{"product_id":"majority-voting-as-a-catalyst-of-populism-preferential-decision-making-for-an-inclusive-democracy-paperback","title":"Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism: Preferential Decision-Making for an Inclusive Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecision-making in Parliaments and Referendums.- Parliamentary and Presidential Elections.- Governance: From Power-dividing to Power-sharing.- Majority Voting in Belfast, Dublin and London.- Continental Europe - Are We All Little Bolshevik?.- Asia, Where Voting was Invented.- Majoritarian Democracy - the Catalyst of Populism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book presents a critique of binary majority rule and provides insights into why, in many instances, the outcome of a two-option ballot does not accurately reflect the will of the people. Based on the author's first-hand experience, majority-voting is argued to be a catalyst of populism and its divisive outcomes have prompted countless disputes throughout Europe and Asia. In like manner, simple majority rule is seen as a cause of conflict in war zones, and of dysfunction in so-called stable democracies. In order to safeguard democracy, an all-party power-sharing approach is proposed, which would make populism less attractive to voters and governments alike. In geographically arranged chapters, well-tested alternative voting procedures (e. g. non-majoritarian Modified Borda Count) are presented in case studies of Northern Ireland, Central Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Russia, China, North Korea and Mongolia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Emerson \u003c\/b\u003eis the director of the Belfast-based international NGO \"The de Borda Institute\". He has campaigned for inclusive governance since 1978. His publications include \u003ci\u003eFrom Majority Rule to Inclusive Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2016), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefining Democracy: Voting Procedures in Decision-Making, Elections and Governance\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd ed. in 2012, Springer) and \u003ci\u003eDesigning an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures for Use in Parliaments, Councils and Committees\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 227\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42743836377151,"sku":"9783030202217","price":126.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/773dc04f6829b1bd2b427be448742335.webp?v=1765166159","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/majority-voting-as-a-catalyst-of-populism-preferential-decision-making-for-an-inclusive-democracy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}