Alexander

Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections

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ISBN 13:
9780198938989
author:
Alexander
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Oxford University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£43.82

Description

Democracy is in trouble. What's going wrong? Lottocracy argues that the problem lies at the heart of modern democracy: the election. Elections are failing as accountability mechanisms, providing short-term incentives for politicians to downplay long-term concerns and create division where none need exist. Policy complexity, citizen ignorance, elite capture and manipulation, algorithmically reinforced echo chambers, and intensifying partisan division all contribute to render modern electoral democracies incapable of helping us solve the urgent problems we face. Alexander Guerrero proposes a new form of democracy: lottocracy. Lottocratic systems include representatives selected through lottery, shifting away from elected representatives. Guerrero introduces and discusses lottocratic systems, their potential advantages, and concerns. This book explores the possibility that the basic mechanism at its core - the election - is broken and unworkable under modern political conditions.

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