Sortition, Rotation, and Mandate: Conditions for Political Equality and Deliberative Reasoning
David Owen,Graham Smith — Sortition, Rotation, and Mandate: Conditions for Political Equality and Deliberative Reasoning (2018)David Owen; Graham Smith · 2018 · Article · AbstractDisputedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0313 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Legislature by lot · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Owen and Smith argue that the Gastil–Wright design, as conceived, would not sufficiently secure political equality and deliberative reasoning unless sortition were combined with rotation and a limited mandate, and propose a larger chamber with more internal sortition.”
Context. Part of a wider debate: the 2019 volume pairs the proposal with essays by critics and advocates.
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Legislature by Lot: Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance
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