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Instructors: Dr. Oliver Pamp
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
Displayed in timetable as:
Game Theory
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Game theory can be defined as the use of formal models to analyze strategic (i.e. interdependent) decisions. It is therefore not just a theory to explain a specific phenomenon but rather a rigorous methodological approach to model the interactions and behavior of actors. It constitutes the foundation of formal political theory and is applied to a variety of topics in both political science (e.g. international relations, political economy, comparative politics, political behavior) and other fields such as sociology, economics and even biology. This seminar introduces and discusses models that highlight the importance of bargaining processes, asymmetric information, signaling and commitment problems. We will focus on how game theory is used to study the outbreak, dynamics and termination of both international and intratstate conflicts. Students will first be introduced to the fundamental assumptions of rational decision making and social choice. We then discuss different types of games (normal form, sequential, Bayesian) and learn how to solve these games using different equilibrium concepts. We will also apply our theoretical insights to historic and contemporary cases and critically reflect on strengths and limitations of different types of models.
Educational objective:
Students will...
1. ...be familiarized with the basic tenets of rational decision theory.
2. ...learn how to develop and solve various forms of games using the appropriate equilibrium concepts which will significantly increase their analytical tool kit.
3. ...learn how to read, analyze, and critically reflect journal articles that contain advanced game-theoretic models.
Further information about the exams:
Midterm: 50%, Endterm: 50%
Mandatory literature:
Kydd, Andrew H. (2015): International Relations Theory. The Game-Theoretic Approach. Cambridge University Press.
McCarty, Nolan und Adam Meirowitz (2007): Political Game Theory. Cambridge University Press.
Morrow, James D. (1994): Game Theory for Political Scientists. Princeton: Princeton University. Press.
Niou, Emerson und Peter C. Ordeshook (2015): Strategy and Politics. An Introduction to Game Theory. Taylor & Francis
Osborne, Martin J. (2004): An Introduction to Game Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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