Classical power index analysis considers the individual's ability to influence the aggregated group decision by … options than either yes or no. Here we generalize three important power indices to continuous convex policy spaces. This …

Classical power index analysis considers the individual’s ability to influence the aggregated group decision by … options than either “yes” or “no”. Here we generalize three important power indices to continuous convex policy spaces. This …

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 …