Losdemokratiepartei, the German Party for Lottocracy, listed officially #SortitionDE #Lottocracy
This upcoming fall a lottery-based EU Citizens' Assembly on democratic resilience will take place. Already now all citizens can contribute ideas and proposals online. #SortitionEU #Lottocracy
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"53% of French citizens support replacing the Senate with a randomly selected assembly. An absolute majority."
Wow! #SortitionFR #Lottocracy
Sortition for drawing electoral districts in Michigan, for constitutional amendment vetoing in Mongolia, and this one is interesting as well: for staffing polling stations. | Onderzoek naar nut van loting van leden van stemlokalen:
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In Brussels the G1000 citizens' platform launched a petition to transform the soon-to-be-abolished Belgian Senate into a permanent Citizens’ Council advising parliament via the Ostbelgien model — needs 25,000 signatures for a hearing. #SortitionBE #Lottocracy
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Gary Stevenson in conversation with Marlene Engelhorn. Two years ago Ms. Engelhorn, from a wealthy family, had a group of random Austrian citizens selected to redistribute a large inheritance. #SortitionAT #Lottocracy @garyseconomics.bsky.social
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The Swiss Losdemokratie association pursues a referendum for sortition at the municipal, cantonal, and federal level — complementing or replacing elections in Switzerland losdemokratie.ch #SortitionCH #Lottocracy
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Political reporter @wilmakieskamp.bsky.social of Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl calls for implementing the proposals of the Dutch Climate Assembly, and praises lottery-based citizens' assemblies in general. #SortitionNL #Lottocracy
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The free online version of Terry Bouricius's book, "Democracy Without Politicians," is now available! This book explains how electoral “democracy” is undemocratic, enshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-rule, and argues that sortition is a superior. Get it here shorturl.at/dQ1fJ
The citizens’ platform G1000 launched a petition on Monday to transform the Belgian Senate into a permanent citizens’ assembly. The organisation...
This book explains how electoral “democracy” is inherently undemocratic—enshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-rule—and argues that sortition (the
Im Herbst findet ein @ec.europa.eu-EU-Bürgerforum mit gelosten Teilnehmer:innen zum Thema "Demokratische Resilienz" statt. Schon jetzt kann sich jede:r online mit Ideen und Vorschlägen einbringen: citizens.ec.europa.eu/participatio... @buergerrat.bsky.social
My note " #Deliberative System and #CitizensAssemblies: What Kind of #Democracy Do the French Want?" has just been published @cevipof.bsky.social. It draws on data from the DeCoDe survey & its 2,500 respondents. Two findings should be taken seriously. 🧵
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