The Punters' Guide to Democracy

This 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 toshow that binary decision-making is blunt, primitive, divisive, and sometimes inaccurate;prove that other methodologies are more accurate and, therefore, more democratic;highlight more inclusive and effective voting procedures;discuss electoral reforms for national parliaments and international forums like the UN Security Council and COP26/27. The 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. “…the West's relentless pursuit of binary voting… has been a cause of countless tragedies.