I am into something that can be called “meta-politics”: institutional reform. That is, crafting decisionmaking algorithms to have good characteristics — incentives, participation, etc. — independent of the object-level goals of politics. I think this is “meta” in a different way than what you’re talking about in this article; in short, it’s prescriptive meta, not descriptive meta. And I think that makes it “OK”; that is, largely exempt from the criticisms in this article.
I don’t speak for Rob, but my guess is that your work still qualifies as object level because it is directly about the mechanisms of voting and how those votes are counted. In other words, your work is about voting policy.
Hi Jameson, I’m interested in the “meta-politics” you describe. Is there a field/domain where these things are explored in a more rigorous way? The only thing I’m aware of that comes close is the crypto/blockchain space.
I am into something that can be called “meta-politics”: institutional reform. That is, crafting decisionmaking algorithms to have good characteristics — incentives, participation, etc. — independent of the object-level goals of politics. I think this is “meta” in a different way than what you’re talking about in this article; in short, it’s prescriptive meta, not descriptive meta. And I think that makes it “OK”; that is, largely exempt from the criticisms in this article.
Would you agree?
Yep. Doesn’t seem to pose the kinds of risks I talked about.
I don’t speak for Rob, but my guess is that your work still qualifies as object level because it is directly about the mechanisms of voting and how those votes are counted. In other words, your work is about voting policy.
Hi Jameson, I’m interested in the “meta-politics” you describe. Is there a field/domain where these things are explored in a more rigorous way? The only thing I’m aware of that comes close is the crypto/blockchain space.
Check out his posts on his profile (especially his voting theory primer). Also see the Voting Theory, Law and Legal systems, Politics, Mechanism Design, and Government tags.
Thanks Yoav, will do.