Promise Theory: Case Study on the 2016 Brexit Vote - Couverture souple

Bergstra, Jan; Burgess, Mark

 
9781974545339: Promise Theory: Case Study on the 2016 Brexit Vote

Synopsis

Brexit offers a rare opportunity to examine a complicated network of intentions and processes, through the lens of promise theory. In this volume, we examine the arguments and positions surrounding the UK's Brexit process, starting from the beginning. This book argues that promises have played a central role in its unfolding, and that the simple formalities of promise theory are quite helpful in assessing the kinds of claims made, and their likelihood of being realized.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jan Bergstra is a Dutch computer scientist, living in Utrecht. He has worked at the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Leiden, and the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam. In 1985 he became Professor of Programming and Software Engineering at the Informatics Institute of the University of Amsterdam and Professor of Applied Logic at Utrecht University. He has retired in December 2016, and now works as an independent researcher and consultant. His work has focussed on logic and the theoretical foundations of software engineering, with an emphasis on algebraic methods for the specification of data and of computational processes in general. Mark Burgess is a British theoretical physicist, turned computer scientist, living in Oslo, Norway. After authoring and consulting for the IT industry and holding a number of research and teaching positions, he was appointed Professor of Network and System Administration at Oslo University College in 2005, which he held until resigning in 2011 to found the CFEngine company. He is the originator of the globally used CFEngine software as well as founder of CFEngine AS, Inc. He is the author of many books and scientific publications, and is a frequent speaker at international events. Mark Burgess may be found at www.markburgess.org, and on Twitter under the name @markburgess_osl

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