This book provides a practical guide to how groups of people, everywhere, from the local village council to the United Nations Security Council, can best make collective decisions. By comparing the many voting procedures used in democratic decision-making, it explains why win-or-lose binary voting can be inaccurate and divisive, while the more inclusive preferential points system of voting can be so much more accurate and, therefore, more democratic; indeed, it is a win-win methodology. The text, essential reading for anyone interested in fair and participatory collective decision-making, also compares the most common electoral systems.
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Table of Content
The Problem.- Decision-making.- The A-B-C-D of Voting.- Consensus Voting.- The Consequences of Consequences.- Comparing Decision-making Voting Procedures.- Comparing Electoral Systems.About the author
Peter Emerson is the director of the Belfast-based international NGO ‘The de Borda Institute’ (Ireland). He has campaigned for inclusive governance since 1978. His publications includeFrom Majority Rule to Inclusive Politics (Springer, 2016),
Defining Democracy: Voting Procedures in Decision-Making, Elections and Governance (2nd ed. in 2012, Springer) and
Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures for Use in Parliaments, Councils and Committees (Springer, 2007).
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 99 ● ISBN 9783030528089 ● File size 4.9 MB ● Publisher Springer International Publishing ● City Cham ● Country CH ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7606735 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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