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In a group of democracies, where big decisions are taken by unanimity, consensus is hard to come by and takes time.
A new book with an apt title — "The Puzzle of Unanimity: Consensus on the United States Supreme Court" — surveys the territory and suggests some answers.
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The issue is whether this is something that requires unanimity or consensus, and apparently it requires consensus.
"To the extent that there was the possibility of having this end well, sooner, it was the failure of the ability to generate a unanimity of consensus".
But in a grouping where little happens without unanimity, a consensus has been hard to come by, especially if it involves a ceding of national sovereignty.
Decisions are reached by unanimity, majority, or consensus (to avoid voting).
I argue that the usual explanatory framework deployed to account for ASEAN "not doing" something — the weaknesses caused by consensus, unanimity and the "ASEAN Way" — do not explain the absence of the WPS agenda; ASEAN's engagement with gender is too advanced for the "it does not want to" explanation to hold.
Each group accepts, interprets, frames and prioritizes information on global warming in different ways, and understanding and accepting that diversity is a necessary first step toward reaching general agreement -- not absolute unanimity, but a consensus -- on a path forward.
conclusion holds for unanimity rule (rule by consensus).
There is no evidence of any consensus or unanimity on what should be done.
Even groups that agree to operate by consensus (or unanimity for that matter!) may find straw polls helpful for testing the scope of agreement along the way.
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