This book is aimed at students in social sciences programs that include some course in
quantitative methods. Stats for social sciences is frequently the subject of textbooks while
maths for social sciences is often neglected: monographs on specific themes (like for instance
social choice systems or game theory applications) are available but they do not adequately
cover the topic in general. This textbook stems from the Bocconi University's new Bachelor in
Government which was launched in 2015 and is intended for undergraduate students who do not
exclude maths from their toolbox. It discusses various concrete applications in political
economics political science sociology and demography and explores topics like Grexit
Macron's success immigration effects and the Arab Spring.
