Mathematics to the Rescue of Democracy

Paolo Serafini was Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, University of Udine, Italy for more than 25 years until his retirement in 2016. He graduated in Electronic Engineering (maximum cum laude) in 1971 and subsequently became a lecturer in the Udine Branch of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Trieste before joining the Faculty of Sciences, University of Udine in 1978. In addition to his extensive teaching activity, Dr. Serafini has been a researcher at the International Center for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Udine since 1975. He was appointed Scientific Editor of the CISM–Springer Lecture Notes series in 2005. He is the author of more than 40 journal papers and four books and has also edited six books.

1. Voting.- 2 Aggregating different evaluations into a unique evaluation.- 3 Condorcet.- 4 Borda.- 5 Simple majority and run-off voting.- 6 Impossible wishes.- 7 Majority Judgement.- 8 Legislative territorial representation.- 9 The United States Congress.- 10 Legislative political representation.- 11 Biproportional representation.- 12 Political districting.- 13 Some additional considerations (and personal).- References.- Index.

"Paolo Serafini has the merit of presenting in a synthetic and pedagogical way the main aspects of the voting theory. This book would be well suited for undergraduate and graduate students who are new to voting theory ... . the book is very enjoyable to read ... . The present book adds its stone to the series of books on voting theory while distinguishing itself by its pedagogy and simplicity." (Eric Kamwa, Journal of Economics, Vol. 134, 2021)