Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy

- Towards an Inclusive Democracy: Collective Decision-making

- Electing a Pluralist Parliament

- Electing a Power-sharing Executive

- The Art or Science of Manipulation

- A Critique: The Theory of Voting and the Borda Systems

- A Social Choice Critique of the Borda Systems

- Human Rights and Voting Procedures in Plural Societies

- The Psychology of Inclusive Voting in Mediation Practice

- Conclusions: The Real Politics of Consensus Voting

- Appendices

From the reviews:

"Emerson is primarily concerned with societies that are deeply split politically along ethnical, cultural, or religious lines. a ] The book must be seen as part of a project to promote a ~non-majoritariana (TM) methods, especially in deeply split societies. a ] The participation of election theorists and law specialists in the book, and the booka (TM)s acceptance by a major publisher show a serious commitment from Emerson et al." (Eivind Stensholt, Voting matters, Issue 24, 2007)

"The inclination to identify the popular will with the recipient of a majority of votes has been criticized a ] . Peter Emersona (TM)s edited volume, Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures For Use in Parliaments, Councils and Committees, offers an alternative, a ~non-adversarial democratic structurea (TM) a ] . Emerson and the other contributors to this volume deserve credit for crafting a practical and accessible entry into a debate typically conducted in technical, theoretical terms, and for highlighting the importance of discussion to the choice process." (Joel Parker, Public Choice, Vol. 135, 2008)

"Peter Emerson a ] has written a book called Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures For Use in Parliaments Councils and Committees, which is a decisive attempt to change the situation. a ] the sense of urgency these scientists have invested in their designs is remarkable. a ] the book Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy, which may be recommended not only to those who believe there is a strong connection between particular electoral procedures and particular results." (Roman Chytilek, Central European Political Studies Review, Spring/Summer, 2008)

From the reviews:

"Emerson is primarily concerned with societies that are deeply split politically along ethnical, cultural, or religious lines. ... The book must be seen as part of a project to promote 'non-majoritarian' methods, especially in deeply split societies. ... The participation of election theorists and law specialists in the book, and the book's acceptance by a major publisher show a serious commitment from Emerson et al." (Eivind Stensholt, Voting matters, Issue 24, 2007)

"The inclination to identify the popular will with the recipient of a majority of votes has been criticized ... . Peter Emerson's edited volume, Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures For Use in Parliaments, Councils and Committees, offers an alternative, 'non-adversarial democratic structure' ... . Emerson and the other contributors to this volume deserve credit for crafting a practical and accessible entry into a debate typically conducted in technical, theoretical terms, and for highlighting the importance of discussion to the choice process." (Joel Parker, Public Choice, Vol. 135, 2008)

"Peter Emerson ... has written a book called Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures For Use in Parliaments Councils and Committees, which is a decisive attempt to change the situation. ... the sense of urgency these scientists have invested in their designs is remarkable. ... the book Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy, which may be recommended not only to those who believe there is a strong connection between particular electoral procedures and particular results." (Roman Chytilek, Central European Political Studies Review, Spring/Summer, 2008) "Emerson combines techniques for the dynamics of a group interaction with a voting rule, the intent of this mixture is to engender a civil discourse leading to more useful group decision outcomes. ... There is much to learn from this book, so I suggestthat it should be