Isbn: 9798235454613 - the political playbook: game theory for predicting elections, policies, and power (5 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Politics is often portrayed as a contest of personalities, ideologies, and chance. In reality, it is also a strategic game governed by incentives, expectations, and calculated decisions. The Political Playbook introduces readers to the powerful analytical framework of game theory and demonstrates how it can be used to understand-and even anticipate-the behaviour of political actors in elections, legislative bargaining, international diplomacy, coalition building, lobbying, sanctions, and geopolitical crises.Bridging political science, economics, mathematics, and data analytics, this book transforms abstract theoretical concepts into practical tools for analysing real-world political competition. Readers will learn how to model electoral campaigns using payoff matrices, identify Nash equilibria in political environments, understand strategic signalling and voter behaviour, evaluate coalition negotiations, and examine the dynamics of international conflict through sequential and Bayesian games.The book also explores some of the most important contemporary developments in political analysis, including behavioural game theory, machine learning, big data, sentiment analysis, and computational forecasting. Rather than treating politics as a collection of isolated events, it presents political life as an interconnected system of strategic interactions where every decision influences the choices of others.Designed for students, researchers, political analysts, campaign professionals, diplomats, journalists, policy advisers, intelligence practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding how power operates, The Political Playbook combines rigorous scholarship with practical application. Each chapter builds progressively from foundational principles to advanced analytical techniques, making sophisticated ideas accessible without sacrificing academic depth.Whether you seek to forecast elections, interpret diplomatic negotiations, evaluate legislative strategies, or better understand the hidden logic behind political decision-making, this book provides a systematic framework for analysing political competition in an increasingly complex world.In an era shaped by uncertainty, strategic rivalry, and data-driven governance, understanding the logic of political games is no longer an academic luxury-it is an essential skill. The Political Playbook equips readers with the intellectual tools needed to decode political strategy and anticipate the next move before it happens. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Politics is often portrayed as a contest of personalities, ideologies, and chance. In reality, it is also a strategic game governed by incentives, expectations, and calculated decisions. The Political Playbook introduces readers to the powerful analytical framework of game theory and demonstrates how it can be used to understand-and even anticipate-the behaviour of political actors in elections, legislative bargaining, international diplomacy, coalition building, lobbying, sanctions, and geopolitical crises.Bridging political science, economics, mathematics, and data analytics, this book transforms abstract theoretical concepts into practical tools for analysing real-world political competition. Readers will learn how to model electoral campaigns using payoff matrices, identify Nash equilibria in political environments, understand strategic signalling and voter behaviour, evaluate coalition negotiations, and examine the dynamics of international conflict through sequential and Bayesian games.The book also explores some of the most important contemporary developments in political analysis, including behavioural game theory, machine learning, big data, sentiment analysis, and computational forecasting. Rather than treating politics as a collection of isolated events, it presents political life as an interconnected system of strategic interactions where every decision influences the choices of others.Designed for students, researchers, political analysts, campaign professionals, diplomats, journalists, policy advisers, intelligence practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding how power operates, The Political Playbook combines rigorous scholarship with practical application. Each chapter builds progressively from foundational principles to advanced analytical techniques, making sophisticated ideas accessible without sacrificing academic depth.Whether you seek to forecast elections, interpret diplomatic negotiations, evaluate legislative strategies, or better understand the hidden logic behind political decision-making, this book provides a systematic framework for analysing political competition in an increasingly complex world.In an era shaped by uncertainty, strategic rivalry, and data-driven governance, understanding the logic of political games is no longer an academic luxury-it is an essential skill. The Political Playbook equips readers with the intellectual tools needed to decode political strategy and anticipate the next move before it happens. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. The Political Playbook | Game Theory for Predicting Elections, Policies, and Power | Gew Intelligence Unit | Taschenbuch | Futures | Englisch | 2026 | Global East-West LTD | EAN 9798235454613 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…