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Theory of Games and Formal Political Theory: before Riker

  • Gianluca Damiani

This chapter traces the origins of game theory and its early reception, focusing on von Neumann and Morgenstern and on pre-Riker formal political theories, including social choice and early rational models of political behavior.

  • Keywords:
  • Game Theory,
  • Rational Choice,
  • Social Choice,
  • Voting Theory,
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  • Publication Year: 2026
  • Pages: 49-81
  • Content License: CC BY 4.0
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Theory of Games and Formal Political Theory: before Riker

Authors

Gianluca Damiani

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.04

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

Metadata License

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

Metadata License

CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6

ISBN Print

979-12-215-0977-9

eISBN (pdf)

979-12-215-0978-6

eISBN (xml)

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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