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International Decision-Making
Peter Emerson
The de Borda Institute
DECISION-MAKING: THE COLLECTIVE WILL
CONSENSUS (VERBAL)  [win-win]
give-and-take
compromise but slow in outcome
MAJORITY VOTING [win-or-lose]
(no) give-and-take
(no) compromise but definite outcome
CONSENSUS VOTING [win-win]
give-and-take
compromise and definite outcome
• ‘DEMOCRATIC’ (?) DICTATORS
• DECISION-MAKING
• PARTIAL VOTING IN AN MBC
He who votes for 1 option gives his favourite 1 pt.
She who votes for 2 options gives her favourite 2 pts (and her 2nd choice 1 pt).
He who votes for 3 options gives his favourite 3 pts, (his 2nd choice 2 pts and his 3rd choice 1 pt).
She who votes for all 5 options gives her favourite 5 pts, (her 2nd choice 4 pts, and so on).
• CONSENSUS VOTING
The outcome is that option which has the highest points total or, in other words, the highest average preference. And an average involves everybody, not just a majority.