Why lot? How sortition could help representative democracy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2020.125430
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we present a new analytical model of a Parliament and investigate the beneficial effects of the selection of legislators by lot in order to reduce some of the drawbacks of modern… read more here.
Keywords: representative democracy; sortition could; could help; lot sortition ... See more keywords
What if We Selected our Leaders by Lottery? Democracy by Sortition, Liberal Elections and Communist Revolutionaries
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DOI: 10.1111/dech.12651
Abstract: What if we selected our leaders by lottery? Zooming out from the mud huts of indigenous communities in the forested hills of eastern India, this article compares three different models of leadership and democracy: liberal… read more here.
Keywords: sortition; democracy; selected leaders; lottery democracy ... See more keywords