Games, Information and Politics - Applying Game Theoretic Models to Political Science (Paperback, New)

To study the strategic interaction of individuals, we can use game theory. Despite the long history shared by game theory and political science, many political scientists remain unaware of the exciting game theoretic techniques that have been developed over the years. As a result they use overly simple games to illustrate complex processes. "Games, Information, and Politics "is written for political scientists who have an interest in game theory but really do not understand how it can be used to improve our understanding of politics. To address this problem, Gates and Humes write for scholars who have little or no training in formal theory and demonstrate how game theoretic analysis can be applied to politics. They apply game theoretic models to three subfields of political science: American politics, comparative politics, and international relations. They demonstrate how game theory can be applied to each of these subfields by drawing from three distinct pieces of research. By drawing on examples from current research projects the authors use real research problems--not hypothetical questions--to develop their discussion of various techniques and to demonstrate how to apply game theoretic models to help answer important political questions. Emphasizing the process of applying game theory, Gates and Humes clear up some common misperceptions about game theory and show how it can be used to improve our understanding of politics.
"Games, Information, and Politics "is written for scholars interested in understanding how game theory is used to model strategic interactions. It will appeal to sociologists and economists as well as political scientists.
Scott Gates is Assistant Professorof Political Science, Michigan State University. Brian D. Humes is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Analytical Perspectives on Politics
Release date:	February 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	Scott Gates • Brian D. Humes
Dimensions:	235 x 142 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-06564-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory
LSN:	0-472-06564-5
Barcode:	9780472065646

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