The government of chance, sortition and democracy from Athens to the present, Yves Sintomer, Institut Universitaire de France
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The government of chance, sortition and democracy from Athens to the present, Yves Sintomer, Institut Universitaire de France
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The government of chance
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electronic resource
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bibliography
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1342489845
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Yves Sintomer, Institut Universitaire de France
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Open Access e-Books
Sub title
sortition and democracy from Athens to the present
Summary
"Electoral democracies are in crisis. To face it, randomly selected deliberative minipublics such as the citizens' assemblies for the climate are organized. Sortition was widespread in history. Can it contribute to a democratic renewal? This book provides the first reconstruction of the government of chance from Athens to contemporary experiments"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Democracy, Modern and Ancient -- Sortition's Second Birth in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period -- The Disappearance of Sortition in Politics: A Historical Enigma -- The Return of Sortition: The Deliberative Minipublics -- Sortition and Politics in the 21st Century
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