I really liked this section! I believe that the place to experiment with techniques such as sortition is with the non-governmental groups that you highlight in this section. I have personal experience both being on boards and being in organizations where the board acts like a government (not really responsive to members). Elections are often internal board affairs or rubber stamp, unchallenged elections.
In addition to these non-governmental groups, quasi-governmental groups such as school boards, community college boards, local government volunteer organizations, etc. are another place that experimentation could take place with sortition. As Democracy Creative has found, these groups are pretty uninterested in alternative democratic systems, but it’s worth a try. Maybe with examples of successful implementations abroad, these organizations here in the US would be game for an experiment.
I’m intrigued that both elections and direct democracy are ineffective. The Goldilocks approach of sortition and citizen assemblies with stratified missions is counterintuitive but you make a good case for its efficacy.
I really liked this section! I believe that the place to experiment with techniques such as sortition is with the non-governmental groups that you highlight in this section. I have personal experience both being on boards and being in organizations where the board acts like a government (not really responsive to members). Elections are often internal board affairs or rubber stamp, unchallenged elections.
In addition to these non-governmental groups, quasi-governmental groups such as school boards, community college boards, local government volunteer organizations, etc. are another place that experimentation could take place with sortition. As Democracy Creative has found, these groups are pretty uninterested in alternative democratic systems, but it’s worth a try. Maybe with examples of successful implementations abroad, these organizations here in the US would be game for an experiment.
I’m intrigued that both elections and direct democracy are ineffective. The Goldilocks approach of sortition and citizen assemblies with stratified missions is counterintuitive but you make a good case for its efficacy.