THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY
Considering one of Georg Simmel’s questions, the article examines what gives an authority to an outnumbering superiority in a situation of a collective decision. Actually there are three conditions in that matter. First, the majority obligation for a collection of individuals’ decisions is possible...
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| description | Considering one of Georg Simmel’s questions, the article examines what gives an authority to an outnumbering superiority in a situation of a collective decision. Actually there are three conditions in that matter. First, the majority obligation for a collection of individuals’ decisions is possible only if this body is a deliberative body that is to say a collective entity but not a mere collection of individuals. Second, the stake of the decision must not challenge the members’ liking for this collective entity. Finally, to have a legitimate majority, the aggregation of preferences must be reached after a deliberation, thus stressing there might have been other preferences. If the preferences are the same or do not result from the deliberative body’s deliberation, the collective decision looks like a shared decision, a fair one is wished. The rule of the majority is not relevant any longer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d75f9197f63472cbba7df3566b358702023-01-07T23:27:01ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRevista de Estudos Institucionais2447-54672016-01-011110.21783/rei.v1i1.2511THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODYPhilippe Urfalino0Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, FranceConsidering one of Georg Simmel’s questions, the article examines what gives an authority to an outnumbering superiority in a situation of a collective decision. Actually there are three conditions in that matter. First, the majority obligation for a collection of individuals’ decisions is possible only if this body is a deliberative body that is to say a collective entity but not a mere collection of individuals. Second, the stake of the decision must not challenge the members’ liking for this collective entity. Finally, to have a legitimate majority, the aggregation of preferences must be reached after a deliberation, thus stressing there might have been other preferences. If the preferences are the same or do not result from the deliberative body’s deliberation, the collective decision looks like a shared decision, a fair one is wished. The rule of the majority is not relevant any longer.https://www.estudosinstitucionais.com/REI/article/view/25Collective DecisionDeliberationMajoritarianismAggregation of PreferencesDecision-Making |
| spellingShingle | Philippe Urfalino THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY Revista de Estudos Institucionais Collective Decision Deliberation Majoritarianism Aggregation of Preferences Decision-Making |
| title | THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY |
| title_full | THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY |
| title_fullStr | THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY |
| title_short | THE CONDITIONS FOR MAJORITARIAN OBLIGATION: MAJORITY RULE AND DELIBERATIVE BODY |
| title_sort | conditions for majoritarian obligation majority rule and deliberative body |
| topic | Collective Decision Deliberation Majoritarianism Aggregation of Preferences Decision-Making |
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