Multimedialne seminarium z ekono- i socjofizyki

Different countries use different electoral systems (ES) to perform elections. Although they are often compared, there is no consensus on the best ES and their susceptibility to external influences is mostly neglected. We develop new measures of electoral systems’ vulnerability to different means of influence. We show that plurality voting systems (e.g. first-past-the-post) are less stable than proportional representation systems (e.g. party list). They are also more susceptible to political agitators and media propaganda. We apply a novel computational methodology to evaluate real-world ES for possible improvements. Our work provides a new tool for dealing with modern threats to democracy that could destabilize voting processes. Moreover, our results add quantitative arguments to the longstanding discussion on the evaluation of ES. join us via zoomhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82025295160?pwd=Rno0Skx6Q3haRzVzZy90dkRrbmxQQT09Meeting ID: 820 2529 5160Passcode: 794269