assumption that the issue being voted on is exogenous, i.e., independent of the voting rule used. We depart from the existing … diametrically opposing preferences. In this case, unanimity is the Pareto dominant voting rule. Voters prefer unanimity rule because …

1. Introduction -- An Introduction to the Analysis of Power, Voting, and Voting Power -- 2. The Idea of Power -- Power … of Power in Voting Games -- Attribution and Social Power -- Power: An Amorphous Term — Diverse Conceptual Approaches -- 3 … Perceptions on Voting Decisions -- 4. Concepts of Power Measurement -- The Problem of the Right Distribution of Voting Power -- An …

I discuss instances where a committee wants to deviate from the simple majority rule by adopting an alternative voting … scheme for two consecutive binary ballots. The alternative voting rule, called Minority Voting as an Exception (MVE), works … voting winners, i.e. the minority of project winners, lose their voting rights for the upcoming second ballot, where the …

. We should expect instead that, under current rules, shareholder voting will implement the preferences of the majority of … offer a potential remedy in the form of a new voting rule, the Idealized Electoral College (IEC), modeled on the American … superior mechanism for shareholder voting. For issues on which they are likely to disagree, the IEC is superior …

values. The SSPI can serve as a control for power imbedded in voting blocs, permitting fuller analysis of other factors that …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 …