Political districting without geography

Operations Research Perspectives

Gerdus Benadè¹  J.N. Hooker²  Nam Ho-Nguyen³ 

[1] Boston University, United States of America;Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America;The University of Sydney, Australia;

关键词: Political districting;    Gerrymandering;    Efficiency gap;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Geographical considerations such as contiguity and compactness are necessary elements of political districting in practice. Yet an analysis of the problem without such constraints yields mathematical insights that can inform real-world model construction. In particular, it clarifies the sharp contrast between proportionality and competitiveness and how it might be overcome in a properly formulated objective function. It also reveals serious weaknesses of the much-discussed efficiency gap as a criterion for gerrymandering.

【 授权许可】

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