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Consecutively Halved Positional Voting: A Special Case of Geometric Voting
Peter Charles Mendenhall,
Hal M. Switkay
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2023
Pages:
47-59
Received:
3 February 2023
Accepted:
21 February 2023
Published:
4 March 2023
Abstract: The Borda count is a positional voting system that favors ‘consensual’ candidates with broad support while plurality is instead biased towards ‘polarizing’ ones with strong support. Our article focusses first on developing indices for quantifying system bias and then on vector analysis and design, while seeking to find an intermediate vector evenly balanced between consensus and polarization. The bias indices are based on the preference weightings of a normalized vector that represents a class of affine equivalent ones. The use of weightings that form a geometric progression evolves from this development. Such a ‘geometric voting’ vector can represent any positional voting vector with three preferences. With its common ratio as the sole variable, this vector can also span the whole spectrum of system bias continuously regardless of the number of preferences it employs; as demonstrated by our case study of the 1860 US presidential election with four candidates. Using this variable vector as an analytical tool, it establishes the ‘consecutively halved positional voting’ vector as the optimum one for balance. In our case study of the 2019 Nauru general election, this balanced vector is compared to its Dowdall rival that comprises a harmonic progression of weightings and several advantages are identified.
Abstract: The Borda count is a positional voting system that favors ‘consensual’ candidates with broad support while plurality is instead biased towards ‘polarizing’ ones with strong support. Our article focusses first on developing indices for quantifying system bias and then on vector analysis and design, while seeking to find an intermediate vector evenly...
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Research on the Role of Digital Media in Promoting #Metoo Movements
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2023
Pages:
60-63
Received:
6 February 2023
Accepted:
4 March 2023
Published:
16 March 2023
Abstract: Sexual harassment has sparked a revolution in recent years, especially by sharing posts on social media platforms with the hashtag #metoo attached. People of all backgrounds and races began sharing their personal stories of sexual assault online. It has changed the way people think about the sexual harassment issue and bridging the individual with the collective and illustrating the systemic nature of social injustice. The support #metoo campaigns have got is huge and has created a change in people's perspective and opinions toward the problem/ issue. The purpose of the study was to analyze and find out the impact of social media platforms on the #Metoo movement and explore how victims use social media platforms to express their experiences and provide evidence. We will also explore how #MeToo has gained more light and support, and how people have changed their way of thinking, which will be explored in the article. Results indicated that the social media platforms provide a new way for people to discuss online and provide victims with a space to support them. And it is likely to make long-term changes in politics, culture and the world because the #metoo movement turns the hashtag into feminism as a complex recursive process aimed at political change.
Abstract: Sexual harassment has sparked a revolution in recent years, especially by sharing posts on social media platforms with the hashtag #metoo attached. People of all backgrounds and races began sharing their personal stories of sexual assault online. It has changed the way people think about the sexual harassment issue and bridging the individual with ...
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Geo-Media and Neighbourhood Effects’ Studies: A New Frontier
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2023
Pages:
64-75
Received:
20 February 2023
Accepted:
13 March 2023
Published:
28 March 2023
Abstract: In the era of data revolution, new types of data and data sources allow researchers to find innovative ways to study society and its dynamics. The concept of neighbourhood effects (NE) was born within the sociological debate on the relationship between territory and social phenomena inaugurated by Durkheim and continued by other authors from many disciplines. NE is a particular concept that is borne more by empirical evidence than theory. This aspect is quite problematic because it is easy to find studies that investigate how spatial characteristics influence social phenomena; however, there is no agreement on the ways in which spatial influence manifests itself or on which spatial elements have a sociological bearing. Initially absent in Internet studies, NE have been progressively investigated owing to the geo-media. Crowdsourced Geographic Information has made it possible to jointly analyze two dimensions previously considered incompatible, such as the online and offline worlds. The purpose of this study is twofold. The first objective is to analyze how the discourse on NE is evolving in digital studies that use crowdsourced Geographic Information. The second objective is to identify the critical elements of this approach. In particular, we will try to give the reader the answer to the following questions: What kind of geo-media has been used? Which topics do NE research focus on? What are the hypothesized mechanisms that link space and social phenomena? What are the most frequently used approaches for this purpose? A systematic literature review was used to answer these questions.
Abstract: In the era of data revolution, new types of data and data sources allow researchers to find innovative ways to study society and its dynamics. The concept of neighbourhood effects (NE) was born within the sociological debate on the relationship between territory and social phenomena inaugurated by Durkheim and continued by other authors from many d...
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