Margulies, Ben (2016) Book review: against elections: the case for democracy by David Van Reybrouck. LSE Review of Books (20 Oct 2016). Website.
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Abstract
If democracy is in a bad state and marred by chronic distrust, what is the remedy? In Against Elections: The Case for Democracy, David Van Reybrouck suggests an ancient solution: sortition, or the selection of officials from the general public through a lottery system. While the book does a great job of opening up discussions of elections, democracy and political power through comprehensive and well-presented historical research, Ben Margulies questions whether the solution to debates over political representation lies in a process of mere chance.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/ |
Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2016 11:51 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 08:25 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68437 |
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