Voting Procedures under Uncertainty

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Operations Research, Economics, Theory of Economics, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Voting Procedures under Uncertainty by Hannu Nurmi, Springer Berlin Heidelberg
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hannu Nurmi ISBN: 9783540248309
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Hannu Nurmi
ISBN: 9783540248309
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

We live in an uncertain world, is a truism most of us hear more often than we would like. What one usually means to say by this is that we do not know what will happen in the future. Since changes, even major ones, have occurred in the past, it is possible that they will occur again in the future. In politics institutions are ways of coping with continuity and change. In democratic systems the electoral institutions provide ways of peaceful adjustment to changes in popular opinions. This book is about uncertainty as it pertains to electoral institutions. We shall deal with the ways in which analytic models are capable of taking into account voter uncertainty, ignorance and incompetence. We shall also discuss how uncertainty pertains to electoral outcomes. Given voter opinions, there is often a wide variation in the possible electoral outcomes. This could be called procedure-dependence of outcomes. Its existence shows that uncertainty is not something that can characterize only future events. It can pertain to past ones as well. This work is part of the Democracy and Constitution Project of Center for Business and Policy Studies (SNS). The idea of writing a book on the performance of voting procedures under uncertain cir­ cumstances came up in my correspondence with Dr. Per Molander of SNS a few years ago.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

We live in an uncertain world, is a truism most of us hear more often than we would like. What one usually means to say by this is that we do not know what will happen in the future. Since changes, even major ones, have occurred in the past, it is possible that they will occur again in the future. In politics institutions are ways of coping with continuity and change. In democratic systems the electoral institutions provide ways of peaceful adjustment to changes in popular opinions. This book is about uncertainty as it pertains to electoral institutions. We shall deal with the ways in which analytic models are capable of taking into account voter uncertainty, ignorance and incompetence. We shall also discuss how uncertainty pertains to electoral outcomes. Given voter opinions, there is often a wide variation in the possible electoral outcomes. This could be called procedure-dependence of outcomes. Its existence shows that uncertainty is not something that can characterize only future events. It can pertain to past ones as well. This work is part of the Democracy and Constitution Project of Center for Business and Policy Studies (SNS). The idea of writing a book on the performance of voting procedures under uncertain cir­ cumstances came up in my correspondence with Dr. Per Molander of SNS a few years ago.

More books from Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Cover of the book Physics of Quantum Fluids by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book The Structure of Style by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Multi-objective Swarm Intelligence by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Inverse Projection Techniques by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Social Media für die erfolgreiche Zahnarztpraxis by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Freeze-Etch Histology by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Cancer Chemo- and Immunopharmacology by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Chemistry and Biology of Solid Waste by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Warren’s Operation by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book New Approaches to the Treatment of Leukemia by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Blastocystis: Pathogen or Passenger? by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Histological Typing of Kidney Tumours by Hannu Nurmi
Cover of the book Plasma Physics for Controlled Fusion by Hannu Nurmi
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy