{"product_id":"the-punters-guide-to-democracy-von-peter-emerson","title":"The Punters' Guide to Democracy","description":"\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eThis book discusses multiple ways of voting in a democratic system and explains the basis of more consensual politics. Without delving into too much technical argument or too many mathematical examples, it aims to\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cul\u003e\n                                          \n                    \n                    \u003cli\u003eshow that binary decision-making is blunt,      primitive, divisive, and sometimes inaccurate;\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                          \n                    \n                    \u003cli\u003eprove that other methodologies are more      accurate and, therefore, more democratic;\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                          \n                    \n                    \u003cli\u003ehighlight more inclusive and effective voting      procedures;\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                          \n                    \n                    \u003cli\u003ediscuss electoral reforms for national      parliaments and international forums like the UN Security Council and      COP26\/27.\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eThe book is written not just for academia, or for the politicians and journalists, or for other specialists; it is for the general public: for students still at school, for voters in society at large, and for activists in umpteen NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“…the West's relentless pursuit of binary voting… has been a cause of countless tragedies. This book is brilliant: political controversies should rarely if ever be 'resolved' by majority vote.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003ci\u003eArend Lijphart, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California, San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“[for] those who do not believe in a black-or-white world… a very important and extremely timely contribution…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003ci\u003eVěra Stojarová, Associate Professor of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“Peter’s challenge to the binary “win-lose” approach is urgently necessary, as is his proposal for an eminently more reasonable, accountable, and participatory system.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003ci\u003eDr. Valery Perry, Democratization Policy Council, Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“…the preferential points vote… would be the more accurate way to make decisions, and the consequences far more peaceful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003ci\u003eLord Boyce, House of Lords\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“He builds a case for a specific version of preferential procedure, not only for elections, but for decision making as well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003ci\u003eHannu Nurmi, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Turku, Finland\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e“A particularly strong plea in favour of voting procedures… which go far beyond the usual 'yes or no' ballots. [He uses] an alert prose and a wealth of illuminating and easily graspable examples.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                         \n                    \n                    \u003ci\u003eMaurice Salles, Emeritus Professor, Université de Caen Normandie\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n            \u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783031069864\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is, Sadly; and What it Could be, Gladly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783031069864","offer_id":40608308330589,"sku":"9783031069864","price":35.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/7e4f2cec-27e5-4b68-8306-b759a668daf2.jpg?v=1775881469","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-punters-guide-to-democracy-von-peter-emerson","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}