This thesis deals with the measurement of voting power in different decision environments. After a short introduction … in Chapter 1, several established concepts for power analysis are reviewed and applied in Chapters 2 and 3. Chapters 4 … and 5 step on new ground by introducing a power index for a decision environment that has not been formalized before. More …

group of voters to pass a motion. A priori measures of voting power, such as the Shapley-Shubik index and the Banzhaf value …

Bundestagswahl 2013 die Verteilung der Macht in der Regierungskoalition nach der Bundestagswahl beeinflussen. Dies wird auch für …In this article, the author analyses the distribution of power in the current and possible German government coalitions … regarding potential coalitions. The analysis uses cooperative game theory. …