Peter Ordeshook

Peter C. Ordeshook
Born (1942-05-21) May 21, 1942
Nationality American
Fields Political science
Institutions California Institute of Technology
Alma mater University of Rochester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Carl Ordeshook (born May 21, 1942) is an American political scientist. He is the Mary Stillman Harkness Professor of Political Science at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.[1]

He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied engineering, economics and politics. He has been a professor at Caltech since 1987. He has authored influential papers and books, such as "The Calculus of Voting" (co-authored with William H. Riker). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Research interests

His research interests include the election process, international relations, and applications of game theory to politics.

Research statement

Selected publications

References

  1. "Caltech profile page". Retrieved 3 March 2016.

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