Using Game Theory in Public Domains: The Potential and Limitations of Security Games

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60162694:G42__/20:00556032

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2020-0024" target="_blank" >10.2478/nispa-2020-0024</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Using Game Theory in Public Domains: The Potential and Limitations of Security Games

Original language description

Since its origins, when it was mainly connected to the field of economics, game theory has brought important theoretic insights into many domains. Besides biology, philosophy or computer science, its findings have been applied to various fields of public policy. One specific area of public policy is that of security. Within the two last decades we have been witnesses to a significant increase in efforts to model security issues using tools of game theory and to derive political implications. The paper deals with the model of a Stackelberg security game and its real-world applications in security domains. The main aim and purpose of the paper is to provide with a survey of selected cases of real-world deployed applications of the game-theoretic Stackelberg model in the area of public security and, based on the literature analysis, to discuss the potential and limitations of the model for policy- and decision-makers that are dealing with security measures on various governmental levels. Existing cases clearly indicate that the model can contribute to better designing and implementation of the security policy and help better allocation of resources and thus potentially improve effectiveness of security measures. On the other hand, the paper also discusses some limitations and potential future adjustments of the model together with points for a further research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50602 - Public administration

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

ISSN

1337-9038

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

249-272

UT code for WoS article

000599609200014

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85098642244