Porrot, Romance (2016) Heads or Tails? How leaving the selection of public offices to chance could revitalise democracy. Democratic Audit UK (22 Aug 2016). Website.
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Abstract
Representative democracy has come under severe criticism lately, with a number of commentators pointing at the way it restrains public participation. In this blog post, Romance Porrot seeks to explore the way in which sortition – i.e. drawing lots in politics – is increasingly called upon to reshape the political arena and empower ordinary citizens. She argues that, to be implemented properly, sortition would need to be accompanied by a deep reshaping of the current power structures.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s) |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 12:26 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 01:03 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80574 |
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