William H. Riker
William Harrison Riker (
September 22,
1920 -
June 26,
1993) was an influential
political scientist, who advanced the field of
political science through his application of
game theory and
mathematics to the field. Riker was born in
Des Moines, Iowa, and received his PhD at
Harvard University in
1948. He took on a professorship at
Lawrence University in
Appleton, Wisconsin (then Lawrence College), where he published
The Theory of Political Coalitions. In
1962, he became the chair of the Political Science at the
University of Rochester, where he remained chair until
1977, and remained active until his death.
See also: Duverger's law
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