Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems

Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems

Author: Pietro Grilli Di Cortona

Publisher: SIAM

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780898719819

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This monograph offers a systematic quantitative approach to the analysis, evaluation, and design of electoral systems. Today, electoral reform is of concern to newborn democracies as well as many old ones. The authors use mathematical models and automatic procedures, when possible, to solve some of the problems that arise in the comparison of existing systems as well as in the construction of new ones. One distinctive feature of the book is the emphasis on single- and multiple-criteria optimization methods. This powerful tool kit will help political researchers evaluate and choose an appropriate electoral system.


Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems

Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems

Author: Pietro Grilli di Cortona

Publisher: SIAM

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0898714222

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This monograph offers a systematic quantitative approach to the analysis, evaluation, and design of electoral systems. Today, electoral reform is of concern to newborn democracies as well as many old ones. The authors use mathematical models and automatic procedures, when possible, to solve some of the problems that arise in the comparison of existing systems as well as in the construction of new ones. One distinctive feature of the book is the emphasis on single- and multiple-criteria optimization methods. This powerful tool kit will help political researchers evaluate and choose an appropriate electoral system. A general formal model is included as well as a coding system to describe, identify, and classify electoral systems. Evaluation criteria and the corresponding performance indicators are discussed.


Electoral System Design

Electoral System Design

Author: Andrew Reynolds

Publisher: Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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The Handbook of Electoral System Choice

The Handbook of Electoral System Choice

Author: J. Colomer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 0230522742

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The topic of electoral reform is an extremely timely one. The accelerated expansion of the number of new democracies in the world generates increasing demand for advice on the choice of electoral rules; at the same time, a new reformism in well established democracies seeks new formulae favouring both more representative institutions and more accountable rulers. The Handbook of Electoral System Choice addresses the theoretical and comparative issues of electoral reform in relation to democratization, political strategies in established democracies and the relative performance of different electoral systems. Case studies on virtually every major democracy or democratizing country in the world are included.


The Politics of Electoral Reform in Central Europe since 1989

The Politics of Electoral Reform in Central Europe since 1989

Author: Jakub Charvát

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-12-08

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 3031450833

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This book on the politics of electoral reform in Central Europe since 1989 explains by whom, why, and how the electoral rules were changed in Central Europe in the post-Communist period. Examining the contextual factors affecting, underlying, and/or initiating these changes, the book identifies main actors, their motivations, and other circumstances surrounding the electoral reform processes. It further explores their political consequences, particularly on proportionality and personalization. Based on a detailed analysis of electoral reform processes in Czechoslovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia over the past thirty years, the book discusses how the politics of electoral reform in Central Europe is mostly driven, controlled, and decided by politicians, with other actors being either overlooked or ignored. Finally, it argues that most of the cases were imposed by an elite majority, with the sole exception of the Czech Republic, where the politics of electoral reform were influenced by the intervention of the constitutional court as an external actor. The book will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars of political science interested in a better understanding of electoral politics in general, as well as democratic transformation processes and electoral reform in Central Europe.


Mathematics to the Rescue of Democracy

Mathematics to the Rescue of Democracy

Author: Paolo Serafini

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-02

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 3030383687

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This book explains, in a straightforward way, the foundations upon which electoral techniques are based in order to shed new light on what we actually do when we vote. The intention is to highlight the fact that no matter how an electoral system has been designed, and regardless of the intentions of those who devised the system, there will be goals that are impossible to achieve but also opportunities for improving the situation in an informed way. While detailed descriptions of electoral systems are not provided, many references are made to current or past situations, both as examples and to underline particular problems and shortcomings. In addition, a new voting method that avoids the many paradoxes of voting theory is described in detail. While some knowledge of mathematics is required in order to gain the most from the book, every effort has been made to ensure that the subject matter is easily accessible for non-mathematicians, too. In short, this is a book for anyone who wants to understand the meaning of voting.


Special Interest Politics

Special Interest Politics

Author: Gene M. Grossman

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780262571678

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An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.


Genetic and Evolutionary Computation — GECCO 2003

Genetic and Evolutionary Computation — GECCO 2003

Author: Erick Cantú-Paz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-06-30

Total Pages: 1317

ISBN-13: 3540406034

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The set LNCS 2723 and LNCS 2724 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2003, held in Chicago, IL, USA in July 2003. The 193 revised full papers and 93 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 417 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on a-life adaptive behavior, agents, and ant colony optimization; artificial immune systems; coevolution; DNA, molecular, and quantum computing; evolvable hardware; evolutionary robotics; evolution strategies and evolutionary programming; evolutionary sheduling routing; genetic algorithms; genetic programming; learning classifier systems; real-world applications; and search based software engineering.


Advances in Economic Design

Advances in Economic Design

Author: Murat R. Sertel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 3662056119

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Some of the finest and most recent research in economic and political design is presented. Among the authors are several prominent academics as well as many new and promising researchers. They investigate social choice and electoral systems, auctions, matching, bargaining, coalitional stability and efficiency, regulation, the design of rights, mechanisms, games, hierarchies and information. The book is bound to become a standard reference as a collection displaying where we are and where we are going in a broad spectrum of areas in economic design.


Cluster Analysis and Applications

Cluster Analysis and Applications

Author: Rudolf Scitovski

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-22

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 303074552X

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With the development of Big Data platforms for managing massive amount of data and wide availability of tools for processing these data, the biggest limitation is the lack of trained experts who are qualified to process and interpret the results. This textbook is intended for graduate students and experts using methods of cluster analysis and applications in various fields. Suitable for an introductory course on cluster analysis or data mining, with an in-depth mathematical treatment that includes discussions on different measures, primitives (points, lines, etc.) and optimization-based clustering methods, Cluster Analysis and Applications also includes coverage of deep learning based clustering methods. With clear explanations of ideas and precise definitions of concepts, accompanied by numerous examples and exercises together with Mathematica programs and modules, Cluster Analysis and Applications may be used by students and researchers in various disciplines, working in data analysis or data science.