The government of chance : sortition and democracy from Athens to the present / Yves Sintomer (Paris 8 University, Nuffield College, University of Oxford) ; translated from the French by Sarah Louise Raillard with help from Patrick Camiller.
| Author/creator | Sintomer, Yves author. |
| Other author | Raillard, Sarah-Louise, translator. |
| Other author | Camiller, Patrick, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xiv, 314 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index. |
| Language | Translated from the French. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009285667 |
| LCCN | 2022033779 |
| ISBN | 9781009285636 |
| ISBN | 1009285637 (Hardback) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |