The Centre of Mathematical Social Science (CMSS) was pleased to host a one-day workshop on a broad range of issues in Political Science.
When: Thursday, 1 February 2024
Where: Old Government House (OGH), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Full Program [all sessions were in the Federation of Graduate Women's Suite (Upper floor) at OGH]
10:00-11:00, SESSION I: Keynote Speech by Bernie Grofman (Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine)
Title: "Electoral Rules and Ethnic Representation" - Recording
11:05-11:35, SESSION IIa: Contributed paper by Tatjana Buklijas (Senior Research Fellow & Associate Director Academic Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland)
Title: "Representation in Deliberative Democracy" - Recording
11:40-12:10, SESSION IIb: Contributed paper by Arkadii Slinko (Professor of Mathematics, University of Auckland)
Title: "Modeling Representation of Minorities Under Multiwinner Voting Rules" - Recording
12:20-13:50, Lunch at OGH
14:00-15:00, SESSION III: Keynote Speech by Jon Fraenkel (Professor of Comparative Politics School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations)
Title: "The Spectre of the ‘Ethnic Outbidder’: Exploring the ‘Classic Cases’ of Malaysia, Fiji and Northern Ireland" - Recording
15:05-15:35, SESSION IVa: Contributed paper by Matheson Russell (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland)
Titel: "Double-Screened Preferential Voting" - Recording
15:40-16:10, SESSION IVb:Contributed paper by Steffen Lippert (Associate Professor of Economics, University of Auckland)
Title: "Voting Behaviour with an Asymmetric Loss Function: Experimental Evidence" - Recording
16:10-16:30, Afternoon tea/coffee break at OGH
16:30-17:15, SESSION V: Further reflections/closing of the event
17:30-18:30, Drinks at OGH
18:30- Dinner at Gerome at 269 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland (reserved for speakers, organisers, and CMSS members of the event)