Heresthetic is an approach to understanding how political actors manipulate the decision-making process so they can win.
[2] Political scientist William H. Riker is considered the creator and one of the most prominent supports of theory.
[3] Riker argues that herestheticians win because they compel or persuade others to join them in voting or political coalitions.
[1] The British Parliament is scheduling upcoming referendum votes to determine Scottish independence from the United Kingdom and if the UK should remain a member of the European Union.
[16] In order to receive his preferred outcome, the MP seeks for the referendum votes to be held in a sequence in which Scottish independence is determined first, and then UK withdrawal from the EU.