Thomas Flanagan (political scientist): Politics

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“Flanagan, Thomas(1998). Game Theory and Canadian Politics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-7946-6.”

Thomas Flanagan (political scientist)

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“Ever since Comte first set the agenda of social science, his megalomania lingers on in sociology, political science, and other disciplines.”

Thomas Flanagan (political scientist)

Source: Game Theory and Canadian Politics (1998), Chapter 1, Rational Choice, p. 19.

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“But if politics is an art, it is not like sculpture or painting, where one side acts and the other is passive material. It is more like drama without a script, or dance without choreography - in other words, improvisation. Either player may surprise us again with a new move.”

Thomas Flanagan (political scientist)

Source: Game Theory and Canadian Politics (1998), Chapter 3, Stalemate At Lubicon Lake, p. 54.

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“I want to illustrate the concept of a solution in mixed strategies with a concrete example using real-world data, but I have not been able to find an appropriate one from Canadian politics.”

Thomas Flanagan (political scientist)

Source: Game Theory and Canadian Politics (1998), Chapter 2, Game Theory, p. 30.

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