Презентация книги «Mathematical Theory of Democracy» профессора Андраника Тангяна
19 ноября 2013 г. состоялась презентация книги «Mathematical Theory of Democracy» профессора, доктора физико-математических наук, доктора экономических наук Андраника Тангяна (Фонд Ханса Беклера, Дюссельдорф, и университет Карлсруэ), организованная Международной научно-учебной лабораторией анализа и выбора решений и кафедрой высшей математики на факультете экономики НИУ ВШЭ.
Book Description
▶ Offers a historical outline with an alternative view at social choice, including a revision of the paradoxes of Condorcet and Arrow
▶ Presents a computational instead of an axiomatic approach, implying an alternative election procedure
▶ Emphasizes applications: to real politics, MCDM, finances and traffic control (with a dedicated statistical test)
The mathematical theory of democracy deals with selection of representatives who make decisions on behalf of the whole society. In this book, the notion of representativeness is operationalized with the index of popularity (the average percentage of the population whose opinion is represented on a number of issues) and the index of universality (the frequency of cases when the opinion of a majority is represented). These indices are applied to evaluate and study the properties of single representatives (e.g. president) and representative bodies (e.g. parliament, magistrate, cabinet, jury, coalition). To bridge representative and direct democracy, an election method is proposed that is based not on voting but on indexing candidates with respect to the electorate’s political profile. In addition, societal and non-societal applications are considered.
Publisher: Springer
Series: Studies in Choice and Welfare
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Адрес: ул. Шаболовка 26, корп. 4, ауд. 4307