Description
| Product ID: | 9781788361163 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Sortition and Public Policy |
| Title: | Against Sortition? |
| Subtitle: | The Problem with Citizens' Assemblies |
| Authors: | Author: Geoffrey Grandjean |
| Subjects: | Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Political science and theory, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political structures: democracy, Public opinion and polls, Political science & theory, Elections & referenda, Political structures: democracy, Public opinion & polls |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book presents the institutionalization of sortition while questioning its political consequences in terms of representation and deliberation. Several examples are used, such as the Citizens'' Climate Convention in France and the Conference on the Future of Europe. Sortition is widely used in our political systems to constitute citizen panels. It is now possible to study the limits of this method of selecting our political representatives. This book presents the institutionalization of sortition while questioning its political consequences in terms of representation and deliberation. Several examples are used, such as the Citizens'' Climate Convention in France and the Conference on the Future of Europe. In the end, the book helps to identify the consequences of using sortition with regard to the principles of equality and inclusion. Above all, it offers readers the possibility of continuing to reflect on this method of random selection, while promoting the implementation of greater equality between citizens. |
| Imprint Name: | Imprint Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Imprint Academic |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-07 |
