A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies
ABSTRACT It is argued direct democracy is attainable but only in ways that connect to the experiences of daily life. By modifying existing institutions of governance it is pragmatically possible to achieve a society resembling distant utopias. One proposal is based on the argument that all electoral...
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| description | ABSTRACT It is argued direct democracy is attainable but only in ways that connect to the experiences of daily life. By modifying existing institutions of governance it is pragmatically possible to achieve a society resembling distant utopias. One proposal is based on the argument that all electoral systems are inherently fraudulent under any regime. Rather, direct democracy alone can provide substantive equality. Therefore it is suggested legislative and judicial branches be filled by lottery while leaving the demos as the executive through internet voting modeled on the principle of state propositions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-196dcaf70f9c4908be3cd9e7e42017362022-12-22T02:32:07ZengEditora 34Brazilian Journal of Political Economy1809-45382016-06-0136243044710.1590/0101-31572016v36n02a10S0101-31572016000200430A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societiesJOHN ASIMAKOPOULOSABSTRACT It is argued direct democracy is attainable but only in ways that connect to the experiences of daily life. By modifying existing institutions of governance it is pragmatically possible to achieve a society resembling distant utopias. One proposal is based on the argument that all electoral systems are inherently fraudulent under any regime. Rather, direct democracy alone can provide substantive equality. Therefore it is suggested legislative and judicial branches be filled by lottery while leaving the demos as the executive through internet voting modeled on the principle of state propositions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572016000200430&lng=en&tlng=endemocraciaeleiçõesteoria socialsistemas políticos |
| spellingShingle | JOHN ASIMAKOPOULOS A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies Brazilian Journal of Political Economy democracia eleições teoria social sistemas políticos |
| title | A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies |
| title_full | A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies |
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| title_short | A radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies |
| title_sort | radical proposal for direct democracy in large societies |
| topic | democracia eleições teoria social sistemas políticos |
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