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Democracy: Should We Replace Elections With Random Selection?

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The aim of this paper is to explore the claim that lotteries are more democratic than elections. The paper starts by looking at the two main forms of equality that give lotteries their democratic appeal: an individually equal chance to be selected for office, and the proportionate representation of groups in the legislature. It shows that they cannot be jointly realized and argues that their egalitarian appeal is more apparent than real. Finally, the paper considers the democratic reasons to value randomly selected assemblies, even if claims about their distinctively egalitarian properties are exaggerated.
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hal-03891035 , version 1 (04-01-2023)
hal-03891035 , version 2 (21-07-2023)

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Annabelle Lever. Democracy: Should We Replace Elections With Random Selection?. Danish Yearbook of Philosophy, 2023, 56 (2), ⟨10.1163/24689300-bja10042⟩. ⟨hal-03891035v2⟩
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