Oh Lord, Give Me Consensus, But Not Yet—Pluralism is Possible

Peter Emerson ()
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Peter Emerson: The de Borda Institute

Chapter Chapter 2 in The Punters' Guide to Democracy, 2022, pp 13-25 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There are quite a few voting procedures which can be used to identify a democratic majority opinion. They range from the blatantly inappropriate binary methodologies, via several more exact ones, to a few which are robust, inclusive, accurate and very democratic. And whileElectoral systemsmajority voting majority votingDecision-makingmajority voting provokes division, a preferential points system of decision-making can promote rational discourse and sound decisions; it can be, in effect, the very catalyst of consensus.

Keywords: Consensus; Compromise; Democratic majority opinion; Democratic decision-making; Pluralism; Modified Borda count (MBC); Consensus voting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06987-1_2

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