Voting Power and Procedures, 2014 Essays in Honour of Dan Felsenthal and Moshé Machover Studies in Choice and Welfare Series

This collection of essays honouring Dan Felsenthal and Moshé Machover reconsiders foundational aspects of the measurement of voting power. The specific case of voting power in two-tier systems - for instance the US system and the EU system - is analysed. Furthermore major power indices - Penrose, Banzhaf, Shapley-Shubik and others are revisited. The book proposes new voting procedures and studies well-known procedures and/or apportionment methods either from a technical or historical point of view.

Foundations of Power Measurement.- Power in Two-Tier Voting Systems.- Penrose, Banzhaf, Shapley-Shubik, et al.- Political Competition and Voting Procedures.

Presents new research results on voting and voting procedures from leading experts Shows new developments on the foundations of power measurement Introduces new voting methods