at Stony Brook University. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oregon as well as a M.A. in Economics from there also.

Research

His research interests include computational modeling (agent-based modeling, geographic information systems, evolutionary dynamics) and behavioral economics (altruistic punishment, collective risk social dilemmas). He is currently working on a computational model of social consequences of climate change based on the ensemble of CMIP5 climate models. In collaboration with Leonie Huddy, they have a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Conflict Resolution on the public perception of terrorism.

RECENT Publications - Articles

Andrews T, Smirnov O (2020). "Two-wave panel survey dataset on who feels affected by Hurricane Florence." Data in Brief.

Andrews T,  Smirnov O (2020). "Who feels the impacts of climate change?" Global Environmental Change, 65, 102164

Johnson T, C Dawes, JH Fowler, Smirnov O (2020). "Slowing COVID-19 transmission as a social dilemma: Lessons for government officials from interdisciplinary research on cooperation." Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 3(1): 1-13.

Smirnov O (2019). "Collective risk social dilemma and the consequences of the US withdrawal from international climate negotiations."Journal of Theoretical Politics

RECENT Publications - Books

Fowler JH, Smirnov O (2007). “Mandates, parties, and voters: How elections shape the future.” Temple University Press.

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