Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power … measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting subjects reduce or eliminate extraneous forces. Logrolling remains as … values. The SSPI can serve as a control for power imbedded in voting blocs, permitting fuller analysis of other factors that …

definition and measurement of power and freedom and empirical studies of power and coalition formation in voting bodies. The …Power, Freedom, and Voting is an interdisciplinary book that presents a comprehensive insight into current research by …, including one on the importance of Machiavelli’s writing as a reference point for modern political theory, and others on the …

"Strategy and Politics: An Introduction to Game Theory is designed to introduce students with no background in formal … theory to the application of game theory to modeling political processes. This accessible text covers the essential aspects … of game theory while keeping the reader constantly in touch with why political science as a whole would benefit from …