The Political Potential of Sortition

The Political Potential of Sortition
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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781845407049
ISBN-13 : 1845407040
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Book Synopsis The Political Potential of Sortition by : Oliver Dowlen

Download or read book The Political Potential of Sortition written by Oliver Dowlen and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central feature of every true lottery is that all rational evaluation is deliberately excluded. Once this principle is grasped, the author argues, we can begin to understand exactly what benefits sortition can bring to the political community. The book includes a study of the use of sortition in ancient Athens and in late medieval and renaissance Italy. It also includes commentary on the contributions to sortition made by Machiavelli, Guicciardini, Harrington and Paine; an account of the history of the randomly-selected jury; and new research into lesser-known examples from England, America and revolutionary France.


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