AI, artificial incompetence : the ubiquitous use of binary voting -- Oh Lord, give me consensus, but not yet : pluralism is possible -- The art and science of compromise -- The goat is a gnu : electing an all-party power-sharing executive -- "The people have voted - the [expletives]!" : comparing electoral systems -- A little long history of voting systems -- A consensual milieu.

"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 to show 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."-- Taken from back cover.