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Introduction

  • Gianluca Damiani

This dissertation examines how game theory entered political science through William H. Riker. It reconstructs the intellectual, institutional, and methodological conditions that enabled the rise of Positive Political Theory in postwar American political science.

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  • Publication Year: 2026
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Introduction

Authors

Gianluca Damiani

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.02

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

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© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Bibliographic Information

Book Title

Looking for a Science of Politics

Book Subtitle

William H. Riker and the adoption of Game Theory in Political Science

Authors

Gianluca Damiani

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

234

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6

ISBN Print

979-12-215-0977-9

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979-12-215-0978-6

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979-12-215-0979-3

Series Title

Premio Tesi di Dottorato Città di Firenze

Series ISSN

3103-3881

Series E-ISSN

3103-3989

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