The De Borda Institute.

The focus of the De Borda Institute is reform of voting procedures in Northern Ireland to ensure an emphasis on cohesion & compromise, rather than division & confrontation. They promote the use of the “Borda count” – a voting system that promotes consensus by allowing people to rank candidates in order of preference – in order to bridge differences in a divided society.

De Borda has not only looked at voting procedures in Northern Ireland, but also has been promoted the use of a consensus based voting system in other divided societies such as Bosnia, Kosovo, and Lebanon.