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Instructors: Filippo Silano
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
Game Theory in Inter
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
2,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 20
Registration group: englische FS-Veranstaltungen
Comments/contents:
As the World is experiencing an epochal transition, this class aims at applying game theory to explain the strategic interaction among countries, federations, and institutions both in the development of multilateral negotiations and in unfolding geopolitical/geo-economic confrontations.
This course focuses on providing a novel way of thinking about the formation of international agreements, considering the role played by Law and technology in shaping balances of power.
Game theory analyses the logic of decision-making, in particular amongst several participants, which has a wide range of applications among the social sciences.
Adopting a game theoretical approach to model strategic behaviour aims at gaining counterintuitive insights that may not arise under classic legal analysis. Beyond applying positive jurisprudence, legal experts and policy makers must embrace a strategic approach in carrying out decision-making tasks.
The course will first introduce the basic tools of game theory and then it will present its applications to the following topics:
- Trade (i.e. Sino-American confrontation, TTIP, Doha deadlock)
- Finance (i.e. debate over EU Recovery Fund, SWIFT system)
- Technology (i.e. net politics and cybersecurity, the 5G confrontation)
- Climate Change (i.e. the transition towards a green economy)
- Defence (i.e. the Crisis of NATO)
- Health (i.e. COVID-19 vaccine, the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative)
The fields of the Law of interest, in both Common Law and Civil Law jurisdictions, are:
- Public International Law
- International Trade Law
- International Financial Law
- Data Privacy Law
Learning objectives:
Attending this class, you will gain:
- Strategic skills applicable to both private and public sector
- Tools providing an independent and critical vision of global
events
Didactic concept:
After providing a solid introduction to Game Theory, each lecture will take the following structure:
- Case study presentation (illustrating socio-economic, geopolitical, geo-economic scenario)
- Application to Game Theory (i.e. modelling)
- Evaluating results
- Is the model apt to describe reality?
- How a negotiator/diplomat might improve the final treaty
- How Law & Regulations have different impacts on welfare
Literature:
Beyond journal articles, news, blogposts and institutional documents, which will be provided throughout the course, I suggest the following books:
Introduction to Game Theory
Baird, Douglas G., Robert H. Gertner, and Randal C. Picker. Game theory and the law.
Harvard University Press, 1998.
Davis, Morton D. Spieltheorie für Nichtmathematiker. 2005.
Jackson, H. E. Analytical Methods for Lawyers. 2003. pp 29-50.
Tadelis, Steven. Game Theory: An Introduction. Game Theory: An Introduction. 2013. pp. 3-
87.
Application to International Relations
Avenhaus, Rudolf, and I. William Zartman. Diplomacy Games. International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis, 2007.
Jeong, Ho-Won. International negotiation: process and strategies. Cambridge University Press,
2016.
Allan, P., & Schmidt, C. Game Theory and International Relations. 1994.
Additional examination information:
In order to pass the course, students are required to participate actively and to take a written exam, which consists of two problems plus two theoretical questions.
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