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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0308 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Demarchy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“In Is Democracy Possible? (1985) Burnheim proposed abandoning elections in most cases and choosing decision-makers by lot, so that each decision-making body is statistically representative of those affected by its decisions.”

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