Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism
Preferential Decision-making for an Inclusive Democracy
(Sprache: Englisch)
This 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,...
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This 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism “
Decision-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.
Autoren-Porträt von Peter Emerson
Peter Emerson is the director of the Belfast-based international NGO "The de Borda Institute". He has campaigned for inclusive governance since 1978. His publications include From 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).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Emerson
- 2019, 1st ed. 2020, XXXIX, 227 Seiten, 7 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 16,1 x 25,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3030202186
- ISBN-13: 9783030202187
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Englisch
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"This latest impressive book brings together his wealth of knowledge ... . A key value added of his book is that he forces the reader to question foundational assumptions. ... This book will be valuable for student of democratic processes, political science and conflict analysis." (Valery Perry, democratizationpolicy.org, September 6, 2020)
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