Democratic Decision-making: Consensus Voting for Civic Society and Parliaments

Democratic Decision-making: Consensus Voting for Civic Society and Parliaments
ISBN-10
3030528081
ISBN-13
9783030528089
Category
Political Science
Pages
120
Language
English
Published
2020-09-22
Publisher
Springer Nature
Author
Peter Emerson

Description

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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