political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, political engineering is the designing of

political institution In political science, a political system means the form of political organization that can be observed, recognised or otherwise declared by a society or state. It defines the process for making official government decisions. It usually comprizes ...

s in a society and often involves the use of paper

decree A decree is a law, legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, monarch, royal figure, or other relevant Authority, authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the constitution, Legislativ ...

s, in the form of laws, referendums, ordinances, or otherwise, to try to achieve some desired effect.Political Engineering: The Design of Institutions, Dr. Jeffrey R. Lax, Department of Politics, New York University
/ref> The criteria and constraints used in such design vary depending on the optimization methods used. Usually democratic political systems have not been deemed suitable as subjects of political engineering methods. Political engineering can also be employed to design alternative voting procedures in a democratic system.Reilly, B., 1997. Preferential voting and political engineering: A comparative study. '' Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics'', 35(1), pp.1-19. doi
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