Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism Preferential Decision-maki

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-vo

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Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism Preferential Decision-making for an Inclusive Democracy

Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism

Peter Emerson

Majority Voting as a Catalyst of Populism Preferential Decision-making for an Inclusive Democracy

Peter Emerson The de Borda Institute Belfast, UK

ISBN 978-3-030-20218-7 ISBN 978-3-030-20219-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20219-4

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