The Citizen's Forum on Housing is looking to recruit 100 people across all six counties to help come up with a series of ...

One alternative to elections that is worthy of serious thought is what was called sortition in ancient Athens and medieval Lombardy in Italy. It was the method or mode of selecting ‘public ...

Athenian democracy stood out for its use of sortition, or random selection of officials. They drew lots for public offices instead of relying on campaigns in which wealth and influence could sway ...

Nicolaidis, Kalypso 2024. The Third Democratic Transformation: From European to Planetary Politics. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 62, Issue. 3, p. 845.

Here is a way for Northampton, Amherst, or any local town to become the cutting edge of democracy: Do away with elections. People who consciously scheme to obtain ...

Experts also highlight need for more data to assess impact on ground. Govt data shows there are currently 53 cr Jan Dhan account holders, of whom 30 cr are women.

The ancient Greeks invented democracy, and in Athens many government officials were selected through sortition — a random lottery from a pool of candidates. In the United States, we already use ...