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An experiment using ICT to investigate pure voting power
conference contribution
posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00 authored by Christopher Geller, Jamie MustardJamie MustardWe present an experiment to evaluate the accuracy of power indices by measuring the political power embodied in blocks of votes per se. The experiment incorporates several players interacting in lCT chat rooms under supervision. The chat rooms and the selection process reduce or eliminate other political forces leaving logroIIing as the primary political force.