To study the strategic interaction of individuals, we can use game theory.
Despite the long history shared by game theory and political science, many
political scientists remain unaware of the exciting game theoretic techniques
that have been developed over the years. As a result they use overly simple
games to illustrate complex processes. "Games, Information, and Politics "is
written for political scientists who have an interest in game theory but really
do not understand how it can be used to improve our understanding of politics.
To address this problem, Gates and Humes write for scholars who have little or
no training in formal theory and demonstrate how