From Majority Rule to Inclusive Politics [Hardcover]

This book discusses voting procedures in collective decision-making. Drawing on well-established election processes from all over the world, the author presents a voting procedure that allows for the speedy but fair election of a proportional, all-party coalition. The methodology - a matrix vote - is accurate, robust and ethno-color blind. In the vote, the counting procedure encourages all concerned to cross the gender as well as any party and/or sectarian divides. ?While?in the?resulting executive each party will be represented fairly and,?at best, with the consensus of parliament, every minister will be the one most suited to his/her new portfolio. By using?preferential voting and thus?achieving consensus, the matrix vote will be fundamental to the resolution of conflicts.

The matrix vote can also be used when:

?? two or more parliamentary parties elect a coalition government

?? one?parliamentary?party elects a government or shadow cabinet, or organizations in civil society elect their governing boards or executive committees

?? any group chooses a fixed number of individuals to form a team in which each member carries out a different function

Introduction.- 2. Majority Rule: The Right May Be Wrong.- 3. Majority Rule in the West.- 4. The New Democracies.- 5. The GOAT is a GNU.- 6. Electing a Proportional All-Party, Power-Sharing Executive.- 7. Will it Work?.- Annex I: The Rules for an MBC.- Annex II: The Rules for a Matrix Vote Election.- Annex III: Examples of Valid and Invalid Ballots.- Annex IV: Sample Forms Required for a Matrix Vote Paper Count.