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Mutual interaction of the self-perspective and the other-perspective in political decision-making: a perspective of quantum social science

In the last fifteen years, we witnessed a growing interest in quantum social sciences, i.e., applying the algebraic structure of quantum theory in various branches of social sciences. According to some authors (Barad, Busemeyer, Wendt, Der Derian), quantum probability theory represents a viable alternative to the current dominant probability model, which may explain some of the shortcomings of the latter. The field is quickly evolving, but on the societal level, the existing approaches base their finding primarily on general analogies. Without specific applications and empirical testing, it is impossible to assess the added value of the new approach. Certain inaccessibility of quantum theory also poses a problem; it prevents the constructive debate of the scientific community. The proposed project builds on the technical expertise of the key members of the research team. It aims to empirically test the quantum approach in the selected collective decision-making scenarios and open the current debate to a wider audience of experts interested in quantum social science.

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