Theory of Games and Formal Political Theory: before Riker Gianluca Damiani This is a section of Looking for a Science of Politics(DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6) by Gianluca Damiani Firenze University Press Florence 2026 https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.04

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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.

 Game Theory Rational Choice Social Choice Voting Theory

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