Voting paradoxes and how to deal with them

Autoren

• Hannu Nurmi

Parameter

• Politikwissenschaft

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Voting paradoxes present unexpected challenges in the electoral process, indicating potential flaws in how individual opinions are expressed or processed. These outcomes can appear bizarre, unfair, or implausible relative to voter sentiments. Historically significant in social choice theory, these paradoxes were recognized by early theorists like Marquis de Condorcet and Jean-Charles de Borda, who focused on minimizing such issues. The Condorcet paradox, a notable example, has become central in discussions of voting anomalies, but it is just one among many. This work aims to highlight the variety of voting paradoxes and their interconnections, offering a classification system for better understanding. Additionally, it seeks to explore methods for addressing these paradoxes, which are crucial to the functioning of democratic systems. Investigating how past and contemporary voting methods tackle these challenges is essential, as is discovering strategies to reduce the likelihood of paradoxes occurring. While some paradoxes may be inevitable, the goal is to enhance the integrity of the voting process.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Einband: Hardcover