Opportunities for research in mathematics and democracy abound. Students and scholars who are affiliated with the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy are engaged in a number of projects ranging from applications of abstract mathematical methods in voting theory to the history of political quantitative literacy in education.
If you are a student or a researcher who wants to join our team or are looking for project ideas for yourself or your students, please contact us. We have ongoing or planned projects in
- Advanced mathematical methods in voting theory
- Apportionment and power structure analysis
- Geometry of gerrymandering
- New methods in social choice theory
- Mathematics of social media and voter manipulation
- Mathematics of social modeling algorithms
- Analysis of election, census, and other data sets
- Education and political quantitative literacy
IMD Affiliates at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings Special Session
In January 2025, three of IMD's affiliates, Dr. David McCune, Dr. Jennifer Wilson, and Dr.…
Introducing the 2024-2025 IMD Fellows
We are excited to welcome Wellesley College students Arial Brookhart ‘27, Winnie Zhou ‘27, Presha…
Colloquium on Sortition and Democracy at Wellesley College
On October 17, the Wellesley College Math Department will host IMD affiliate Dr. Bailey Flanigan…
IMD Intern Ilinca Drondoe’s Paper on Power Distribution in the UN Security Council
IMD intern Ilinca Drondoe has released a paper studying the extent of power imbalances in…
Faculty Research Initiative Inspires Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Democracy
This academic year, IMD is collaborating with Wellesley’s Hillary Rodham Clinton Center (HRCC) on their…
Report: Deficiencies in Recent Research on Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Error Rates
Alan Parry, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Utah Valley University John Kidd, PhD, Assistant Professor…
