one party can win, given the distribution of individual votes (the 'optimal gerrymandering rule'). As a corollary, we …

taken into account when redesigning electoral jurisdictions through, for instance, municipal mergers or gerrymandering. …

While gerrymandering in developing countries is often pushed by local authorities to secure political advantages …

possibilities. Apportionment and districting are two critical issues that emerge in relation to democratic elections. Theoreticians …

Gerrymandering undermines representative democracy by creating many uncompetitive legislative districts, and generating … develop a redistricting game between two parties who both seek an advantage in upcoming elections, and show that we can …

Gerrymandering undermines representative democracy by creating many uncompetitive legislative districts, and generating … develop a redistricting game between two parties who both seek an advantage in upcoming elections, and show that we can …

gerrymandering, in this case, served the historically disadvantaged. …

This paper considers two problem classes that are important to researchers as well as practitioners, namely packing and … project scheduling problems. First, the two problem categories are described. This includes a classification of packing … application, similarities of their mathematical structures are examined. It is shown that all packing problems considered here are …