Legislature by Lot - Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance Gastil JohnPaperback
Legislature by Lot - Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance Gastil JohnPaperback Democracy means rule by the people, but in practice even the most robust democracies delegate most rule…
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Legislature by Lot - Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance Gastil JohnPaperback
Democracy means rule by the people, but in practice even the most robust democracies delegate most rule making to a political classThe gap between the public and its representatives might seem unbridgeable in the modern world, but Legislature by Lot examines an inspiring solution: a legislature chosen through "sortition"--the random selection of lay citizens. Proposals for such bodies are being debated in Australia, Belgium, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and many other countries. It's a concept that has come to the attention of democratic reformers across the globe.
Gastil is a leading deliberative Sortition promises to reduce corruption and create a truly representative legislature in one fell swoop.In Legislature by Lot, John Gastil and Erik Olin Wright make the case for pairing a sortition body with an elected chamber within a bicameral legislature.