Open Neighborhood Seminar: The mathematics of democracy

SEMINARS, OPEN NEIGHBORHOOD

Speaker:

Manon Revel - MIT

Is democracy legitimate? It may come as a surprise that mathematicians have contributed to answering this question for a very (very) long time. In this talk, we will explore social choice theory (the maths field researching democratic governance), discuss some of its most striking results, and review the recent developments in understanding how we can make democracy more legitimate. We will look into the probability and random graphs theories underpinning these works, and assess their relevance to the current crises of democracies.

For more information, please see: https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ana/ons/